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First Glimpse At 29-Story Dream Hotel Planned At 560 Seventh Avenue, Times Square

4:00 pm on December 7, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this year, YIMBY reported on applications for a 29-story commercial building at 560 Seventh Avenue, between West 40th and 41st Streets near Times Square, and over the summer, the developer finished assembling the air rights. The Real Deal has the first glimpse of the planned Dream Hotel, which will include 167 units, per the latest filings. Retail space will total 15,463 square feet in the 118,508 square-foot building. Stonehill & Taylor Architects is designing and UAP North America is crafting a metal screen attachment for part of the three-story podium. Soho Properties, MHP Real Estate Services, and Hampshire Hotels Group are developing, and completion is expected in early 2018.

Seven-Story, 11-Unit Supportive Housing Project Rises At 166 East 100th Street, East Harlem

3:00 pm on December 7, 2015 By Reid Wilson

A seven-story, 11-unit supportive housing project is currently rising at 166 East 100th Street, on the southern side of East Harlem, DNAinfo reports. The building will measure 10,060 square feet and should boast relatively large units, which will eventually house the formerly homeless. Urban Pathways is expected to run and own the the facility upon completion. Extell Development is building the housing in an effort to obtain a zoning bonus for an undisclosed project within Community Board 11’s district. Extell acquired the Pathmark store at 160 East 125th Street for $39 million last year; it closed in November.

Developer Acquires Riverside Center Sites Of Planned 34- and 36-Story Buildings, Lincoln Square

2:00 pm on December 7, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Extell Development and The Carlyle Group have sold two development sites within the Riverside Center mega-development, in Lincoln Square, to GID Development for $264.865 million. The properties include 10 Riverside Boulevard and 639 West 59th Street, and the previous developers have already filed applications for residential buildings. Earlier this year, YIMBY reported on plans for a 36-story, 288-unit building at 10 Riverside. And over the summer, we brought you news of plans for a 34-story, 244-unit residential building at 639 West 59th Street. Both buildings will have small retail components, and Goldstein Hill & West Architects is the architect of record. Commercial Observer was the first to report on the sale.

Five-Story, 10-Unit Residential Building Filed At 37 Montrose Avenue, Williamsburg

1:00 pm on December 7, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Chaverim Realty Corp. has filed applications for a five-story, 10-unit residential building at 37 Montrose Avenue, in southern Williamsburg, three blocks north of the Lorimer Street stop on the J and M trains. The structure will measure 7,435 square feet, which means units will average a rental-sized 744 square feet apiece. The project will also feature 320 square feet of rooftop recreation space. Boaz Golani’s Bronx-based BMG Design Build is the applicant of record, and the existing single-story warehouse was filed for demolition this past October.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Building Planned At 1362 54th Street, Borough Park

11:00 am on December 7, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Mordechai Schwimmer has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 1362 54th Street, in central Borough Park, located right around the corner from 55th Street stop on the D train. The structure will measure 7,333 square feet in total, which means units will average a family-sized 1,048 square feet apiece. Diego Aguilera’s Rego Park-based architecture firm is the applicant of record. Demolition permits were recently filed to take down the existing 2.5-story, two-unit brick house.

Two Three-Story, Two-Unit Homes Coming To 37-17 98th Street, North Corona

10:00 am on December 7, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Shan Lin has received permits to build two, three-story residential buildings at 37-17 – 37-21 98th Street, in North Corona, three blocks from the Junction Boulevard stop on the 7 train. Each will measure 4,071 square feet and boast two relatively large units. One unit will occupy the ground floor of each structure, while the second unit will span the second and third levels. Robert Lin’s Flushing-based A&T Engineering is the applicant of record. Each lot’s former two-story wood-framed house was demolished this past summer.

20-Story Office Building At 34 East 51st Street Readied For January Opening, Midtown

6:30 am on December 7, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Back in January of 2014, YIMBY brought you a construction update on the 20-story, 75,000 square-foot office building planned at 34 East 51st Street, in Midtown, and later that month, we brought you a rendering. Today, the building is structurally complete and preparing for a January 2016 opening date, according to Crain’s. The boutique office property’s floors range from 2,700 to 5,000 square feet, and it also has club-like amenities, with the overall setup geared towards smaller office tenants. Istanbul-based developer Sedesco is behind the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill-designed project.

Nine-Story, 13-Unit Condo Project Wraps Up Construction At 290 West Street, TriBeCa

6:00 am on December 7, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Back in October, YIMBY brought you an update on the nine-story, 13-unit residential building topping out at 290 West Street, in TriBeCa. Since then, the structure has received its cladding, as seen in these photos courtesy of Tectonic. The project’s condominiums range from 2,241 to 3,165 square feet, and the top three penthouses each have private outdoor space. Adjmi & Andreoli served as the design architect, while VE Equities is the developer. Only two units have yet to be sold, and move-ins can probably be expected by early 2016.

Five-Story, 79-Unit Mixed-Use Building Proposed At 59 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester

3:00 pm on December 4, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Manhattan-based developer G&S Investors is planning to build a five-story mixed-use project with up to 79 residential units at 59 Westchester Avenue or 1 North Main Street, in Port Chester, Westfair reports. The site is currently a parking lot and located two blocks from the village’s Metro-North Railroad station. It would include 14,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and many of the units would be studios, one-bedrooms, and two-bedrooms. The village board would have to approve a zoning variance, which is a process hoped to be completed by the end of 2016.

Three-Story, 40,000 Square-Foot Retail Building Planned At 220-10 Northern Boulevard, Bayside

2:00 pm on December 4, 2015 By Reid Wilson

RKF has been tapped to market the retail space in the planned three-story, 39,620 square-foot commercial development at 220-10 Northern Boulevard, in southern Bayside, according to Real Estate Weekly. The building will be be exclusively retail, with each floor boasting between 11,000 and 12,000 square feet of leasable space. A basement level will contain roughly 4,900 square feet of space. The retail structure will sit on the corner of 223rd Street and a connected 220-car parking garage will extend eastward up the sloped lot. A Burger King restaurant will first have to be demolished.

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