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Six-Story, Eight-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed At 1014 Banner Avenue, Brighton Beach

1:00 pm on March 30, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC has filed applications for a six-story, eight-unit mixed-use building at 1014 Banner Avenue, in Brighton Beach, located four blocks north of the Brighton Beach stop on the B/Q trains. The new structure will measure 13,252 square feet in total and will feature a 2,140-square-foot children’s daycare on the ground and cellar levels. The residential units, many of them duplexes, will begin on the second floor and should average 1,149 square feet apiece. There will be recreational amenity space on the second floor. Douglas Pulaski’s Brooklyn-based Bricolage Designs is the architect of record. The 30-foot-wide lot is currently occupied by a single-story house. Demolition permits have not yet been filed.

Five-Story, 256-Unit Residential Complex Breaks Ground At 90 Park Avenue, Florham Park, New Jersey

11:00 am on March 30, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The Rockefeller Group and Korman Communities have officially broken ground on the five-story, 256-unit residential complex planned at 90 Park Avenue, in northern New Jersey’s Florham Park, located roughly 1.5 miles from NJ Transit’s Madison station. The 450,000-square-foot building, dubbed AVE Florham Park, will be geared towards corporate tenants and employees in the relocating process, according to Real Estate Weekly. There will be 40,000 square feet of outdoor amenities, including private and community courtyards, a pool, fire pits, and entertainment spaces. The 24,000 square feet of indoor amenities include a theater, a café, a fitness center/yoga studio/spa, and a business center with conference suites. The project is a part of the larger office park development called The Green at Florham Park, which already contains a number of office buildings. Completion is expected in early 2017.

Three Two-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming To 257-37 147th Drive, Rosedale, Queens

10:00 am on March 30, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Jamaica-based property owner Nathan Somehk has filed applications for three two-story, two-family houses at 257-37 – 257-43 147th Drive, in southern Rosedale, located roughly a mile from the neighborhood’s Long Island Rail Road station. Each of them will 3,599 square feet, and their full-floor residential units should average a family-sized 1,197 square feet apiece. All three structures will feature a laundry room in the cellar as well as two off-street automobile parking spots. Queens-based Gerald J. Caliendo is the applicant of record. The 120-foot-wide lot is currently occupied by a one-and-a-half-story house. Demolition permits were filed in February.

Single-Story, 23,000-Square-Foot Building Being Converted Into Multi-Use Commercial Space At 29 Norman Avenue, Greenpoint

6:30 am on March 30, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The car company BMW is planning to convert the single-story, 23,000-square-foot warehouse at 29 Norman Avenue, in southern Greenpoint, located five blocks from the Nassau Avenue stop on the G train, into a multi-use commercial building. According to Bedford+Bowery, the property will feature a design studio for MINI (a car brand owned by BMW), a restaurant, creative office space, open public work space, and a gallery. The schedule A also includes an outdoor garden, and the property will reportedly host community events and performances. The conversion is being designed by Brooklyn-based nARCHITECTS. The building is being dubbed A/D/O, which stands for Amalgamated Drawing Office, and a targeted completion date has not been revealed.

Construction Wraps on Seven-Story, 37-Unit Residential Building at 155 Attorney Street, Lower East Side

6:00 am on March 30, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in August of 2014, renderings were revealed of, and excavation work was imminent for, the seven-story, 37-unit residential building under development at 155 Attorney Street, on the Lower East Side. Now, Bowery Boogie reports that the project has topped out and the windows have been installed. The rest of the façade appears to not yet have been installed, going by how the building looks in renderings. The 30,000-square-foot building will likely feature rental apartments, as its residential units should average 811 square feet apiece. There will be five “recreational rooms,” bicycle storage, and a storage room in the cellar. Midtown Equities is the developer. SRA Architecture + Engineering is the latest architect of record with Studio V Architecture having been replaced sometime during construction. Completion is likely later this year.

Restoration of Coignet Building Complete at 360 Third Avenue, Gowanus

4:00 pm on March 29, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in November of 2015, construction was well underway to restore the two-story, 3,000-square-foot former New York and Long Island Coignet Stone Company Building, also known simply as the Coignet Building, an individual landmark located at 360 Third Avenue, in Gowanus. Since then, construction of the new façade has finished and new windows have been installed. DNAinfo reports the project was also recently awarded the Lucy G. Preservation Moses Award by the New York Landmarks Conversancy. Whole Foods Market restored the exterior of the building and has placed the property on the market for $5 million. It could eventually be used as retail or community facility space, although the interiors still have to be gut-renovated. BL Companies is the applicant of record and Jablonski Building Conservation aided in the design process.

Six Two-Story, Two-Family Houses Planned At 434 Beach 29th Street, Far Rockaway

3:00 pm on March 29, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Long Island-based Collier Realty has filed applications for six two-story, two-family houses, two between 434-436 Beach 29th Street and four between 429-437 Beach 28th Street, in the Wave Crest section of Far Rockaway, Queens. The Beach 29th Street buildings will measure 3,520 square feet each, and their full-floor units should average 1,173 square feet apiece. The Beach 28th Street buildings will measure 3,300 square feet each, and their full-floor units should average 1,100 square feet apiece. Long Island-based Shahriar Afshari is the applicant of record. The block-thru development plot, located two blocks south of the Beach 25th Street stop on the A train, is currently vacant.

Four-Story, Four-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned At 2359 Stillwell Avenue, Gravesend

2:00 pm on March 29, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Basic Group Consulting has been filing applications since April of 2015 for a four-story, four-unit mixed-use building at 2359 Stillwell Avenue, in southern Gravesend, located directly beneath the Bay 50th Street stop on the D train. The new building will encompass 7,010 square feet and will feature a 917-square-foot ground-floor unit. There will be one residential unit per floor (or three full-floor units), and the family-sized apartments should average a spacious 1,017 square feet apiece. Sugnam Chang’s Brooklyn-based Basic Groups Corp. is the applicant of record. The 40-foot-wide, 4,000-square-foot property is currently occupied by a two-story residential building. Demolition permits were filed to remove it back in November.

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Filed At 366 Gates Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant

1:00 pm on March 29, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Great Neck-based property owner Rafael Reihanian has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 366 Gates Avenue, in western Bedford-Stuyvesant, located eight blocks north of the Nostrand Avenue stop on the A and C trains. The new building would measure 7,448 square feet in total and its residential units should average 678 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Two ground-floor units will also feature space in the building’s cellar level. Suresh Manchanda’s Flushing-based L&C Associates is the applicant of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,750-square-foot lot is currently vacant.

Construction Complete At Five-Story Ludlow House Club, 139 Ludlow Street, Lower East Side

11:00 am on March 29, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in November of 2015, the expansion of the former three-story building at 139 Ludlow Street, on the Lower East Side, topped out at five stories, or 71 feet above street level. Bowery Boogie reports that the project is largely complete, now that the windows have been installed, exterior detailing has finished, and the scaffolding has been removed. The 16,500-square-foot commercial building, dubbed Ludlow House, will eventually house two restaurants and a members-only club, featuring event spaces, lounges, and screening rooms. Princeton Holdings is the developer and Lee Levine’s Hoboken, N.J-based Lee Levine Architects is the architect of record. Opening is expected within weeks, according The Lo-Down.

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