Articles by Reid Wilson

Six-Story, Eight-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned At 653 Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg

1:00 pm on October 22, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Hua Yueh Li, operating under an anonymous business, has filed applications for a six-story, eight-unit mixed-use building at 653 Metropolitan Avenue, in central Williamsburg. The building will measure 10,815 square feet, which includes a 2,433 square-foot retail component on the ground floor. Residential units will begin on the second floor and average 1,040 square feet. Robert Lin’s Flushing-based A&T Engineering is the applicant of record, and an existing three-story townhouse must be demolished prior to construction.

Six-Unit Residential Development Planned At 104-84 165th Street, Jamaica

12:00 pm on October 22, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Floral Park-based O&B Properties has filed applications to building a six-unit residential development spanning 104-84 – 104-88 165th Street, in Jamaica, located a number of blocks south of Jamaica Avenue. The developer will expand an existing two-story, single-family home to accommodate two units, and build two additional two-story, two-unit attached residential buildings. The expanded structure will have units averaging 824 square feet, while the new buildings will have family-sized units averaging 1,516 square feet. Queens-based Gerald Caliendo is the architect of record.

Small Two-Story Retail Building Planned At 150-46 14th Avenue, Whitestone

11:00 am on October 22, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Anthony Demarinis, of Long Island-based Home Builders Associates, has filed applications for a two-story, 5,139 square-foot commercial building at 150-46 – 150-48 14th Avenue, in Whitestone’s small commercial core. The project will technically be split between two buildings, but both will contain only retail space. Great Neck-based Frank Petruso is the architect of record, and the lot is currently being used for parking.

134-138 Bowery in October 2014, image via Google Maps

Developer Closes On 138 Bowery Assemblage, Eight-Story Mixed-Use Development, Nolita

10:00 am on October 22, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Early last September, YIMBY reported on filings for an eight-story mixed-use building, with 64 hotel rooms and 21 residential units, at 134-142 Bowery, in Nolita. Now, developer Emmut Properties has purchased the assemblage for $47 million. The new development will measure roughly 47,000 square feet, and the residential units will probably be rentals, averaging just 659 square feet. Demolition permits were filed over the past year to raze the existing two- and three-story buildings.

Permits Approved for 550 West 29th Street, West Chelsea Mixed-Use Project

6:00 am on October 22, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this year, developer and architect Cary Tamarkin filed applications for a 12-story, 32-unit mixed-use building at 550 West 29th Street, in West Chelsea. Now, a tipster has informed YIMBY that the project is making significant strides, and building permits have been granted. Highline Development Group is the property owner, and CORE will eventually be handling sales. According to filings with the DOB, the building will measure 55,368 square feet, and will include a 5,065 square-foot retail component on the ground floor. Above, residences will average 1,572 square feet apiece. Demolition of the site’s former occupant was completed over the summer.

Three-Story, Three-Unit Residential Building Coming To 136-19 Booth Memorial Avenue, Queensborough Hill

4:00 pm on October 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Feng Lin, doing business under an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for a three-story, three-unit residential building at 136-19 Booth Memorial Avenue, in Queensborough Hill. The building will measure 3,948 square feet, which means the full-floor units will be spacious, averaging 1,316 square feet. Xiaohong Zhao’s Queens-based Ameriland Brook is the applicant of record, and applications were recently filed to demolish an existing 1.5-story single-family home on the site.

Four-Story, Six-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned At 105-05 Northern Boulevard, East Elmhurst

3:00 pm on October 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Charles Guo, doing business as an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, six-unit mixed-use building at 105-05 Northern Boulevard, in East Elmhurst, with direct access to the Q66 bus running between Flushing and Long Island City. The building will measure 6,410 square feet, and includes 1,780 square feet for retail space on the ground and cellar levels. Residential units will begin on the second floor and average 772 square feet, although a fourth-floor unit will also feature a fifth-floor penthouse. Robert Lin’s Flushing-based A&T Engineering is the applicant of record.

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Coming To 2823 Snyder Avenue, Flatbush

2:00 pm on October 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Solomon Feder’s Velocity Framers USA has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 2823 Snyder Avenue, in Flatbush, two blocks south of the Church Avenue stop on the 2 and 5 trains. The building will measure 5,667 square feet, and units will average 708 square feet, indicative of rentals. Velocity Framer’s David Silberman is the architect of record, and demolition permits were filed back in 2008 to raze an existing dilapidating two-story home.

Three-Story, Three-Unit Residential Project Planned At 59-14 Lawrence Street, Queensborough Hill

1:00 pm on October 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Sante Frasca, based in Flushing, has filed applications for a three-story, three-unit residential building at 59-14 Lawrence Street, in Queensborough Hill, just south of Flushing’s downtown area. The building will measure 2,993 square feet, which means units will average just under 1,000 square feet. Great Neck-based Frank Petruso is the architect of record, and the lot is currently vacant.

Extell Acquires Large East Bronx Commercial Development Site At 2505 Bruckner Boulevard

12:00 pm on October 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Extell Development has purchased the East Bronx property at 2505 Bruckner Boulevard, in Schuylerville, from Lightstone Group for $41 million. The development site is currently occupied by the former 14-screen Whitestone Mutiplex Cinemas building, which Lightstone shut down in 2013 with plans to build a shopping complex. The one-million square-foot property boasts roughly 829,000 square feet of commercial development rights, according to The Real Deal.

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