Articles by Reid Wilson

Single-Story, 11,500 Square-Foot Commercial Project Planned At 1217 East 233rd Street, Edenwald

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

Rego Park-based Borough Realty Holdings has filed applications for a single-story, 11,422 square-foot commercial development at 3917-3919 Baychester Avenue and 1217-1223 East 233rd Street, in the North Bronx neighborhood of Edenwald. The project is being broken up into six small buildings, and though the type of commercial space is not specified in filings, retail or offices are likely. Iljoong Kim’s Flushing-based Choi Design is the applicant of record, and permits were filed last February to remove an existing gas station on the site.

Loan Acquired, Foundation Complete At 520 West 30th Street, 28-Story Mixed-Use Project

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

YIMBY revealed the final design towards the end of last year for the 28-story, 174-unit mixed-use tower planned at 520 West 30th Street, in Midtown West, and now the project is well underway. Related has landed $200 million in loans, according to Commercial Observer, and the building has been under construction since the summer, with foundation work now nearly complete. An 11,500 square-foot retail component will span the ground floor, and Ismael Leyva is the architect of record.

10-Story, 27-Unit Residential Conversion At 11 Beach Street Over 50% Sold, Tribeca

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

Towards the end of last summer, the office-to-residential conversion of a 10-story building at 11 Beach Street, in Tribeca, was well underway. Now, YIMBY can share some additional renderings of the project, which has hit the 50% sold mark. The building’s 27 condominiums range from three to five bedrooms, and Thomas Juul-Hansen is designing the interiors. Amenities include a fitness center, children’s playroom, and a rooftop garden. HFZ Capital Group is developing, BKSK Architects is the design architect, and completion is expected in 2016.

Construction Underway At 2269 First Avenue, Nine-Story, 90-Unit Redevelopment, East Harlem

5:00 pm on October 6, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In May of 2014, YIMBY revealed renderings of the mixed-use redevelopment of the dilapidated five-story former school building at 2269 First Avenue in the East Village, and now construction is underway, per Harlem+Bespoke. The existing 69,093 square foot building will be expanded by 25,000 square feet and four stories, and will contain 90 residential units and 3,995 square feet of ground-floor retail space once complete. Acuity Capital Partners is developing, and Issac & Stern Architects is designing.

Four-Story, Four-Unit Residential Building Coming To 1089 Dekalb Avenue, Bed-Stuy

4:00 pm on October 6, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Ocean Hill-based Yossef Koral has filed applications for a four-story, four-unit residential building at 1089 Dekalb Avenue, in eastern Bedford-Stuyvesant, two blocks from the J train’s Kosciuszko Street stop. After an existing 2.5-story townhouse is demolished, the new building will measure 3,649 square feet, which means the full-floor units will average a relatively generous 912 square feet apiece. Flavio Barros’ Long Island City-based CB Engineering is the applicant of record.

Four-Story, 46-Key Comfort Inn Hotel Underway At 1766 East 49th Street, Flatlands

2:30 pm on October 6, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Queens-based Talwinder Parmar is currently constructing a four-story, 46-key Comfort Inn hotel at 1766 East 49th Street, in southern Flatlands, on a vacant lot between Avenues N and O. The building will total 9,995 square feet, and rooms will average 217 square feet apiece. Jamaica-based Manish Savani is the architect of record. According to the Brooklyn Daily, local residents are concerned the hotel is being built to house homeless people through a city program. Applications were filed for the project late last year.

Three-Story, Two-Unit Townhouse Project Filed At 88 Bleecker Street, Bushwick

1:00 pm on October 6, 2015 By Reid Wilson

R&D Equity has filed applications for a three-story, two-unit residential building at 88 Bleecker Street, in central Bushwick, three blocks from the Knickerbocker Avenue stop on the M train. The building will measure 2,992 square feet on the 17-foot-wide lot. One unit will take up the ground floor, while a second unit will span the second and third floors, in addition to a fourth-floor penthouse. Jamaica-based Banji Awosika Architect is the applicant of record.

Two Homes, Three Family-Sized Units Coming To 2040-2044 57th Street, Mapleton

11:30 am on October 6, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Shaye Brauner has filed applications for a three-story, two-unit building at 2040 57th Street, and a three-story, single-family residence at 2044 57th Street, in Mapleton. The two-family building will measure 5,033 square feet, with one unit across the first floor and the second unit spanning the second and third floors. The adjacent single-family home will measure 5,002 square feet. Salvatore Vincenti’s Cornerstone Designs is responsible for both buildings. The site’s old single-family home was demolished late last year.

Three Stories, Six Residential Units Planned At 94-49 Alstyne Avenue, Elmhurst

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

In the final days of 2014, YIMBY reported on applications for a four-story, nine-unit mixed-use project at 94-47 – 94-49 Alstyne Avenue, in eastern Elmhurst, but plans have changed now that a new developer is in control, Jian Yun Lui’s Forever Estate, LLC. New filings call for two multi-family residential buildings, each standing three stories and containing three units. The units will spread across 6,248 square feet of residential space, which translates into the average unit measuring 1,041 square feet. Chang Hwa Tan’s Tan Architect is the applicant of record, and permits were filed this past September to demolish the existing two-story house.

Development Site At 75 First Avenue To Be Acquired By Colonnade Group, East Village

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

Back in 2014, YIMBY revealed renderings of Ozymandius Realty and Orange Management’s planned eight-story, 27-unit mixed-use building at 75 First Avenue in the East Village. Now, the long-time owners are selling the site to Colonnade Group. The site allows for an eight-story, 35,000 square foot building with retail, but it’s not known whether the new developer intends to follow the previously filed plans. The previous owners began assembling the site in 2005, when a 14-story building could have been built, before the city downzoned the East Village in 2008, according to The Real Deal. NO Architecture designed the old proposal.

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