Articles by Reid Wilson

653 Metropolitan Avenue

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.

104-84 165th Street

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.

150-46 14th Avenue

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.

550 West 29th Street

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.

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