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97-01 Waltham Street

Revealed: Eight-Story, 58-Key Hotel Planned At 97-01 Waltham Street, Jamaica

A rendering has been spotted on the construction fence of the development site at 97-01 Waltham Street, in downtown Jamaica. An eight-story, 58-key hotel project is planned, per the latest building permits. The new building will measure 31,346 square feet and rise 85 feet above street level to its roof. Guest amenities include a fitness center, a business center, two off-street parking spaces, and storage for five bikes. There will also be a 2,379-square-foot “social club” on the ground floor. Nehalkumar Gandhi’s North Bergen, N.J.-based LLC is the developer and Gerald J. Caliendo’s Briarwood-based firm is the architect of record. Completion is currently scheduled for 2017.

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32-27 35th Street

Three-Story, Four-Unit Residential Building Planned At 32-27 35th Street, Astoria

An anonymous Astoria-based LLC has filed applications for a three-story, four-unit residential building at 32-27 35th Street, in Astoria. The project will measure 5,505 square feet and its residential units should average 1,132 square feet apiece, indicative of condominiums. The schedule A contradicts the main documents, though, and describes a project that will rise four stories and contain six residential units. It’s unclear which version will be built. Frank Petruso’s Great Neck, N.Y.-based architecture firm is the architect of record. An existing two-story townhouse must first be demolished. The Broadway stop on the N and Q trains is six blocks away.

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954 Herkimer Street

Two Four-Story, Six-Unit Residential Buildings Planned At 954 Herkimer Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant

Briarwood-based HIIC Builders has filed applications for two four-story, six-unit residential buildings at 948-954 Herkimer Street, in eastern Bedford-Stuyvesant. The buildings will measure 6,128 square feet each and their residential units should average 714 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Gerald J. Caliendo’s Briarwood-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 44-foot-wide, 4,400-square-foot site is currently occupied by a small two-story townhouse. Demolition permits were filed in September. The Ralph Avenue stop on the C train is two blocks away.

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121 Bay 26th Street

Four-Story, Six-Unit Residential Building Planned At 121 Bay 26th Street, Bath Beach

An anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC has filed applications for a four-story, six-unit residential building at 121 Bay 26th Street, in Bath Beach. The project will measure 7,093 square feet and its residential units should average 910 square feet apiece. There will also be five off-street parking spaces. Either condominiums or rentals could be in the works. Dezhang Fang’s Flushing-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 4,543-square-foot site was occupied by a two-and-a-half-story house until that structure was demolished earlier this year. The 20th Avenue stop on the D train is three blocks away.

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594 Powell Street

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Filed At 594 Powell Street, Brownsville

Borough Park-based B&H Management has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 594 Powell Street, in Brownsville. The project will measure 5,631 square feet and its residential units should average 663 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Reza Khamcy’s Great Neck, N.Y.-based Icon Engineering is the applicant of record. The 24-foot-wide, 2,411-square-foot property is currently vacant. The Junius Street stop on the 3 train is three blocks away.

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