2016

Four-Story, Six-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned at 87-35 162nd Street, Jamaica Hills

6:00 am on December 16, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Sunnyside-based LLC has filed applications for a four-story, six-unit mixed-use building at 87-35 162nd Street, in Jamaica Hills. The project will measure 8,078 square feet and include 556 square feet of medical offices on the ground floor, plus additional space in the cellar. The residential units on the floors above should average 893 square feet apiece. Djula Lukovic’s Astoria-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 40-foot-wide, 4,000-square-foot lot is occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits have not been filed.

Manhattan Councilman Ben Kallos testifies at a hearing in September. photo by William Alatriste for the City Council

City Council Pushes Board of Standards and Appeals for More Transparency and Accountability

4:30 pm on December 15, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The City Council is trying to drag the Board of Standards and Appeals—the agency that decides zoning changes for many New York City developments—into the 21st century. The council’s Government Operations committee spent yesterday afternoon discussing bills that would force the agency to post zoning applications and decisions publicly, create a map of those decisions, and keep community boards and council members in the loop on applications.

Five-Story, 15-Unit Residential Building Filed at 455 Onderdonk Avenue, Ridgewood

1:00 pm on December 15, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Long Island-based Epoch Property LLC has filed applications for a five-story, 15-unit residential building at 455 Onderdonk Avenue, in Ridgewood. The project will measure 16,381 square feet and its residential units should average 671 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. It will also include a nine-car garage on the ground floor, plus additional amenities. Chang Hwa Tan’s Flushing-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 50-foot-wide, 5,183-square-foot assemblage consists of a two-story mixed-use building and a single-story warehouse. Demolition permits have not been filed.

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Planned at 24 Cedar Street, Bushwick

11:30 am on December 15, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 24 Cedar Street, in western Bushwick. The project will measure 8,239 square feet and its residential units should average 730 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. There will be two apartments on each floor, per the Schedule A. Woody Chen’s Elmhurst-based InFocus Design & Planning is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,418-square-foot lot is occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits have not been filed.

Two-Story, 9,500-Square-Foot Commercial Building Coming to 119-05 Linden Boulevard, South Ozone Park

10:00 am on December 15, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Hempstead, N.Y.-based LLC has filed applications for a two-story, 9,483-square-foot commercial building at 119-05 Linden Boulevard, located at the corner of Lefferts Boulevard in South Ozone Park. The project will feature a laundromat on the ground floor, followed by medical offices on the second floor. There will also be 17 off-street parking spaces. Joseph Deal’s Long Island-based Bohler Engineering is the applicant of record. The 10,004-square-foot corner site is currently vacant.

2016

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