Articles by Reid Wilson

Developers Propose 1,400-Foot-Tall Mixed-Use Tower At 666 Fifth Avenue Office Building, Midtown

6:00 am on September 11, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Vornado Realty Corp. and Kushner Companies are proposing to redevelop the 41-story, 1.5-million square-foot commercial building at 666 Fifth Avenue, in Midtown between East 52nd and 53rd Streets, into a 1,400-foot-tall mixed-use tower. According to the New York Post, the building would include a significant retail podium, which will be topped by a slender tower featuring a hotel and residences. Zaha Hadid has been tasked to design, and Kushner owns a majority of the property, although Vornado currently owns the building’s retail condominium along Fifth Avenue, and Zara owns a separate retail portion.

Six Semi-Detached, Three-Story Homes Coming To 3341 Richmond Avenue, Arden Heights

4:00 pm on September 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based RCI Plumbing Corp. has filed applications for six semi-detached, three-story homes at 3333-3347 Richmond Avenue, in the Arden Heights neighborhood in Staten Island. The development will net a total 14,687 square feet, with four homes measuring roughly 3,000 square feet and two at 1,400 square feet. Staten Island-based Lo Bue & Valenziano is the architect of record, and the plot of land is currently vacant.

Three-Story, 11-Unit Residential Building Coming To 564 19th Street, Windsor Terrace

3:00 pm on September 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based Adventure Masonry Corporation has filed applications for a three-story, 11-unit residential building at 564 19th Street, in Windsor Terrace, six blocks from 15th Street – Prospect Park stop on the G and F trains. The building will span 8,288 square feet and rise on a 60-foot-wide vacant lot. Units will average 753 square feet apiece. Henry Radusky’s Bricolage Designs is the architect of record.

Four-Story, Three-Unit Mixed-Use Project Coming To 28 Huntington Street, Red Hook

2:00 pm on September 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Jimmy Mizrahi, operating under an LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, three-unit mixed-use building at 28 Huntington Street, in Red Hook, located five blocks west of the Smith – 9th Streets stop on the F and G trains. The building will measure 5,934 square feet, and 2,253 square feet of community facility space will span the ground floor and a portion of the cellar. In the second through forth floors, full-floor units will average 1,227 square feet apiece. Mohammad Baalbaki’s Staten Island-based Baalbaki & Assocoates Engineering is the applicant of record.

13-Story, 47-Unit Residential Project At 70 Vestry Street Lands Financing, Tribeca

12:30 pm on September 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Over the summer, YIMBY revealed renderings for Related Companies’ planned 13-story, 47-unit residential building at 70 Vestry Street (aka 264 West Street), in Tribeca, and now the developer has landed $200 million in construction loans, provided by Bank of America. The building will measure 154,019 square feet in total, and includes roughly 800 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Robert A.M. Stern is designing, while Ismael Leyva is serving as the architect of record. Demolition permits have already been approved to raze the site’s existing tenement and low-rise buildings.

Four-Story, Two-Unit Mixed-Use Project In The Works At 352 Willis Avenue, Mott Haven

11:00 am on September 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Avi Baranes has filed applications for a four-story, two-unit mixed-use building at 352 Willis Avenue, in Mott Haven, six blocks from the 6 train’s stop at 3rd Avenue – 138th Street. The building will measure just 4,223 square feet, and will include 1,425 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Above, full-floor residential units will average 1,400 square feet, indicative of condos, which would be big news for this part of the Bronx. Long Island-based Shahriar Afshari is the architect of record, and the corner lot comes vacant.

Six-Story, 10-Unit Residential Building Filed At 3311 Newkirk Avenue, East Flatbush

10:00 am on September 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Crown Heights-based Crow Hill Development has filed applications for a six-story, 10-unit residential building at 3311 Newkirk Avenue, in southern East Flatbush, four blocks east of the 2 and 5 trains’ stop at Newkirk Avenue. The building will measure 10,294 square feet in total, which means units will average a relatively spacious 1,030 square feet each. The Dumbo-based architecture firm Formactiv is designing, and an existing two-story house must first be demolished.

World Trade Center’s Greek Orthodox Church Rising In Liberty Park, Financial District

6:30 am on September 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Last year, ground was broken and new renderings were released for the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church planned at the also-under-construction Liberty Park, an elevated lot to the south of the World Trade Center, in the Financial District. The New York Times now reports the drum-shaped structure is rising and will be constructed with “white Pantelic marble, from the same vein in Greece that was quarried to construct the Parthenon.” Santiago Calatrava is designing, and completion of the sanctuary and park is expected in 2017.

Five-Story, 10-Unit Residential Building Planned At 104-22 Astoria Boulevard, East Elmhurst

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

Long Island City-based Crescent Street Construction Corp. has filed applications for a five-story, 10-unit residential building at 104-22 Astoria Boulevard, in East Elmhurst, a few minutes from La Guardia Airport. The building will total 7,550 square feet, and units will probably be rentals, averaging 755 square feet. Long Island-based Anthony Hatziioannou is the applicant of record, and demolition permits were filed for the existing 2.5-story structure this past summer.

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Coming To 1845 Park Place, Ocean Hill

4:00 pm on September 9, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Avraham Benhamo has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 1845 Park Place, in Ocean Hill, nine blocks from the C train’s stop at Ralph Avenue. The building will measure 5,600 square feet in total, and units will average 700 square feet apiece, indicative of rentals. Long Island-based Shahriar Afshari is the applicant of record, and the lot is currently vacant.

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