Articles by Reid Wilson

Two-Story, 5,350-Square-Foot Retail Building Planned at 89 North 6th Street, Williamsburg

2:00 pm on August 5, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Chicago-based L3 Capital has filed applications for a two-story, 5,350-square-foot commercial-retail building at 89 North 6th Street, in Williamsburg. The project, to rise 43 feet above street level, will host 4,250 square feet of retail space across the ground and second floors. The cellar will contain accessory storage space. Midtown East-based Kenneth Park Architects is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot property is currently occupied by a four-story tenement building. Demolition permits have not been filed. The Bedford Avenue stop on the L train, expected to cease service into Manhattan for 18 months starting as early as 2019, is located two blocks away.

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Planned at 2088 Bathgate Avenue, Tremont

1:00 pm on August 5, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Jamaica-based Phoenix Home Realty has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 2088 Bathgate Avenue, in the West Bronx’s Tremont section. It will measure 8,353 square feet and its residential units should average 821 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Gerald J. Caliendo’s Briarwood-based architectural firm is the architect of record. The 33-foot-wide, 2,326-square-foot property is currently vacant. Metro-North Railroad’s Tremont station is located six blocks away.

Construction Complete on Five-Story, 10-Unit Residential Building at 1485 Gates Avenue, Bushwick

11:00 am on August 5, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction has been completed on the five-story, 10-unit residential building under development at 1485 Gates Avenue, in central Bushwick. The latest building permits indicate it measures 11,017 square feet. Its residential units should average 873 square feet apiece, which mean they could be either condominiums or rental apartments. Amenities include laundry facilities and a rooftop recreational space. Yoel Berkovits is the developer. Beam Group is the design architect, while Joseph A. Mucciolo’s Long Island-based architectural firm is serving as the executive architect. Occupancy is expected soon. YIMBY first reported on the project when new building applications were filed in July of 2014. The Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues stop on the L and M trains is two blocks away.

Six-Story, 12-Unit Residential Building Filed at 140-20 Cherry Avenue, Flushing

10:00 am on August 5, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Kevin Yang, doing business as an anonymous Whitestone-based LLC, has filed applications for a six-story, 12-unit residential building at 140-20 Cherry Avenue, located on the southern end of downtown Flushing. It will measure 9,281 square feet and its residential units should average 700 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Amenities include laundry facilities, six off-street parking spaces, and a rooftop terrace. There will also be doctor’s offices in the cellar. Chang Hwa Tan’s Flushing-based Tan Architect is the architect of record. The 28-foot-wide, 2,800-square-foot property is currently occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits were filed back in late 2014. The Flushing-Main Street stop on the 7 train (the line’s eastern terminus) is nine blocks to the north.

58-Story, 157-Unit Condo Tower Rises Above Street Level at 111 Murray Street, TriBeCa

6:30 am on August 5, 2016 By Reid Wilson

When YIMBY dove into the history of 101-111 Murray Street in TriBeCa earlier this summer, foundation work was underway for a planned 58-story, 157-unit residential tower. Construction on the project is now three stories above street level, as seen in photos posted to the YIMBY Forums by user rbrome. The latest building permits indicate the tower, to rise 800 feet, will encompass 479,278 square feet. The ground floor will host 2,088 square feet of retail, followed by residential units starting on the fourth floor. The apartments, condominiums, should average 2,356 square feet apiece. They will be accompanied by 20,000 square feet of luxury amenities. Fisher Brothers, Witkoff, and New Valley are the developers. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates is the design architect while Goldstein, Hill & West Architects is serving as the executive architect. MR Architecture + Décor and Rockwell Group are designing the interiors, and Edmund Hollander Landscape Architects is designing the area around the base. Completion is expected in 2018.

Development Team Acquires 11-Story Watchtower Complex at 25-30 Columbia in Brooklyn Heights, Plans Creative Office Conversion

6:00 am on August 5, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Over the spring, a team of developers entered into contract to acquire, from the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the 11-story, 739,000-square-foot commercial complex known as the Watchtower, at 25-30 Columbia Heights, in Brooklyn Heights. The team – now a joint venture between the Kushner Companies, CIM Group, and LIVWRK – have closed on the purchase for roughly $340 million, Commercial Observer reported. The new owners plan to convert the complex into creative office space, likely similar to how some of the same developers transformed the five-building complex now dubbed DUMBO Heights. The redevelopment is expected to begin within a year. In addition to the acquisition of 25-30 Columbia Heights, the same partnership is remains in contract to buy the vacant, block-encompassing development site at 85 Jay Street, in DUMBO.

Construction Complete at Four-Story, 10-Unit Residential Project, 434 Manhattan Avenue, Williamsburg

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

Construction has been completed on the four-story (plus penthouse), 10-unit residential building under development at 434 Manhattan Avenue in Williamsburg. That’s on the corner with Bayard Street. YIMBY previously revealed schematic drawings of the project when foundation work was underway in the spring of 2015. The latest building permits show the building measures 10,262 square feet. The residential units should average 676 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Amenities include laundry facilities and a 302-square-foot recreational area on the ground floor. Borough Park-based Yoel Berkovitz is the developer and Beam Group is the design architect. Edward F. Zevallos Architect is serving as the architect of record. Occupancy can be expected very soon. The Lorimer Street/Metropolitan Avenue stop on the G and L trains is eight blocks away.

Three-Story, Single-Family Townhouse Coming to 172 Putnam Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant

3:00 pm on August 4, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Adam Frampton has filed applications for a three-story, single-family townhouse at 172 Putnam Avenue, in western Bedford-Stuyvesant. It will measure 2,815 square feet and will host 2,032 square feet of living space across. There will be additional recreational space in the cellar. Adam Frampton’s Midtown South-based Only If Architecture is the architect of record. The 13-foot-wide, 1,333-square-foot property is currently vacant. The Franklin Avenue-Fulton Street stop on the C and Franklin Avenue Shuttle trains is located three blocks south.

Four Three-Story, Three-Unit Residential Buildings Planned at 3221 Pearsall Avenue, Allerton

2:00 pm on August 4, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Yaniv Zohar, doing business as an anonymous Kew Gardens-based LLC, has filed applications for four three-story, three-unit residential buildings at 3217-3223 Pearsall Avenue, in the East Bronx’s Allerton section. The buildings will measure between 3,640 square feet and 3,845 square feet. Across the entire project, the full-floor residential units should average a family-sized 1,013 square feet apiece. There will be a total of 10 off-street parking spaces. Arnold Montag’s Great Neck, N.Y.-based AM/PM Design & Consulting is the architect of record. The 100-foot-wide, 10,000-square-foot property is currently occupied by a single-story house. Demolition permits were filed in June. The Gun Hill Road stop on the 5 train is seven blocks away.

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Project Filed at 1390 Putnam Avenue, Bushwick

1:00 pm on August 4, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property Adar Yigal, doing business as an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 1390 Putnam Avenue, in Bushwick. It will measure 7,500 square feet and its residential units should average 687.5 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Woody Chen’s Elmhurst-based Infocus Design & Planning is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot property is currently vacant. The Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues stop on the L and M trains is located five blocks away.

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