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54-Story, 790-Unit Residential Tower Rises Above Grade at 43-22 Queens Street, Long Island City

10:00 am on August 10, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction is now a single story above street level at the site of a planned 54-story 790-unit tower at 43-22 Queens Street, in the Queens Plaza/Court Square section of Long Island City. The progress can be seen in an update by The Court Square Blog. The 580-foot-tall building will encompass 712,747 square feet. Its residential units, rental apartments, should average 763 square feet apiece. Amenities in the building are listed in YIMBY’s previous update in June, when foundation work was underway for the tower portion. Work is also underway on the six-story portions of the former Eagle Electric Manufacturing building, which will be converted into residential apartments and incorporated into the tower. Rockrose Development is the developer and SLCE Architects is behind the design. Completion is expected in late 2017.

Rendering Revealed as Financing Secured for 12-Story, 91-Unit Residential Project At 329 East 132nd Street, Mott Haven

6:00 am on August 10, 2016 By Reid Wilson

A rendering has surfaced of the planned 12-story, 91-unit residential project at 329 East 132nd Street, in the South Bronx’s Mott Haven section. It comes as the Altmark Group and JCAL Development secured $22.1 million in construction financing, Commercial Observer reported. The latest building permits, which YIMBY first reported on in 2015, show the new building will encompass 71,912 square feet. Its residential units, which will be market-rate rental apartments, should average 738 square feet apiece. Amenities include a fitness center, a lobby lounge, an outdoor recreation space on the ground floor, storage for 46 bikes, a 37-car parking garage, and a roof terrace. Aufgang Architects is behind the architecture. Foundation work was underway in May and completion is expected in early 2018.

Construction Wraps on 14-Story, 37-Unit Supportive Housing Project at 257 West 29th Street, Chelsea

6:00 am on August 10, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The façade of a new 14-story, 37-unit supportive housing building has been unveiled at 257 West 29th Street, in Chelsea. This comes after YIMBY reported that construction on the project was wrapping up in June. The progress can be seen thanks to photos posted to the YIMBY Forums. The new building measure 27,455 square feet and its residential units should average 661 square feet apiece. All of the apartments will rent at below-market rates, although it’s still unclear who is expected to occupy them. Supportive housing is typically reserved for the most underprivileged and tenants usually have access to health and social services. Listed amenities include storage for 19 bikes and multi-purpose rooms on the ground and cellar levels. Arker Companies is the developer and Aufgang Architects is behind the architecture. Occupancy can probably be expected later this year.

Construction Complete on Six-Story, 14-Unit Residential Project at 362 West 127th Street, Harlem

4:00 pm on August 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction has been completed on the six-story, 14-unit residential building under development at 362 West 127th Street, in Harlem. The building appears to be ready for occupants, as seen in a photo by Harlem+Bespoke, and marketing is underway. Dubbed Three Sixty Two, it measures 11,657 square feet. Its residential units are condominiums, but should average a relatively compact 644 square feet apiece. They will come in studio and one-bedroom configurations. Amenities include private residential storage space, bike storage, and a rooftop deck. Howard Mermelstein, doing business as an anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC, is the developer, while Staten Island-based deBoer Architects is behind the design.

Single-Story, 7,400-Square-Foot Retail Building Planned at 122-06 Merrick Boulevard, St. Albans

3:00 pm on August 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Jashimi Rassel, doing business as an anonymous Jamaica Estate-based company, has filed applications for a single-story, 7,447-square-foot commercial-retail building at 122-06 Merrick Boulevard, in St. Albans, Queens. It will contain retail stores. There will also be 10 off-street parking spaces. Cherico King’s Long Island City-based architectural firm is the architect of record. The 12,906-square-foot property, at the corner of Merrick and Baisley boulevards, is currently occupied by a small auto repair shop. Demolition permits haven’t been filed.

Three Single- and Two-Family Houses Coming to 3888 Hylan Boulevard, Great Kills

2:00 pm on August 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based Vatam Holdings Inc. has filed applications for a two-story, two-family house at 106 Whitman Avenue and two two-story, single-family houses at 3888-3892 Hylan Boulevard, in Great Kills. That’s located along the South Shore of Staten Island. The two-family home will measure 3,413 square feet and its full-floor apartments should average 1,137.5 square feet apiece. The single-family homes will measure 1,875 square feet and 1,767 square feet, respectively. Between all three, there will be a total of seven off-street parking spaces. Peter J. Calvanico’s Staten Island-based Calvanico Associates is the architect of record. The 8,900-square-foot corner property is currently vacant.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Building Planned at 198 Kingsland Avenue, Greenpoint

1:00 pm on August 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Manjula Mukhopadhyay, doing business as an anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 198 Kingsland Avenue, in southern Greenpoint. It will measure 4,973 square feet and its residential units should average 710 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. One of the apartments on the fourth floor will also feature space in an upper penthouse level. There will be a two-car parking garage on the ground floor. Michael Avramides’s Midtown East-based architectural firm is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot property is currently vacant. The Nassau Avenue stop on the G train is located 10 blocks away.

Rising Eight-Story, 21-Unit Residential Project Revealed at 321 East 60th Street, Upper East Side

11:00 am on August 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Azimuth Development Group’s eight-story, 21-unit residential development under construction at 321 East 60th Street, located on the southern edge of the Upper East Side, is a few stories from topping out. The construction progress can be seen thanks to photos posted to the YIMBY Forums by user Waymond_Womano. The latest building permits, which YIMBY first reported on in early 2015, indicate the new building will encompass 25,069 square feet. Its residential units should average 1,133 square feet apiece, which means either rentals or condominiums could be in the works. Amenities include a nine-car parking garage, storage for 11 bikes, laundry facilities, and private residential storage space. Aufgang Architects is behind the architecture. Completion can probably be expected in 2017.

Affordable Residential Building to Replace Our Lady of Loreto Church, 124 Sackman Street, Ocean Hill

10:00 am on August 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Our Lady of Loreto, an abandoned church owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and located at 124 Sackman Street in Ocean Hill, is expected to be demolished to make way for an affordable residential building. Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples Development Corporation, which leases the property, is behind the project, the New York Times reported. New building applications haven’t yet been filed, but demolition permits were back in June and crews are expected to begin work later this year. When the church originally closed back in 2008, the structure came close to being razed for 88 affordable residential units. An agreement was made to build 64 residential units behind it while converting the church structure into a different use. Since the 2010 agreement, Catholic Charities hasn’t been able to recruit a redevelopment team to convert the property. The site, located at the corner of Pacific and Sackman streets, is five blocks from Broadway Junction stop on the the A, C, J, L, and Z trains.

SS United States on her sea trials, June 10, 1952. Photo courtesy of Charles Anderson and the SS United States Conservancy

SS United States Won’t Be Converted Into A 400-Suite Luxury Cruse Ship

6:30 am on August 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this year, Crystal Cruises proposed to transform the re-commission 12-deck passenger liner SS United States as a 400-suite luxury cruise ship. Sadly, the ship’s conversion is now being abandoned followed a feasibility study that indicated the project would be too challenging, the New York Times reported. After an inspection of the ship, it was found that roughly 25 percent of the hull would have to be replaced, in addition to new mechanical equipment and engine infrastructure. Also, since Crystal Cruises is owned by a foreign entity, the Jones Act would have made it challenging for the liner to operate as a United States-flagged ship. That means much tougher travel regulations, which is a significant disadvantage in the industry.

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