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Permits Filed For A Six-Story Residential Building at 670 Union Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn

6:00 am on November 7, 2018 By Michael Young

Permits have been filed for a new six-story residential building at 670 Union Street, in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Gowanus. The site is between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue, and sits half a block away from the Union Street subway on the R train. The new structure will rise from a lot that is currently home to a pair of two-story buildings, 670A and 670B Union Street, and William Caleo of 668-670 Union LLC is listed as the developer.

Proposal for 615 Eastern Parkway (a.k.a. 300 New York Avenue)

Revision to ‘Juicy’ Expansion of House at 615 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights Nets Landmarks Approval

7:00 am on February 9, 2017 By Evan Bindelglass

Something unusual occurred on Tuesday: the Landmarks Preservation Commission, after rejecting what one commissioner called a “juicy” expansion of a Crown Heights house two months ago, ended up approving an even larger expansion of the structure.

615 Eastern Parkway, existing and proposed

‘Juicy’ Addition to 615 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights Falls Short of Landmarks Approval

7:30 am on December 12, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

Last Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission heard a proposal to expand the prominent single-family house at 615 Eastern Parkway, in Crown Heights. While commissioners weren’t wholly against expanding the structure on one of New York City’s most beautiful boulevards, they also didn’t approve the work.

383 Troutman Street, image via Google Maps

Permits Filed: Theater Conversion at 383 Troutman Street, Bushwick

6:30 pm on September 14, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

YIMBY has noticed all kinds of interesting conversions in the industrial area between Morgan Avenue and Jefferson Avenue in Buswhick, where restrictive zoning and rising rents have led landlords to consider transforming old warehouses into night clubs and artist studios. But today we spotted unusual plans for a theater conversion at 383 Troutman Street, in the part of the neighborhood defined by its colorful street art and a growing stretch of bars and restaurants.

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