Articles by Reid Wilson

Four-Story, Six-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed At 98 Thatford Avenue, Brownsville

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

Maspeth-based Aasrah Holdings Corp. has filed applications for a four-story, six-unit mixed-use building at 98 Thatford Avenue, in Brownsville, located 10 blocks south of the Rockaway Avenue Station on the A/C trains. The new structure will measure 8,500 square feet and will include 2,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Two per floor, the residential units begin on the second floor and should average 750 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Akeeb Shekoni’s Jamaica-based Askon Architects is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,502-square-foot lot is currently vacant.

Three-Story, Four-Unit Residential Project Planned At 1625 West 6th Street, Gravesend

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

Property owner Hong Bin Zhu has filed applications for a three-story, four-unit residential building at 1625 West 6th Street, in northern Gravesend, located four blocks from the Bay Parkway stop on the N train. The project will encompass 7,168 square feet and its residential units should average a spacious 1,335 square feet apiece. They will likely be condominiums, and there will be two located in the ground floor, followed by two full-floor units. Sugnam Chang’s Brooklyn-based Basic Groups Corp. is the architect of record. The 40-foot-wide, 4,000-square-foot lot is currently occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits have not yet been filed.

Four-Story, Four-Unit Residential Building Planned At 100 16th Street, South Slope

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

Property owner Jack Cheng, doing business as an anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, four-unit residential building at 100 16th Street, in South Slope, located a block north of the Prospect Avenue stop on the R train. The structure will measure a total of 6,538 square feet and its residential units should average a spacious 1,280 square feet apiece, indicative of condominiums. There will be one unit per floor, although the fourth-floor unit will feature additional space in a penthouse level. Shi Ming Tam’s Borough Park-based firm is the architect of record. The 20-foot-wide, 2,562-square-foot lot is currently occupied by a two-story townhouse. Permits to demolish it have not yet been filed.

33-Story, 270-Unit Residential Project Rises To 16th Floor At 44-26 Purves Street, Long Island City

11:00 am on April 4, 2016 By Reid Wilson

It was in April of 2015 that YIMBY revealed renderings of the 33-story, 270-unit residential building planned at 44-26 Purves Street, in the Court Square section of Long Island City. Last November, construction of the structure was two stories above street level, and now the building is 16 stories up, as seen in photos by Tectonic. Once complete, the new building will encompass 247,934 square feet and its residential units should average 766 square feet apiece. The rental apartments will come in studio, one-, and two-bedroom configurations. A two-story podium will include much of the building’s 26,300 square feet of amenities as well as 2,600 square feet of retail space. The Gotham Organization and Brause Realty are the developers, with FXFOWLE Architects behind the design. Completion can be expected in 2017.

Reveal For Three-Story, 120,000-Square-Foot Retail Complex At 34-30 Steinway Street, Astoria

10:00 am on April 4, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Financial District-based LLC has plans to redevelop an assemblage of single-story commercial buildings – located at 34-30 – 34-46 Steinway Street and 34-35 38th Street, in southern Astoria – into a three-story, 120,000-square-foot retail complex. Winick Realty Group is leasing the commercial space from the developer and is currently in negotiations with multiple potential tenants, including food markets, restaurants, and big-box stores,DNAinfo reported. The building will feature four levels of retail space and an underground parking garage. In November, the developer submitted pre-filings for a five-story, 29-unit mixed-use building that would have including retail, community facility space, and residential units. Those plans appear to have been replaced with the latest retail project, although filings have yet to be amended to resemble the current design. Completion of the redevelopment is expected in 2018.

Commercial-Office Conversion Complete on Three-Story Building At 160 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook

6:00 am on April 4, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in April of 2015, renderings were revealed of the planned commercial conversion of the Golten Marine building, a three-story, 98,650-square-foot former industrial property at 160 Van Brunt Street, in northern Red Hook. Since then, construction has been largely completed on the project and Tesla Motors was announced as the anchor tenant, as reported by Curbed NY earlier this year. Tesla is leasing 40,000-square feet on the ground floor, which it will use for dealership showrooms, offices, and a service center. The Brooklyn Paper also recently reported Tesla will install a reconstructed illuminating “Red Hook” sign on the ground floor. The building opened in March and contains additional yet-to-be-leased office space on the upper levels. LIVWRK is the developer and acquired the property for $21.5 million in 2014. New Jersey-based John Saracco Architects is the architect of record.

