Articles by Reid Wilson

1.2-Million Square-Foot Expansion Of Jacob K. Javits Center Revealed, Far West Side

6:30 am on January 8, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has revealed plans to expand the Jacob K. Javits Center, located at 655 West 34th Street on the far West Side, by 1.2 million square feet, Curbed reports. The already enormous convention center sits bound between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues between West 34th and 39th Streets. With the expansion, the facility would measure 3.3 million square feet in total, 665,000 square feet of which would include brand-new meeting rooms and an exhibition hall. Some of the other additions would be a 58,000 square-foot ballroom, 22,000 square feet of outdoor event space, and a 633,000 square-foot truck garage.

Westchester BioScience & Technology Center

Developer Plans Three-Million Square-Foot Research & Medical Facility In Westchester County

6:00 am on January 8, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Fareri Associates is planning to develop a three-million square-foot biotechnology research complex on roughly 80 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to the Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, in Valhalla. Dubbed the Westchester BioScience & Technology Center, it will, once complete, include 2,252,600 square feet of research facilities, 400,000 square feet of medical offices, and a 34,000 square-foot Children’s Living Science Center. In addition, a 100,000 square-foot hotel with 100 rooms and 114,000 square feet of ground-level retail are planned. The project will be built in phases and is being designed by Torti Gallas & Partners. Of the 80 acres of land, 43.6 acres of land will be preserved as green space. The developer must first lease roughly 60 acres of land from Westchester County, according to Westfair.

Developers Plan 12-Story Rental-To-Condo Conversion At 169 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn Heights

4:00 pm on January 7, 2016 By Reid Wilson

DDG and Westbrook Partners plan to convert the former Standish Hotel building at 169 Columbia Heights, in Brooklyn Heights, into condominium units, according to Crain’s. The team acquired the property from Taurus Investment Holdings for $60 million in the summer of 2015. Taurus had converted the 12-story building into 112 rental apartments last decade. It’s currently dubbed The Standish. It was not disclosed if the number of units will change after the conversion.

Six-Story, 10-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed At 152 East 106th Street, East Harlem

3:00 pm on January 7, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Farhadian Mansour, doing business as Pennsylvania Holdings LLC, has filed applications for a six-story, 10-unit mixed-use building at 152 East 106th Street, in East Harlem, located three blocks north of the 103rd Street Station on the 6 train. The project will measure 8,021 square feet in total and includes a 1,437 square-foot retail component on the ground floor. Residential units begin on the second floor and will average a rental-sized 658 square feet apiece. One of the units located on the sixth floor will also feature a seventh-floor penthouse. Sion Hourizadeh’s Floral Park-based Sion Associates is the architect of record.

Five-Story, Nine-Unit Residential Building Coming To 490 Lorimer Street, Williamsburg

2:00 pm on January 7, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Han Soon Yom, doing business as a Fort Lee, N.J.-based LLC, has filed applications for a five-story, nine-unit residential building at 490 Lorimer Street, in central Williamsburg, located four blocks south of the Lorimer Street stop on the L train. The project will measure 7,964 square feet in total, which means units will average 885 square feet apiece. The building will have storage space available to tenants in the cellar, as well as an outdoor common area on the roof. Anthony Morena’s MORTAR Arch + Dev is the architect of record. Demolition permits were filed in December to remove the existing three-story brick building.

Brooklyn Baptist Chinese Church Planning Six-Story Facility At 913 45th Street, Sunset Park

1:00 pm on January 7, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The Brooklyn Baptist Chinese Church, doing business as Siloam Ministries Inc., has filed applications for a new six-story, 11,512 square-foot church facility at 913 45th Street, in Sunset Park, located two blocks west of the Fort Hamilton Parkway stop on the D train. The building would contain a house of worship on the ground floor, a dining hall and kitchen in the cellar, and five floors of accessory office space. Shiming Tam’s Brooklyn-based architecture firm is the applicant of record. An existing two-story brick building must first be demolished.

Six Three-Family Residential Buildings Planned At 4515 18th Avenue, Borough Park

11:00 am on January 7, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Shimon Lichtenstein, doing business as a Brooklyn-based LLC, has filed applications to build four, three-family residential buildings at 4545 18th Avenue, on the edge of Borough Park. Each of the buildings will measure 4,587 square feet, and full-floor units will average a specious 1,529 square feet apiece. Queens-based Grigori Zinkevitch is the architect of record. The site must first be subdivided into four 22-foot-wide tax lots, and an existing single-story auto-shop will have to be demolished. Future residents will be conveniently located around the corner from the 18th Avenue stop on the F train.

State Moves Forward With Penn Station Renovations & Moynihan Station Plans

10:00 am on January 7, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is preparing to issue a request-for-proposals later this week to renovate and upgrade Pennsylvania Station, located under Madison Square Garden on Eighth Avenue between West 31st and 33rd Streets. According to the Observer, the project is part of the $26 billion investment in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), with the state contributing $8.3 billion. Multiple plans for a new entrance have already been put forth, one of which involves the demolition of the MSG Paramount Theater in replace of a glass enclosure, seen in these latest renderings.

Developers Plan 86-Story, 1,100-Foot-Tall Mixed-Use Tower At 45 Broad Street, Financial District

6:00 am on January 7, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in the fall of 2015, Madison Equities and Pizzarotti-IBC closed on the purchase of the 45 Broad Street development site in the Financial District, and now Curbed reports the pair are planning an 86-story, 245-unit residential tower. The supertall – being designed by CetraRuddy – would stretch 1,100 feet into the sky, although some details are still being finalized. In addition, five floors of commercial space are planned, and future residents will have access to amenities including, but not limited to, a swimming pool, a gym, and a lounge. New building applications are expected sometime this summer, and groundbreaking is scheduled for later this fall. A tentative completion date is slated for 2018.

Five-Story, Six-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed At 1031 Broadway, Bushwick

4:00 pm on January 6, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Long Island-based Hersel Sakhaee has filed applications for a five-story, six-unit mixed-use building at 1031 Broadway, in northern Bushwick, located three blocks down from the Myrtle Avenue stop on the J/M/Z trains. The project will measure 6,750 square feet in total and includes a 1,687 square-foot ground-floor retail portion. The residential units will begin on the second floor and average 844 square feet apiece. Hudson Valley-based Kenneth Thomas is the applicant of record.

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