Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 1941 Coney Island Avenue in Midwood, Brooklyn. Located on the corner of Avenue P and Coney Island Avenue, the lot is four blocks west of the Kings Highway subway station, serviced by the B and Q trains. Frank Tonacchio of Tona Management is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 80-foot-tall development will yield 42,432 square feet, with 36,798 square feet designated for residential space and 5,634 square feet for commercial use. The building will have 43 residences with a mix of studios, one-, and two-bedroom units. Amenities will include a fitness center and a residential lounge. The concrete-based structure will also have commercial space on the ground floor and 14 enclosed parking spaces for vehicles, as well as 22 parking spaces for bicycles in the cellar.
1941 Coney Island Avenue via Google Maps
Fariba Makooi of Fischer + Makooi Architect is listed as the architect of record.
Demolition permits were filed in February of this year. According to Tona Management’s site, the project is estimated to be completed by 2020.
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FOR many years now the subway on kings highway has been over congested and the streets are filled with cars , so now the streets are being over built with larger buildings?
But they are throwing in parking for 14 cars and 22 bicycles! How many families do you know who use bicycles? Many of the tenants will own cars which will end up battling for spaces on the street. The Kings Highway station will be even more congested and the trains even more overcrowded.
Their website says 8 story and coming in 2021
The birth rate is slowing fast