Articles by Reid Wilson

Four-Story, Two-Unit Townhouse Filed At 1549 St. Lawrence Avenue, East Bronx

10:30 am on October 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Sean Coyne has filed applications for a four-story, two-unit residential building at 1549 St. Lawrence Avenue, just south of Van Nest, located four blocks from the East 180th Street stop on the 2 and 5 trains. The building will measure just 2,673 square feet, and a single unit will be located on the ground floor, while the second will span the second and third floors; the fourth floor will house an enclosed terrace. Nikola Martinovic’s Hell’s Kitchen-based INM Architects is designing, and the lot is currently vacant.

Four-Story, Six-Unit Residential Building Planned At 407 Ocean View Avenue, Brighton Beach

10:00 am on October 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Leonid Berlinkov, doing business as an LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, six-unit residential building at 407 Ocean View Avenue, in Brighton Beach, two blocks away from the Brighton Beach stop on the B and Q lines. The building will total 4,246 square feet, which means units will average a rental-sized 708 square feet apiece, although the residence on the fourth floor will also include a fifth-floor penthouse. Coney Island-based Zarina Ross’s Arcon Studio is the applicant of record, and permits were filed to demolish the existing single-story house in April.

Five-Story, Nine-Unit Residential Building Planned At 29-28 Newtown Avenue, Astoria

6:30 am on October 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

John Kivotidis, head of Kivo Realty, has filed applications for a five-story, nine-unit residential building at 29-28 Newtown Avenue, in central Astoria, two blocks from the N and Q trains’ stop at 30th Avenue. The building will total 6,388 square feet, which means units will average a rental-sized 710 square feet apiece. Sugnam Chang’s Bensonhurst-based Basic Groups Corp. is the applicant of record, and an existing single-story building must first be demolished.

Construction Starts on Eight-Acre, 140-Slip Marina In Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Heights

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

Construction has started on an eight-acre, 140-slip marina between Piers 4 and 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, in Brooklyn Heights, according to The Wall Street Journal. Edgewater Resources LLC and SUTL Group are building the marina, and instead of drilling into the seabed, concrete blocks and Seaflex cord are being used to anchor the dock. The boating dock is being dubbed One° 15 Brooklyn Marina, and 145 people have already signed memberships with the developers. Opening is expected next spring.

Three-Story, 25,900 Square-Foot School Planned At 1221 Forest Hill Road, New Springville

4:30 pm on September 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based United Land Construction has filed applications for a three-story, 25,887 square-foot school at 1221 Forest Hill Road, in New Springville, on Staten Island. The building will include classrooms, offices, a cafeteria, gymnasium, auditorium, library and pool, according to the schedule A. It’s going to be built on an 85-foot-wide lot on the periphery of the neighborhood, which currently borders woods, and a small home must first be demolished. Stanley Krebushevski’s SMK Architect is the applicant of record.

Two Three-Story, Two-Unit Residential Buildings Filed At 90 Craig Avenue, Tottenville

3:30 pm on September 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Carmine Cautella, head of Staten Island-based FJN Development Corp., has filed applications for two two-family residential buildings at 88-90 Craig Avenue, in Tottenville, four blocks from the Nassau station on the Staten Island Railroad. Located on the Island’s southernmost tip, the buildings will measure 2,474 square feet apiece, which means full-floor units will average 1,237 square feet each; the units will be restricted to the second and third floors in both buildings. Stanley Krebushevski’s SMK Architect is the applicant of record, and demolition recently began on an existing two-story house.

Three-Story, Two-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed At 291 North 8th Street, Williamsburg

2:30 pm on September 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

On a 1,040 square-foot vacant lot in northern Williamsburg, GB Properties plans to build a three-story, two-unit mixed-use building measuring just 5,202 square feet. The piece of land is at 291 North 8th Street, two blocks north of the G train’s stop at Metropolitan Avenue, and the building will feature 3,131 square feet of retail space on the ground and cellar levels. Above, full-floor units will average 1,040 square feet apiece. Robert Bahary’s Great Neck-based Bahary Architecture is designing.

Warehouses At 341-353 39th Street Placed On Market, Sunset Park

1:30 pm on September 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Hampshire Companies has tasked Cushman & Wakefield to market the 10-story, 130,000 square-foot warehouse building at 341 39th Street, and the adjacent seven-story, 30,000 square-foot warehouse at 353 39th Street, located three blocks from the 36th Street stop on the D, N and R trains. The asking price is nearly $50 million, and the site is being advertised as a potential redevelopment, according to Crain’s. The buildings could be converted into office space as-of-right, or a rezoning could be sought for residential use.

Excavation Imminent At 540 West 26th Street, Nine-Story Commercial Building In West Chelsea

12:00 pm on September 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In August of 2014, YIMBY revealed renderings of Savanna Fund’s planned nine-story, 166,525 square-foot commercial building at 540 West 26th Street, in West Chelsea, and now the developer has secured $115 million in construction financing from Deutsche Bank, according to Commercial Observer. The building is expected to include a variety of tenants, and Avenues: The World School has already committed to leasing 85,421 square feet. Demolition of the old two-story building is complete, and excavation is expected to begin in October, with completion slated for 2017. Morris Adjmi Architects is designing.

Four-Story Mixed-Use Project Planned at 1519 52nd Street, Borough Park

11:00 am on September 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Michael Gross, operating as an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, single-residence mixed-use building at 1519 52nd Street, in southern Borough Park, between 15th and 16th Avenues. The entire building will measure 9,979 square feet, and includes a 1,955 square-foot religious facility in the basement level. The upper three levels will encompass an 8,024 square-foot home. Kenneth Thomas is the applicant of record, and a 2.5-story structure must first be demolished.

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