Articles by Reid Wilson

15 Lafayette Avenue

12-Story, 109-Unit Mixed-Use Building Breaks Ground At 15 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene

Nearly a year ago, YIMBY reported on applications for a 12-story, 109-unit mixed-use building at 15 Lafayette Avenue, in Fort Greene/Downtown Brooklyn, and now a ground-breaking ceremony has been held to kick off construction at the site. According to Brownstoner, 40% of the apartments will be let at below-market rates, and 21,400 square feet of cultural community space will be located in the base, with The Center for Fiction and Mark Morris Dance Group both taking space.

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200 Greene Street

Views Revealed From Top Of 69-Story Urban Ready Living Harborside Tower, Jersey City

Last week, YIMBY reported on the topping-out of the 69-story, 763-unit mixed-use tower under construction at 200 Greene Street, in Jersey City’s waterfront district, and now we can share photos of the view from the top of the 713-foot-tall tower. Dubbed URL Harborside, two more towers are planned, which will bring the site’s total number of apartments to 2,358. The first building will open for leasing at the end of 2016, according to developers Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Ironstate Development Company.

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3034 Barnes Avenue

Four Stories, 18 Residential Units Coming To 3034 Barnes Avenue, Williamsbridge

Dominick Mirable, doing business as Tre Amici Realty LLC, has filed applications for two four-story, multi-family residential buildings at 3034-3036 Barnes Avenue, in southern Williamsbridge, four blocks from the Barnes Avenue stop on the 2 and 5 trains. The development will contain 18 units spread across 12,914 square feet of space, which translates into an average apartment of 717 square feet. Mohammad Badaly’s Mount Vernon-based Badaly Architects is the applicant of record.

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36-37 31st Street

Seven-Story, 22-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed At 36-37 31st Street, Long Island City

On the heels of filings for a 20-unit mixed-use building at 36-31 31st Street in Long Island City, another project is now set to rise next door. Yesterday, Thomas Zoitas filed applications for a seven-story, 22-unit mixed-use project at 36-37 31st Street. The building will measure a total 21,412 square feet, which includes 6,035 square feet of commercial space on the ground and second stories. Apartments will average nearly 700 square feet each, and the N and Q trains’ stop at 36th Avenue is at the intersection to the north. Anthony Morali’s Midtown-based Morali Architects is the architect of record, and an existing three-story building must first be demolished.

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41-10 69th Street

Four Stories, Six Residential Units Planned At 41-10 69th Street, Woodside

Jiang Xiang Gao, operating under an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for two four-story, multi-family residential buildings at 41-10 – 41-12 69th Street, in southern Woodside, two blocks south of the 7 train’s stop at 69th Street. The development will total six residential units — three in each building — spread across 6,640 square feet, which means apartments will average 1,107 square feet apiece. Robert Lin’s Flushing-based A&T Engineering is the applicant of record, and demolition permits for the existing two-story house were filed in August.

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