Articles by Reid Wilson

First Journal Squared Tower Now 19 Stories Tall, Jersey City

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

In October 2014, YIMBY reported on the ground breaking of a 54-story, 538-unit residential tower in the heart of Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood. The building, the first within the larger Journal Squared project, now stands 19 stories tall, and is slated for completion in mid-2016, per The Jersey Journal. The other two towers will stand 60 and 70 stories, containing 600 and 700 additional residential units respectively. Kushner Real Estate Group is developing, while HWKN and Handel Architects are designing.

Infrastructure Work Behind Schedule On Final Phase Of Gateway Estates Development, East New York

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

Gateway Estates, a multi-phased development consisting of affordable residential units and commercial space in southern East New York, is now preparing for its final phase of construction. The city is behind schedule in building the proper infrastructure, and work won’t be finished until late 2017, per the New York Daily News, but 1,295 apartments and 225 homes are planned on the vacant land. Financing is expected to close by the end of this year. Nehemiah, the Department of Design and Construction, Metro Industrial Areas Foundation and Monadnock Construction are developing.

Five-Story, 81-Unit Residential Building Rises At 10 Lexington Avenue, Clinton Hill

4:00 pm on August 31, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In the summer of 2014, YIMBY reported on filings for a five-story, 81-unit residential building at 10 Lexington Avenue and 2 Downing Street, in the southern half of Clinton Hill, and now the building is under construction, currently two stories above street level. According to Brownstoner, the building will measure 55,341 square feet in total, and units will average a rental-sized 683 square feet. Joseph Brunner, of Fulton Street Holdings, is developing, and Zambrano Architectural Design is the architect. Completion is expected in the end of 2016.

Six-Story, 163-Unit Residential Building Rises At 715 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City’s Hamilton Park

3:00 pm on August 31, 2015 By Reid Wilson

A six-story, 163-unit residential building is currently four stories up at 715 Jersey Avenue, in Jersey City’s Hamilton Park neighborhood, on 10th Street. According to The Jersey Journal, the building sits on a 12-foot embankment, where a railway once operated; Conrail abandoned the rail line back in 1995. Completion is expected next summer, and LeFrak is developing the project, dubbed Embankment House. The same developer is also planning an identical residential building a block to the west, between Coles and Mammoth Streets.

Four Stories, Eight Residential Units Coming To 220 Withers Street, Williamsburg

2:00 pm on August 31, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Sheepshead Bay-based BK Developers Inc. has filed applications for two four-story, four-unit residential buildings at 220-222 Withers Street, in northern Williamsburg, four blocks north of the L train’s stop at Graham Avenue. Eight residential units will spread across 10,102 square feet, for an average unit measuring 1,263 square feet. Igor Zaslavskiy’s Sheepshead Bay-based Zproekt Architecture is designing, and permits were filed earlier this month to demolish existing single- and two-story homes.

Medical Center Takes Three Stories In 14-Story Essex Crossing Tower At 175 Delancey Street, LES

12:30 pm on August 31, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Back in January, YIMBY revealed renderings of Essex Crossing‘s 14-story mixed-use building planned at 175 Delancey Street, on the Lower East Side, where 100 units of senior housing will rise above a four-story podium. Now, NYU’s Lagone Medical Center has disclosed that a 40,000 square-foot medical facility will span three floors in the base, The Lo-Down reports.

Six-Story, 10-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned At 2116 Mermaid Avenue, Coney Island

11:00 am on August 31, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Orek Igor, operating under a Coney Island-based LLC, has filed applications for a six-story, 10-unit mixed-use building at 2116 Mermaid Avenue, on Coney Island, seven blocks from the Stillwell Avenue stop on the D, F, N and Q trains. The building will measure 13,004 square feet, and includes 3,063 square feet for a community facility on the ground and basement levels. Residential units above will average 995 square feet each, although the two top floor units will also share a seventh floor penthouse. Zarina Ross’s Brighton Beach-based Arcon Studio is the applicant of record.

Foundation Work Underway For 36-Story, 372-Unit Residential Building At 225 East 39th Street, Midtown East

10:00 am on August 31, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Permits were filed early last year for a 36-story, 372-unit residential building at 225 East 39th Street/222 East 40th Street, in Midtown East, and YIMBY later revealed renderings of the project that summer. Since then, a six-story garage was demolished, and now foundation work is underway, per Curbed. The rental units — 20 percent of which will be let at below market rates — will spread across 343,187 square feet of space, with units averaging 922 square feet apiece. Fisher Brothers is developing, and Handel Architects is designing, with completion expected in 2017.

Flushing Commons Gets New Rendering, First Phase On Track For 2017 Delivery

6:30 am on August 31, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Early in 2014, YIMBY revealed renderings of Flushing Commons, a 1.8-million square-foot mixed-use development coming to downtown Flushing, located on the former municipal parking lot between 37th and 39th Avenues, and Union and 138th Streets. Last summer, the developers broke ground on phase 1, which includes 148 condominiums and 220,000 square feet of commercial space, and now The New York Times has an updated rendering, showing buildings with slightly more glass than before.

Work Begins On 27-Story, 120-Unit Mixed-Use Building At 27-21 44th Drive, Long Island City

6:00 am on August 31, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Nearly a year ago, YIMBY reported on the initial filings for a 27-story, 120-unit mixed-use building at 27-21 44th Drive, in Long Island City, and then over the summer, schematic drawings were posted to the on-site fencing. Now, excavation and foundation work has begun, per The Court Square Blog. The latest filings call for a 112,376 square-foot tower, featuring 5,850 square feet of ground-floor retail, and units averaging 883 square feet on the floors above. Silvercup Properties is developing, while GF55 Partners is designing, and completion is expected in late 2017.

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