As construction continues on one of the city’s largest waterfront developments, YIMBY took a tour of 325 Kent Avenue, ahead of Domino Park’s opening on June 10th. Once it opens, the park is expected to be the largest public space in the Five Boroughs to debut in 2018. The landscaped area extends over six acres, one acre more than the Hudson Yards plaza opening this Fall.
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Margaritaville is suddenly going to be substantially more accessible to New Yorkers. An eponymous holding company has announced they will open a branded “Margaritaville” hotel at 560 Seventh Avenue, on 7th Avenue and 40th Street, in Times Square, Manhattan. The plan is to build a 29-story hotel with retail space, a three-story restaurant, pool, and rooftop LandShark Bar. Sharif El-Gamal’s Soho Properties is responsible for the development, partnering with the non-union Chip, Andrew Weiss, and MHP Real Estate Services.
Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 4024 12th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. The site comes five blocks away from the Fort Hamilton Parkway subway station, serviced by the D trains. The southern tip of Greenwood Cemetery is seven blocks away. Waterfront Property Management LLC is responsible for the development.
Permits originally filed for 217 East 119th Street in East Harlem have been scrapped for a larger residential structure with both a new developer and design architect. Located on a vacant, interior lot between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, the eight-story building will contain over 28,000 square feet of residential area and a total of 45 units.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 898 Bushwick Avenue, in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The site is four blocks away from the Kosciuszko Street subway station, serviced by the J, M, and Z trains. Josh Navi is listed as responsible for the development.