Articles by Reid Wilson

Groundbreaking Ceremony To Be Held For 22-Story, 224-Unit Mixed-Use Building In Hallets Point, Astoria

4:00 pm on January 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In May of 2015, YIMBY revealed renderings of the first building to be constructed at Hallets Point, the seven-building, 2,404-unit mega-development planned in western Astoria. Later that summer, we reported on the building’s applications, which call for a 22-story, 224-unit residential building with a 25,350 square-foot supermarket at 26-01 1st Street. Now, the Durst Organization is planning, on Thursday, to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the building, according to DNAinfo. The Dattner Architects-designed structure will encompass 520,913 square feet in total, 368,745 square feet of which will be residential space. Completion of 26-01 1st Street is expected in 2017.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Project Filed At 89 Schenectady Avenue, Crown Heights

3:00 pm on January 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Deutsch Equity, headed by Joseph Deutsch, has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 89 Schenectady Avenue, in eastern Crown Heights, located four blocks away from the Utica Avenue stop on the A and C trains. The 6,170-square-foot project will boast 4,599 square feet in residential space, which means units will average a rental-sized 657 square apiece. It will also feature a rooftop terrace. Brooklyn-based Oleg Ruditser is the applicant of record. The 4,000 square-foot Imani Community Garden currently occupies 89 Schenectady, as well as other adjacent lots.

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Project Coming To 143 Woodbine Street, Bushwick

2:00 pm on January 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Jamaica-based Phoenix Home Realty has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 143 Woodbine Street, in central Bushwick, located three blocks from the Gates Avenue stop on the J and Z trains. The 7,515-square-foot project will have 5,414 square feet in residential space, which means units will average 677 square feet apiece. Queens-based Gerald Caliendo is the architect of record. An existing two-story home must first be demolished.

11,000 Square-Foot Retail Project Planned At 2131 Hylan Boulevard, Grant City, Staten Island

1:00 pm on January 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The former Renaissance catering hall at 2131 Hylan Boulevard, in Staten Island’s south shore neighborhood of Grant City, is slated for demolition, according to Staten Island Live. The vacant two-story structure and the adjacent single-story Duane Reade will be demolished for a retail center. The property could accommodate a two-story, 11,000 square-foot commercial buildings. Architectural plans will be drawn up once Winick Realty Group chooses a specific tenant. It will include on-site parking and will be accessible from all three street fronts.

Six-Story, 60-Plus-Unit Residential Project Planned At 433 West 53rd Street, Hell’s Kitchen

11:00 am on January 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Emmut Properties has acquired the two-story television studio at 433 West 53rd Street, in Hell’s Kitchen, for $25 million. The 10,000 square-foot block-thru property, with an address also at 442 West 54th Street, will be demolished for two six-story residential buildings, according to The Real Deal. The rental project will have over 60 residential units and could measure as large as 42,000 square feet. Neither a design firm nor a targeted completion date have yet been disclosed.

Four-Story, Four-Unit Residential Building Planned At 508A Lexington Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant

10:00 am on January 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Taneshwar Sukhdeo, doing business as an Ozone Park-based LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, four-unit residential development at 508A Lexington Avenue, in the heart of Bedford-Stuyvesant. The 4,000-square-foot project will be located 12 blocks north of the Kingston – Throop Avs. stop on the C train, and its full-floor units will average 1,000 square feet apiece. Jamaica-based Banji Awosika Architect is the applicant of record and the lot is currently vacant.

Parks Department Receives Funding For Bridge Park 2 Renovation, DUMBO

6:00 am on January 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

As the Jehovah’s Witnesses place their Brooklyn properties on the market, the group has agreed to give the city $5.5 million towards rebuilding Bridge Park 2, located below the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in DUMBO. The park has been in limbo for over a decade, and previous plans to renovate and upgrade the dilapidated site never came to fruition. The redesigned park could have a skate park and a multipurpose field, although the Parks Department will have to finalize the redesign, according to the Brooklyn Paper.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Project Planned At 105 Schenectady Avenue, Crown Heights

4:00 pm on January 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Arbie Development has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 105 Schenectady Avenue, in eastern Crown Heights, located five blocks away from the Utica Avenue stop on the A and C trains. The structure will measure 6,861 square feet in total and residential units will spread across 4,978 square feet, which means units will average a rental-sized 711 square feet each. One of the units on the fourth floor will feature a fifth-floor penthouse. Forest Hills-based ARC Architecture + Design Studio is the architect of record and an existing three-story townhouse must first be demolished.

25,000 Square-Feet Of Retail Planned In Hotel-Condo Conversion Of Sony Tower, 550 Madison Avenue, Midtown

3:00 pm on January 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Early last month, the first rendering surfaced of Chetrit Group’s planned hotel-condo conversion of the 37-story, 855,000 square-foot office building at 550 Madison Avenue, between East 55th and 56th Streets in Midtown. Sony Tower’s 14th through 20th floors will be converted into a 170-key and will be operated by Oetker Collection Masterpiece Hotels. The 21st through 43rd floors will be converted into 113 condominiums, but Real Estate Weekly now has details on the three stories of redesigned retail at the bottom of the building. The retail space, formerly occupied by Sony, will measure 25,451 square feet in total and will be split into four separate leases. Robert A.M. Stern is designing, and completion of the conversion is expected in early 2018.

10-Story, 79-Unit Residential Building Now Underway At 41-29 24th Street, Long Island City

2:00 pm on January 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in April of 2014, YIMBY brought you news of Ciampa Organization’s planned 10-story residential building at 41-29 24th Street, in Long Island City’s Queens Plaza neighborhood. The building is dubbed Package Square West, and it appears to have been scaled down from its initial 150-foot-wide, 94,845 square-foot dimensions. The latest filings – which are also plagued with a slew of violations – call for 79 units (down from 126) spread across 67,059 square feet. That means units would average 849 square feet apiece. Foundation work began in late 2014, and today the project stands two stories above street level, The Court Square Blog reports. According to zoning diagrams, a 51-foot-wide piece of the site will be backfilled and made into a side yard. Fresh Meadows-based Fakler, Eliason & Porcelli is the architect of record.

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