Articles by Reid Wilson

Five-Story Building At 55 Gansevoort Street To Be Converted Into 14-Key Hotel, Meatpacking District

10:00 am on August 4, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Restoration Hardware is planning to convert the five-story, 25,000 square-foot building at 55 Gansevoort Street, in the Meatpacking District, into a 14-key boutique hotel. According to Crain’s, the ground floor of the building will feature a restaurant. Delshah Capital owns the five-story building, but Restoration Hardware — whose flagship store is located around the corner of 9th Avenue — has leased the entire property.

New Renderings & Teaser Site For Six-Story Condo Project At 52 Wooster Street, SoHo

7:30 am on August 4, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Back in 2013, YIMBY brought you news of the six-story, five-unit condominium building planned at 52 Wooster Street, in SoHo, and then in mid-2014, we posted an update noting steel-frame construction was underway. Now, a tipster has sent along a better rendering of the project, as well as the link to its teaser site.

Reveal For Six-Story, 10-Unit Mixed-Use Building At 369 Berry Street, Williamsburg

6:30 am on August 4, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Applications were first filed in early 2014 for a six-story, 10-unit mixed-use building at the vacant lot of 369 Berry Street, in western Williamsburg, and now Brownstoner has spotted renderings of the project. The building will total 13,490 square feet, which includes 2,383 and 2,627 square feet of commercial and community space, respectively; apartments will average 850 square feet. M&B Monroe Inc. is developing, while Charles Mallea is the architect of record.

Madison Equities In Contract For Development Site At 45 Broad Street, Financial District

6:00 am on August 4, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In January of 2014, YIMBY brought you news that 45 Broad Street, in the Financial District, was placed on the market. Now the property is in contract, and Madison Equities, partnering with AMS Acquisitions, is the buyer. The price — expected to be north of $100 million — has not been disclosed. The site has 265,000 square feet of development rights, and a 62-story Nobu Hotel was planned prior to the 2008 financial crisis.

Two Stories, Four Residential Units Planned At 230 Seaview Avenue, Dongan Hills

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

Staten Island-based developer Robert Germano has filed applications for twin two-story residential buildings — totaling four residential units — at 226-230 Seaview Avenue, in Dongan Hills. The development will net 4,317 square feet of residential space, which means units will average 1,080 square feet. Also Staten Island-based, Anthony Scaglione is the architect of record, and the site’s former single-family home was demolished earlier this summer.

Four-Story Storage Facility Planned At 31-07 20th Avenue, Ditmars Steinway

2:00 pm on August 3, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Operating under an LLC, Madison Development has filed applications for a four-story, 175,000 square-foot storage building at the vacant lot of 31-07 20th Avenue, near the Con Edison generating station in northern Astoria’s Ditmars Steinway. It’s unknown if the building will be used for Con Ed’s operations, but the facility would be very convenient. Long Island-based Frank Relf is the architect of record.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Building Filed At 1814 Bleecker Street, Ridgewood

12:30 pm on August 3, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based developer Mayer Meisels has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 1814 Bleecker Street, in western Ridgewood, five blocks from the M train’s stop at Seneca Avenue. The building will measure 4,995 square feet, which means units will more than likely be rentals, averaging 715 square feet apiece. Brooklyn-based Barry Goldsmith is the applicant of record, and the existing two-story, single-family home must first be demolished.

Two-Story Retail Building Planned At 159 Ludlow Street, Lower East Side

11:00 am on August 3, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Hesky Haim, operating under an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for a two-story, 2,125 square-foot commercial building at 159 Ludlow Street, on the Lower East Side. Both floors, in addition to a cellar level, will be designated for retail, and the building will stand 96 feet tall, boasting incredible ceiling heights. Wayne Norbeck’s DXA Studio is the applicant of record.

14-Unit Residential Development Under Construction At 11 Orient Avenue, East Williamsburg

10:00 am on August 3, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Two four-story residential buildings, totaling 14 residential units, are now under construction at 9-11 Orient Avenue, in northern East Williamsburg, two blocks from the L train’s Graham Avenue stop. According to Brownstoner, the buildings have risen to one story, and Great Neck-based Shalom Rubinoff is developing. The residential units will average just 690 square feet, indicative of rentals. Gerald Caliendo is designing, and completion is expected in Spring 2016.

Demolition Prep Underway At 20 East Houston Street, Site of NYU’s Greenwich Village Expansion

6:30 am on August 3, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this summer, YIMBY brought you news of New York University receiving court approval for their planned 1.9 million square-foot expansion in Greenwich Village, and now plans to demolish the Jerome S. Coles Sports Center, at 20 East Houston Street, are in the works. Per DNAinfo, the facility will close sometime this upcoming fall semester, but architects Davis Brody Bond and Kieran Timberlake will conduct tests on the property immediately. Design plans for the new mixed-use academic building are expected before 2016.

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