Four-Building, 26-Unit Residential Development Filed At 90-11 56th Avenue, Elmhurst

3:00 pm on April 1, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Tu Kang Yang has filed applications for four six- to seven-unit residential buildings at 90-11 – 90-21 56th Avenue, in southern Elmhurst, located three blocks from the Grand Av-Newtown stop on the M/R. All of the structures will rise four stories and measure 6,200 square feet, and two six-unit buildings will be book-ended by the seven-unit buildings. Across the 26-unit development, there will be 19,600 square feet of residential space, which means units should average a rental-sized 754 square feet apiece. Danny Yan’s Fresh Meadows-based Yan Architect & Planner is the applicant of record. The site currently consists of two two-and-a-half-story wood-framed houses.

Five-Story, Four-Unit Residential Project Filed At 75 Herkimer Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant

2:00 pm on April 1, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Casa Development Inc. has filed applications for a five-story, four-unit residential building at 75 Herkimer Street, in western Bedford-Stuyvesant, located around the block from the Nostrand Avenue stop on the A and C trains. The new structure will measure 4,610 square feet and its residential units should average a relatively spacious 1,153 square feet apiece. The ground and second floors will contain two duplex units, and the third, fourth, and upper mezzanine level will house two triplex units. The project will be topped by a rooftop terrace. Amenity space will be located in the cellar. The developer, headed by Long Island-based Campani & Scharting Architects, is designing in-house. An existing three-story townhouse must first be demolished.

Four-Story, Six-Unit Residential Building Planned At 134 Quincy Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant

1:00 pm on April 1, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Meir Daus has filed applications for a four-story, six-unit residential building at 134 Quincy Street, in western Bedford-Stuyvesant, located seven blocks north of the Franklin Avenue stop on the C train. The project will encompass 6,278 square feet and its residential units should average 728 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. The ground floor apartment will include space in the cellar, and there will be two units per floor on the second and third levels. The penthouse unit will span the entire fourth floor and a rooftop terrace. Suresh Manchanda’s Flushing-based L&C Associates is the architect of record. Demolition permits were filed in March for the site’s existing three-story, multi-family townhouse.

Eight-Story, 54-Unit Mixed-Use Building Tops Out At 264 West 140th Street, Harlem

11:00 am on April 1, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in October of 2015, construction was underway on the ground floor of the eight-story, 54-unit mixed-use building being developed at 275 West 140th Street, in northern Harlem. Now, Harlem+Bespoke reports the structure has topped out, and it appears façade installation is imminent. Dubbed Strivers Plaza, the 64,948-square-foot project will eventually host studio, one-, and two-bedroom rental apartments. Individual units should average 876 square feet apiece, and amenities listed in the Schedule A include recreational rooms, storage for 28 bikes, an outdoor recreational area on the second floor, refuse rooms on each floor, and a rooftop terrace on the seventh floor. An 8,024-square-foot supermarket will occupy most of the ground floor, along with a 498-square-foot community facility. Radson Development is developing and Aufgang Architects is behind the design.

Pages: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300301302303304305306307308309310311312313314315316317318319320321322323324325326327328329330331332333334335336337338339340341342343344345346347348349350351352353354355356357358359360361362363364365366367368369370371372373374375376377378379380381382383384385386387388389390391392393394395396397398399400401402403404405406407408409410411412413414415416417418419420421422423424425426427428429430431432433434435436437438439440441442443444445446447448449450451452453454455456457458459460461462463464465466467468469470471472473474475476477478479480481482483484485486487488489490491492493494495496497498499500501502503504505506507508509510511512513514515516517518519520521522523524525526527528529530531532533534535536537538539540541542543544545546547548549550551552553554555556557558559560561562563564565566567568569570571572573574575576577578579580581582583584585586587588589590591592593594595596597598599600601602603604605606607608609610611612613614615616617618619620621622623624625626627628629630631632633634635636637638639640641642643644645646647648649650651652653654655656657658659660661662663664665666667668669670671672673674675676677678679680681682683684685686687688689690691692693694695696697698699700701702703704705706707708709710711712713714715716717718719720721722723724725726727728729730731732733734735736737738739740741742743744745746747748749750751752753754755756757758759760761762763764765766767768769

Fetching more...

Articles by Reid Wilson

What’s happening in your backyard?