Articles by Reid Wilson

11-Story, 77-Room Hotel Filed At 37-17 12th Street, Long Island City

10:00 am on November 6, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Wil Ni, doing business as an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for an 11-story, 77-key hotel at 37-17 12th Street, in Ravenswood, an industrial neighborhood in northern Long Island City. The building will measure 25,040 square feet, which means rooms will average a relatively accommodating 325 square feet apiece. Manhattan-based Morali Architecture is the applicant of record, and two existing single-family townhouses must first be demolished.

Reveal For Museum of Natural History’s Six-Story Expansion, Upper West Side

6:30 am on November 6, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Board members have approved and revealed renderings for the 218,000 square-foot expansion and overhaul of the American Museum of Natural History, located on the Upper West Side between West 77th and 81st Streets, the New York Times reports. The expansion includes the planned six-story-tall Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, which will be designed by Jeanne Gang, of Studio Gang Architects. The overhaul includes significant reconfigurations of 10 existing buildings and upgrades to the park surrounding the museum. The plan, which must be approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, is expected to take roughly 18 months, with opening planned by early 2020.

Reveal For Six-Story, Eight-Unit Residential & Retail Building At 681 Franklin Avenue, Crown Heights

6:00 am on November 6, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In the last few days of 2014, YIMBY reported on applications to construct a four-story, eight-unit mixed-use building at 681 Franklin Avenue, in northwestern Crown Heights, six blocks from the Franklin Avenue stop on the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains. Now, Curbed and DNAinfo have renderings for various versions of the project. The building will actually appear as six stories and stand 60 feet tall, thanks to two mezzanine levels which weren’t included in the previous floor count. The building will also include 2,134 square feet of ground-floor retail space.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Building Planned At 30 Belvedere Street, Bushwick

4:30 pm on November 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

David Salem, doing business as an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 30 Belvedere Street, in northern Bushwick, two blocks before the Myrtle Avenue stop on the J, M and Z trains. The building will total 4,663 square feet, which means units will average a rental-sized 666 square feet apiece. Boaz Golani’s Bronx-based BMG Design Build is the architect of record, and the lot is currently vacant.

Nine-Story, 155-Key Hotel Conversion Planned At 60 West Street, Greenpoint

3:30 pm on November 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Pearl Realty Management has filed applications to convert the vacant eight-story warehouse at 60 West Street, in southern Greenpoint, into a 155-key hotel. The building will gain a ninth floor and commercial operations will encompass 84,419 square feet of the building, which includes ground-floor retail and a restaurant. FXFowle Architects is the applicant of record, and the building suffered from a fire in 2006.

Developers Acquire 10 Nevins Street Assemblage, Plan 33-Story, 150-Unit Tower, DoBro

2:00 pm on November 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In July, Adam America Real Estate and Slate Property Group were in contract to acquire the development assemblage at 8-16 Nevins Street, in Downtown Brooklyn, and now the team has closed on the purchase, according to Crain’s. The developers paid $47.75 million for the site, and Vanke, a Chinese developer, is partnering to build a 33-story, 150-unit residential building. The tower will total 180,000 square feet, and retail space is also likely planned. Construction is expected to begin early next year, although multiple low-rise buildings must first be demolished.

Chinese Developer In Contract For 615 10th Avenue, Hell’s Kitchen

12:30 pm on November 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Beijing-based Xinyuan Real Estate, doing business in the United States as XIN Development, is in contract to purchase the development site at 615 10th Avenue, between West 44th and 45th Streets in Hell’s Kitchen. A gas station currently occupies the site, but the property has over 100,000 square feet of development potential. A condominium project is planned, and the site is expected to sell for nearly $60 million.

Rabsky Group To Acquire Large Development Site At 625 Fulton Street, DoBro

11:00 am on November 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Over a year ago, Forest City Ratner placed their Downtown Brooklyn development site, at 625 Fulton Street, on the market, and now Rabsky Group has agreed to purchase the property for $158 million, according to Commercial Observer. The site contains 600,000 square feet of development rights, and a residential tower is most likely, although plans for the site remain undisclosed. Until last year, the site was home to a seven-story, 359,000 square-foot office building.

Four-Story, Four-Unit Residential Project Planned At 57 Himrod Street, Bushwick

10:00 am on November 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Jacob Scherman, doing business as an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, four-unit residential building at 57 Himrod Street.

17-Story, 230-Unit Residential Building Tops Out At 7 West 21st Street, Flatiron District

6:30 am on November 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this year, Friedland Properties acquired financing for their 17-story, 230-unit residential building planned at 7 West 21st Street, in the Flatiron District. Now, the project has topped out, as seen in the above photos, courtesy of Tectonic. The block-thru development has street exposure on West 22nd and 21st Streets, and 8,210 square feet of retail space is planned on the ground floor. Fifty-eight of the residential units will rent at below-market rates. Morris Adjmi Architects designed the building, and completion is expected in 2016.

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