Articles by Reid Wilson

265 State Street

20-Story Mixed-Use Building Nears Topping Out At 265 State Street, Boerum Hill

Back in July, YIMBY brought you a construction update on the 20-story project under construction at 265 State Street, in Boerum Hill. Since then, The Boerum has risen from four to 17 stories, as seen in the latest photos by Tectonic. Cladding installation has also begun on the lower levels. The building will have ground-floor retail space, a hotel on floors one through six, and 128 condominiums up top. Flank is designing and co-developing with the Carlyle Group, and completion is expected in 2016.

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139 Ludlow Street

Four-Story, 16,500 Square-Foot Commercial Project Tops Out At 139 Ludlow Street, Lower East Side

Princeton Holdings’ vertical expansion of a former three-story building at 139 Ludlow Street, on the Lower East Side, has topped-out, according to Bowery Boogie. The building has gained a fourth floor and now measures 16,500 square feet, and new masonry is also currently being installed. The building will be entirely commercial, and features a rooftop terrace. Lee Levine, based in Hoboken, New Jersey, is the architect of record, and completion can probably be expected early next year.

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178 Stafford Avenue

Three Stories, Six Residential Units Coming To 178 Stafford Avenue, Woodrow, Staten Island

Property owner Gordon Rugg has filed applications for three two-unit residential buildings at 174-182 Stafford Avenue, in Woodrow, located on Staten Island’s southern end. Each building will stand three stories and measure 2,800 square feet, which means units will average a spacious 1,400 square feet each. James Morri’s Staten Island-based JVM Architect is the architect of record, and an old two-story house was demolished earlier this month.

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