Articles by Reid Wilson

Developer Closes On Mixed-Use Development Site At 615 Tenth Avenue, Hell’s Kitchen

6:30 am on January 15, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in November, XIN Development, the U.S. branch of Beijing-based Xinyuan Real Estate, entered into contract to purchase the development site at 615 Tenth Avenue, between West 44th and 45th Streets in Hell’s Kitchen. Now, the developer has closed on the site for $57.5 million, and a mixed-use building with up to 90 condominium units is planned, according to The Real Deal. It will include mostly one- and two-bedroom residential units, as well as 20,000 square feet of retail space. The property is currently home to a Hess Express gas station, which must first be removed.

Nine-Story, 86-Unit Condo Project Rising At 25-19 43rd Avenue, Long Island City

6:00 am on January 15, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Over the summer, foundation work began on Ekstein Development’s nine-story, 86-unit residential building at 25-19 43rd Avenue, in Long Island City’s Court Square neighborhood. Steel beams and rebar are now a floor above street level, according to The Court Square Blog. The 90,173 square-foot project will have 68,145 square feet of residential space and is being designed by GF55 Partners. Dubbed Dutch LIC, the residential units will be condominiums, ranging from studios to two-bedrooms. Completion is currently expected in January of 2017.

Four-Story, Two-Unit Residential Project Planned At 653 West 187th Street, Washington Heights

4:00 pm on January 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Gagandeep Singh, doing business as Long Island-based Pam 1 Holding Corp, has filed applications for a four-story, two-unit residential building at 653 West 187th Street, in northern Washington Heights, located four blocks from the 191st Street stop on the 1 train. The project will measure 5,334 square feet in total and will have 4,468 square feet of residential space. Each unit will be a duplex, averaging 2,234 square feet. Pirooz Soltanizadeh’s Jamaica-based Royal Engineering is the applicant of record and the 17-foot-wide lot is currently vacant.

Owners Plan Renovations, Retail Expansion For Four-Story Tenements At 119-123 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg

3:00 pm on January 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In 2014, YIMBY revealed renderings for a mixed-use redevelopment of the buildings at 119-123 Kent Avenue, in northern Williamsburg, located three blocks from the Bedford Avenue Station on the L train. Now, Commercial Observer reports CW Realty and Joyland Group have acquired the three four-story tenement buildings for $15.9 million, which measure roughly 15,000 square all together and come with 5,700 square feet of air rights. The new owners plan to combine the three buildings through the first floor and create a 5,625 square-foot retail space. It’s not known if the old proposal is being built, but the properties’ existing 18 total residential units will be renovated. Only two of them are currently occupied (and they are rent-stabilized).

Developer Plans Conversion Project At Four-Story Building At 5018 Fourth Avenue, Sunset Park

2:00 pm on January 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The four-story, 24,000 square-foot commercial building at 5018-5024 4th Avenue, in Sunset Park, has been purchased by developer Congregation Imrei Yehudah for more than $7.5 million. According to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the new owner plans to convert the vacant building into residential units or office space. The 6,400 square-foot lot also contains 2,880 square feet of air rights, which could go towards expanding the building. It’s conveniently located three blocks north of the 53rd Street stop on the R train.

63-Story, 94-Unit Residential Tower Tops Out At 100 East 53rd Street, Midtown East

1:00 pm on January 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

RFR Realty’s 63-story, 94-unit luxury residential tower at 100 East 53rd Street has been rising since early last year, with in-depth renderings of it being revealed later that fall. The tower has since topped out at 711 feet above street level, according to Curbed. Units will come in one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom configurations, and one of the two four-bedroom duplexes will be a 6,517 square-foot penthouse. The first two floors will house a food court and a restaurant, and floors three and four will host amenities. Hines and Vanke are partnered with RFR, and Foster + Partners is the design architect. William T. Georgis is designing the interiors and SLCE Architects is serving as the architect of record. Completion is expected in early 2017.

Four-Story, Six-Unit Residential Building Filed At 916 Herkimer Street, Ocean Hill

11:00 am on January 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Jamaica-based BTML Development Corp. has filed applications for a four-story, six-unit residential building at 916 Herkimer Street, in Ocean Hill, located two blocks from the Ralph Avenue stop on the C train. The project will measure 6,574 square feet in its entirety and will have 4,487 square feet in residential space, which means units will average 748 square feet apiece. A fifth-floor penthouse is also part of the plan. Forest Hills-based ARC Architecture + Design Studio is the architect of record. The existing two-story townhouse was recently filed for demolition.

Two-Tower, 516-Unit Project On Hold At 53 Huron Street, Greenpoint

10:00 am on January 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

London-based Quadrum Global acquired the 179,000 square-foot development site at 53 Huron Street (a.k.a. 161 West Street), in Greenpoint, back in 2014 for $45.5 million. With the inclusionary housing bonus and an up-zoning, the site could accommodate a roughly 430,000 square-foot development, and Young Kim’s Queens-based Tan Architect has designed such a project. According to Brownstoner, the plans, which are currently on hold, sport 15- and 22-story residential towers with 516 total units. A sky bridge would connect the towers, and a multi-level podium would include parking, a terrace, and probably retail space. It’s not known when the developer will move forward with the project, which would require the demolition of a two-story warehouse.

Developer Moves Forward With 12-Story, 108-Unit Mixed-Use Project At 89 Avenue D, East Village

6:30 am on January 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In the beginning of 2015, YIMBY reported on filings for a 12-story, 108-unit mixed-use building at 79-89 Avenue D, in the Alphabet City section of the East Village, and now DNAinfo reports the development is moving forward. Earlier this month, Rite Aid was the final tenant to move out of the property assemblage, and within the past few days, L+M Development Partners filed demolition permits to raze the single-story retail buildings. The project will include 22 affordable residential units as well as 7,693 square feet of ground-floor retail. Also, all the residential units will be rentals and should average 821 square feet apiece. GF55 Partners is the architect of record.

14-Story, 221-Key Hotel Renovation At 11 Howard Street To Be Delivered This Spring, SoHo

6:00 am on January 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Aby Rosen’s RFR Realty is planning to open their newly renovated, 221-key boutique hotel at 11 Howard Street, in SoHo, this March. According to the Wall Street Journal, the developer has partnered with several nonprofit groups, including Global Poverty Project and Conscious Commerce, and will give away a percentage of revenue earned from each booking to the charities. The 14-story building will also have a restaurant on the ground floor headed by French chef Stephen Starr. Beyer Blinder Belle is the architect of record, and Walter Radtke’s MGA Architecture headed the design of the restaurant, per filings.

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