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Construction Wraps On Seven-Story, 41-Unit Hotel Project At 88 Allen Street, Lower East Side

6:30 am on February 11, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In the beginning of January 2015, YIMBY reported on applications for a seven-story, 41-key hotel at 88 Allen Street, on the Lower East Side, and now construction on the project is wrapping up. Bowery Boogie reports scaffolding has recently been removed from the structure, and it appears façade installation is nearing the finish line. The new building encompasses 20,200 square feet and hotel rooms should average 321 square feet apiece. There will also be an open rooftop bar on the seventh floor. Sun Sun Property Investment is the developer and AMA Architect is the architect of record. Opening can probably be expected in the next few months.

Four-Story, 108,200 Square-Foot Self-Storage Facility Coming To 976 Cypress Avenue, Ridgewood

6:00 am on February 11, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Chicago-based self-storage company LSC Development has filed applications for a four-story, 108,200-square-foot self-storage facility at 976 Cypress Avenue, in southern Ridgewood, located about two blocks from the Halsey Street stop on the L train. The planned structure will replace a single-story warehouse structure on the corner of Centre Street. The facility will have an accessory office space and will feature two loading berths. Long Island-based Frank Relf is the architect of record. Demolition permits were filed in January to remove the existing warehouse building.

Former Six-Story Factory At 109 South 5th Street To Be Converted Into Office Space, Williamsburg

3:00 pm on February 10, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Meadow Partners has filed applications to convert the former six-story, 65,000-square-foot factory at 109 South 5th Street, in western Williamsburg, into an office building. According to The Real Deal, there will be 60,700 square feet of commercial space. The interior of the structure will be gut-renovated and eventually marketed to small office tenants in the technology and media sectors. The old factory, called the Artisan and once used to manufacture garments, was picked up for $42 million last September. Robert Stephenson’s Great Neck-based MLDS Architects is the architect of record.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Project Coming To 253 Evergreen Avenue, Bushwick

2:00 pm on February 10, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Mayer Pearl, doing business as Apta Valley LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 253 Evergreen Avenue, in central Bushwick, located three blocks from stops on either the J or M trains. The structure, which will measure 5,787 square feet in total, will rise on a vacant 25-foot-wide lot. There will be one unit on the ground floor, and two on each of the remaining floors. One unit on the fourth floor will feature a fifth-floor penthouse. The rental project is being designing by Michael Avramides Architects.

11-Story, 44-Unit Mixed-Use Condo Building Rises At 251 First Street, Park Slope

1:00 pm on February 10, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in November, Chinese developer Vanke acquired the 11-story, 44-unit condominium project at 275 Fourth Avenue (a.k.a 251 First Street), in Park Slope, located four blocks south of the Union Street stop on the R train. Now the building is taking shape, as seen in an update via Curbed NY. The 82,045-square-foot project will include 4,273 and 335 square feet of retail and medical space, respectively, on the ground floor. On the floors above, residential units will come in two-, three-, and four-bedroom residential units, averaging 1,368 square feet apiece. Amenities will include a roof deck, an entertainment space, children’s playroom, and a gym. ODA New York is behind the design and completion is expected later this year.

13-Story, Five-Unit Mixed-Use Building Tops Out At 347 Bowery, East Village

11:00 am on February 10, 2016 By Reid Wilson

YIMBY first reported in early 2014 on filings for Urban Muse’s planned 13-story, five-unit mixed-use project at 347 Bowery, on the corner of East 3rd Street in the East Village. When we last checked in in November, the structure was eight stories above street level, and it has since topped out, EV Grieve reports. The building will eventually contain five three-bedroom condo units ranging between 2,100 and 4,000 square feet each. Within the two-story retail podium, there will be two 2,000 square-foot retail units and one 6,800 square-foot retail unit. Annabelle Selldorf is behind the project’s design, and completion can be expected sometime later this year.

Two Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Buildings Filed At 15 Jefferson Street, Bushwick

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

Back in early 2015, YIMBY reported on filings for an eight-story, 15-unit mixed-use building at 15 Jefferson Street, in Bushwick, located a stone’s throw away from the Myrtle Avenue stop on the J, M, and Z trains. Since then, new plans have been filed by a new developer. Moses Neuman’s Brooklyn-based Elite Realty Inc. has filed applications for two four-story, eight-unit residential buildings. Each will contain roughly 5,274 square feet of residential space, which means apartments will average a rental-sized 659 square feet apiece. The building at 15 Jefferson will uniquely feature a penthouse on the fifth floor, which will be accessible to one of the units on the fourth floor. Boaz Golani’s Bronx-based BMG Design Build is the architect of record. Permits were filed in January to demolish an existing single-story, 75-foot-wide commercial warehouse.

First Look At 11- And Six-Story Affordable Residential Project At 1766-1768 Second Avenue, Upper East Side

6:30 am on February 10, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In December of 2014, YIMBY reported on applications for an 11-story residential building at 1766 Second Avenue and a six-story one at 1768 Second Avenue, in the Yorkville section of the Upper East Side, on the corner of East 92nd Street. Now, Curbed NY has on-site renderings of the project, which has received the go-ahead by the Department of Buildings. The latest filings call for 30,127 and 14,104 square-foot buildings, respectively, with a combined total of 25 residential units, all of which would rent at below-market rates. Units will average 1,348 square feet apiece and will come in two- and three-bedroom layouts. There will also be a total of 3,676 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Extell Development is developing and Curtis + Ginsberg Architects is the architect of record. Two five-story tenement buildings were demolished in December and completion is expected in mid 2017.

Seven-Story, 50-Unit Mixed-Use Building Wraps Up Construction At 260 West 153rd Street, Harlem

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

In Early 2015, YIMBY revealed renderings of L+M Development Partners’ planned seven-story, 50-unit mixed-use building at 260 West 153rd Street, in Harlem. Since then the project has wrapped up construction, according to DNAinfo. The 75,484 square-foot structure is completely clad in brick façade and its windows have been installed. There will be 14,331 square feet of community facility space on the ground and second floors, which will be occupied by a day care and offices for a local community organization. The apartments above will all rent at below market-rates. Thirty-four of them – studios, one-, and two-bedrooms – are already listed on the affordable housing lottery. Curtis + Ginsberg Architects is behind the design and occupancy is expected within the coming months.

Two-Story, 57,450 Square-Foot Charter School Being Built At 766 Westchester Avenue, Woodstock

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

Mastermind Ltd. is currently developing a two-story, 57,450 square-foot commercial building at 766 Westchester Avenue, in the South Bronx neighborhood of Woodstock. According to Crain’s, the South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School reached a deal with the developer to lease the entire building, which amounts to 38,000 square feet of leasable space. The new location will allow to the school to accommodate 300-plus students enrolled in the sixth to eighth grades. The building should cost about $14 million and is expected to be completed in 2017. David Danois’ architecture firm is the architect of record.

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