Articles by Reid Wilson

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.

Four-Story, Four-Unit Residential Building Filed At 1355 Plimpton Avenue, Highbridge

3:00 pm on September 9, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Great Neck-based Shelter Rock Builders has filed applications for a four-story, four-unit residential building at 1355 Plimpton Avenue, in Highbridge, seven blocks from the 167th Street stop on the 4 train. The building will measure 4,769 square feet in total, which means full-floor units will measure 1,192 square feet; the fourth-floor unit will also feature a fifth-floor penthouse. Queens-based Gerald Caliendo is the architect of record, and the site’s former two-story house was demolished in the 1990s.

Four-Story, 50,000 Square-Foot Health Care Facility Planned At 105-20 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Seaside

2:00 pm on September 9, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Community Healthcare Associates, doing business as Cha Properties, has filed applications for a four-story, 49,228 square-foot community health care facility at 105-20 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, in the Seaside section of the Rockaways, right below the Beach 105th Street stop on the A and S trains. The building will incorporate the entire block, and the existing supermarket will have to be demolished. The Schedule A has offices occupying all four levels, and Englewood, NJ-based Ronald Schmidt is the architect of record.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Building Planned At 231 Franklin Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant

12:30 pm on September 9, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Empire State Management has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 231 Franklin Avenue, in western Bedford-Stuyvesant, three blocks from the Classon Avenue stop on the G train. The building will measure 5,005 square feet in total, and units will average 715 square feet apiece. Rego Park-based Diego Aguilera is the architect of record, and the existing two-story townhouse was filed for demolition in July.

Nine-Story, 22-Unit Condo Project Rising At 89-14 105th Street, Jamaica

11:00 am on September 9, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Kingston Property’s planned nine-story, 22-unit residential building is now two stories above street level at 89-14 150th Street, in downtown Jamaica, a few blocks north the stations for the E, J and Z trains (on Archer Avenue). The building will measure 22,691 square feet, and the units will be condos, averaging 1,031 square feet apiece; there will only be two- and three-bedroom configurations. A small health care facility will operate in the basement level, and completion is expected in 2017. Maspeth-based Angelo Ng + Anthony Ng Architects Studio is designing.

Eight-Story, 17-Unit Residential Conversion Approved At 350 Henry Street, Cobble Hill

10:00 am on September 9, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Back in June, YIMBY reported on filings to convert the eight-story Polhemus Building at 350 Henry Street, in Cobble Hill, into 17 residential units. Since the building is landmarked, approval from the LPC is required, and according to Brooklyn Daily Eagle, plans have received the green light. The units will likely be condos, averaging a spacious 2,520 square feet apiece in the 43,187 square-foot structure. Fortis Property Group is developing, and BKSK Architects is designing.

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