Construction is finished on Forte Preparatory High School, a six-story academic building at 78-02 Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst, Queens. Designed by SBJ Group and developed by Apex Development Group LLC, the structure yields 59,000 square feet of classroom and recreational space for the charter school’s students in grades nine and ten. The property is located at the corner of Queens Boulevard and Hillyer Street.
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YIMBY recently visited Elmhurst, Queens to follow up on seven low-rise structures. The following addresses are arranged numerically and surround Queens Boulevard running east to west, while also located within walking distance to both the Elmhurst and Grand Avenue Newton subway stations running below Broadway, servicing the M and R trains.
Revised plans have been revealed for the renovation and single-unit conversion of 80 Horatio Street, a five-story residential building in the West Village, Manhattan. Under the proposal, assembled by Allen + Killcoyne Architects and being led by Jane St Garden LLC, the 63-foot-tall building will be converted from eight units into a single-family residence. The project will also include a reconstructed rear façade, a rooftop addition culminating in a bulkhead at an elevation of 74.83 feet, and excavation of the cellar and rear yard. The property is located between Greenwich Street and Washington Street.
Permits have been filed for a 12-story residential building at 1884 University Avenue in Morris Heights, Bronx. Located between West Burnside Avenue and Morton Place, the lot is near the Burnside Avenue subway station, served by the 4 train. Yidel Wienberger is listed as the owner behind the applications.
A 200,000-square-foot expansion proposal was recently announced for The Valley Hospital at 4 Valley Health Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey. The six-story addition would expand the hospital’s capacity by over 135 beds, up from the current capacity of 350 beds, and include the construction of a new parking deck to handle the increased number of visitors and staff. The Valley Hospital’s main entrance located along Winters Avenue. An architect was not disclosed.
