Articles by Reid Wilson

Renovations Planned for 43-Story Office Building At 1407 Broadway, Midtown

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

Shorenstein Properties is renovating the 43-story, 1.1-million square-foot office building at 1407 Broadway, between West 38th and 39th Street, according to Real Estate Weekly. The updates will include a new lobby, entrance and retail space, as well as façade improvements on the rest of the building. Roughly 33,000 square feet of retail space will span the ground floor, and Fogarty Finger is leading the design process. Shorenstein acquired the building for $330 million this past spring.

Six-Story, 71-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned At 165 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle

12:30 pm on October 2, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Anup Misra, head of East & Hudson New Rochelle, LLC, is planning to develop a six-story, 71-unit mixed-use building at 165 Huguenot Street, in downtown New Rochelle, a few blocks from the town’s Metro North station. The building will measure 64,000 square feet, and will include 3,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Units will be rentals, and will range from 500 to 975 square feet. A two-story warehouse must first be demolished, but construction is expected to begin next spring, with completion in 2017. Manhattan-based Magnusson Architecture & Planning is designing.

Four Two-Family Buildings Coming To 147-30 Springfield Lane, Springfield Gardens

11:00 am on October 2, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Arkady Zirkiev, doing business under an LLC, has filed applications for four two-family residential buildings at 147-30 – 147-38 Springfield Lane, in Springfield Gardens, immediately northeast of JFK Airport. Each building will be two stories and measure 2,520 square feet, which means the full-floor units will average a spacious 1,260 square feet each. Robert Nasimov’s Rego Park-based R&O Engineering is the applicant of record, and the land is currently vacant.

Renovations Wrap Up At 677 Fifth Avenue, Microsoft’s New Five-Story Flagship Store

10:00 am on October 2, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Microsoft is planning to open their first Manhattan flagship store in the five-story building at 677 Fifth Avenue, between East 53rd and 54th Street, according to The Wall Street Journal. The structure has undergone an extensive renovation, acquiring a new façade and updated interior spaces. The store will span 22,269 square feet over five floors, and opening is expected on October 26th at noon.

St. Luke’s School To Pursue Vertical Expansion At 487 Hudson Street, West Village

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

The St. Luke’s School is planning to expand their 40,000 square-foot facility at 487 Hudson Street, in the West Village, by 20,000 square feet, according to Commercial Observer. The addition will include a glassbox theater, an expanded gym, and additional classrooms, but will have to be built atop a new foundation over the existing three story building. The school recently extended their lease for another 49 years at the property.

10-Story, 36-Unit Mixed-Use Expansion Filed At 525-545 Broadway, Williamsburg

6:00 am on October 2, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Back in August, Blesso Properties purchased the Lincoln Savings Bank building at 525-545 Broadway, in southern Williamsburg, and now the developer has filed applications to expand the 60,300 square-foot building by six stories and 38,000 square feet. The expanded building will have 53,403 square feet of commercial space, which will comprise both office and retail, in addition to a 6,212 square-foot day care on the ground floor. The project also includes 36 residential units, beginning on the fifth floor and averaging 1,075 square feet apiece. Garrison Architects is the architect of record.

Two Stories, Four Residential Units Planned At 71 Dahlgren Place, Bay Ridge

3:00 pm on October 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Jian Hui Chen, doing business as an LLC, has filed applications for two two-family residential buildings at 71-73 Dahlgren Place, in southern Bay Ridge, adjacent to the Gowanus Expressway. Each building will measure 2,800 square feet, which means the full-floor units will average a spacious 1,400 square feet apiece. Theeshiun Ken’s Borough Park-based Basic Group Consulting is the applicant of record, and the site’s two-story townhouse predecessors were demolished in 2014.

Three Stories, Four Residential Units Coming To 925 East 222nd Street, Williamsbridge

2:00 pm on October 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Hollis, Queens-based US Premier Builders has filed applications for two two-family residential buildings at 923-935 East 222nd Street, in northern Williamsbridge, located five blocks from the 219th Street stop on the 2 and 5 trains. Each building will measure 2,400 square feet and stand three stories. In each building, one unit will be located on the ground floor while the second spans the upper two levels, and the units will average over 1,000 square feet apiece. Reza Khamcy’s Great Neck-based Icon Engineering is the applicant of record.

Seven Two-Family Residential Buildings Filed At 10-36 Wandel Avenue, Fox Hills, Staten Island

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

Property owner David Berman, head of Klacken Corp., has filed applications for seven two-family residential buildings spanning 10-36 Wandel Avenue, in Fox Hills, located in northeastern Staten Island. The entire development will measure 17,448 square feet in residential space, and units will average 1,246 square feet, although buildings and units will vary in size. Each building will stand three stories and require significant excavation work, and permits for retaining walls have already been filed. Staten Island-based Ryan & Vaccaro Architects is the architect of record, and additional houses may possibly lack filings.

Seven-Story, 50-Unit Mixed-Use Project Filed At 97-45 63rd Drive, Rego Park

11:30 am on October 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Developer Kenny Liu has filed applications for a seven-story, 50-unit mixed-use building at 97-41 – 97-49 63rd Drive, in Rego Park, two blocks from the 63rd Drive/Rego Park stop on the M and R trains. The building will measure 53,209 square feet, which includes 11,929 square feet of health care facilities on the ground and second floor. The residential units will be condominiums and average 825 square feet apiece; two units will feature a eighth-floor penthouse. Angelo Ng + Anthony Ng Architects Studio is the architect of record, and permits were filed this past August to demolish five residential buildings.

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