Articles by Reid Wilson

CUNY’s Graduate Center Acquires Site At 5-17 47th Avenue For Dormitory Project, Long Island City

6:00 am on August 20, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The City University of New York’s graduate center has purchased the vacant lot at 5-17 47th Avenue, in Long Island City, from O’Conner Capital Partners for $22.5 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. CUNY plans to build a dormitory for graduate students and faculty. The property could accommodate a building of six stories and 200 residential units, and is located a few blocks from subway stations for the 7 and G trains.

Eight-Story, 82-Unit Residential Building Planned At 1825 Ocean Avenue, Midwood

5:00 pm on August 19, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Borough Park-based Ranco Capital has filed applications for an eight-story, 82-unit residential building at 1825 Ocean Avenue, in Midwood, five blocks from the Q train’s Avenue M stop. The building will measure 63,291 square feet in total, and units will average a rental-sized 772 square feet each. Mapleton-based N.A. Design Studio is the applicant of record, and a gas station must first be removed.

Eight-Story, 26-Unit Residential Building Filed At 1251 East 19th Street, Midwood

3:00 pm on August 19, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Midwood-based BWH Construction has filed applications for an eight-story, 26-unit residential building at 1251 East 19th Street, in Midwood, three blocks from the Q train’s Avenue M stop. The building will measure 31,895 square feet, which means units will average 1,227 square feet apiece, possibly making for condominiums. Felix Pustylnik is the applicant of record. The 2.5-story home at 1251 East 19th Street was demolished over the past month, but demolition has not yet begun at the three-story residential building spanning Nos. 1943-1947.

Four-Story, 10-Unit Residential Building Coming To 1266 Pacific Street, Crown Heights

2:00 pm on August 19, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Bed-Stuy-based CS Real Estate has filed applications for a four-story, 10-unit residential building at 1266 Pacific Street, in western Crown Heights, a block from the Nostrand Avenue LIRR station and three blocks from the A and C subways. The building will stand 70 feet tall, and thanks to mezzanine levels on each floor beginning with the second, units will get a little more residential space. Units will measure an average 850 square feet apiece, and Rego Park-based Diego Aguilera is the architect of record.

Nine-Story, 569-Unit Residential Building Filed At 30-77 Vernon Boulevard, Astoria

12:30 pm on August 19, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Late last year, Criterion Group acquired the low-rise warehouse properties at 11-12 30th Drive and 30-77 Vernon Boulevard, on the East River, in Astoria, and now the developer has filed applications to expand the building into a nine-story, 381,380 square-foot structure.

Five-Story, 13-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned at 3190 Riverdale Avenue, Kingsbridge

11:00 am on August 19, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Mohammad Badaly, head of Mount Vernon-based Badaly Architects, has filed applications for a five-story, 13-unit mixed-use building at 3190 Riverdale Avenue, in Kingsbridge, five blocks from the 1 train’s stop at 231st Street. The building will measure 19,628 square feet in total, and will feature 4,657 square feet of heath care facilities on two below-grade levels. Residential units above will measure 1,150 square feet apiece, and the existing two-story house passed pre-demolition inspection this past July.

Extell To Expand Assemblage With 350 East 86th Street Purchase, Upper East Side

10:00 am on August 19, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Extell Development is in contract to purchase the single-story grocery store at 350 East 86th Street, on the Upper East Side, for $100 million, Crain’s reports. The developer also owns neighboring sites, and can build a 20-story, 230,000 square-foot condominium building, with 200 units and retail space. The acquisition is expected to close next year, also when Gristedes’ lease expires. Extell’s plans have yet to be disclosed, and assemblage could be expanded with further acquisitions.

44-Story, 270-Unit Mixed-Use Building Proposed At 141 Willoughby Street, Downtown Brooklyn

6:30 am on August 19, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Savanna has filed applications for a variance to build a 44-story, 310,000 square-foot mixed-use building at 141 Willoughby Street, in Downtown Brooklyn. In exchange for the rezoning, 30 percent of the building’s 270 residential units would be set aside as affordable. At the base, 28,000 square feet of retail space would span the ground and second floors, in addition to 34,000 square feet of office space on the third and fourth floors, according to The Real Deal. An existing three-story building must first be demolished.

Demolition Underway At 143 Fulton Street, Site Of 26-Story, 288-Key Hotel, Financial District

6:00 am on August 19, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Last month, YIMBY brought you news of Tribeca Associates’ planned 26-story, 228-key hotel at 143 Fulton Street/26 Ann Street, in the Financial District, and now crews are prepping the existing three-story building for demolition, courtesy of a YIMBY reader. Retail space will be located on the first three floors in the 88,447 square-foot building, and SLCE Architects is the architect of record. The new building’s design has not yet been revealed.

Six-Story, 10-Unit Residential Building Planned At 27-04 Astoria Boulevard, Astoria

4:00 pm on August 18, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Rajive Maret has filed applications for a six-story, 10-unit residential building at 27-04 Astoria Boulevard, in Astoria, four blocks from the N and Q trains’ stop at Astoria Boulevard. The building will measure 7,172 square feet in total, and units will average 717 square feet each, indicative of rentals. New Jersey-based T.F. Cusanelli & Filletti Architects is the applicant of record, and the existing three-story, multi-family building must first be demolished.

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