Most of President Street in western Crown Heights is densely built out with townhouses, aging apartment blocks, a huge armory, and in some places, detached mansions. But every once in a while, the owner of a small commercial property bows to Crown Heights’ market pressures, either developing their property or selling it to someone who will.
YIMBY came across one of those properties yesterday 1201 President Street, a single-story garage between Nostrand and New York avenues. The President Street stop on the 2 and 5 trains is around the corner, and the Nostrand Avenue 3 train stop sits a block away on Eastern Parkway.
Salomon Ezagui has filed plans for a six-story, mixed-use building there. The cellar and first two floors would be devoted to a 9,600-square-foot synagogue, followed by 16 apartments. The project will only have 11,375 square feet of residential space, yielding average units of 710 square feet. There will also be nine parking spots – the minimum required to satisfy the site’s R6 zoning.
The current owner is headquartered in a house across the street, and he’s hired Midwood-based archiect Sandor Weiss, of Gelu Durus Musica.
The 6,400-square-foot property hasn’t changed hands since 1990. And demolition plans have not yet been filed for the property’s current garage.
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Choose the planning from old to new building, until preparing for the coming project.
I’ve lived a few blocks away, on the southwest corner of Nostrand and Crown, and my dentist is around the corner. A lot of my former neighbors in this area feel they are being pushed out of Crown Heights. Does this include any affordable housing or is it all market-rate?
no such thing as affordable in Crown Heights especially on President street. You can bet it will be a high end project
who needs another shul in crown heights.
i guess he will get a tax break!
There is a shortage of Shuls thank you very much j