Articles by Reid Wilson

Construction Begins On Staten Island’s 630-Foot New York Wheel, St. George

6:30 am on July 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Fencing is up around the site of Staten Island’s planned New York Wheel, in St. George, and it appears construction is now in full motion, per the Staten Island Advance. In 2014, YIMBY brought you renderings of the 630-foot-tall Ferris wheel, which ‘New York Wheel LLC’ is developing and Starneth BV is designing (with Perkins Eastman). Completion is expected in the first half of 2017, alongside the Empire Outlets, also in St. George.

1580 Nostrand Avenue Hits Market, Site Of Hello Living’s Planned 23-Story Ziggurat, Flatbush

6:00 am on July 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Last summer, YIMBY reported on applications for a 23-story, 153-unit mixed-use building at 1580 Nostrand Avenue, in Flatbush, and then we revealed renderings of the project this past March. But developer Hello Living has now placed the site on the market for $28 million, according to the Daily News. The 173,546 square-foot structure has been approved by the DOB, and the site’s former single-story warehouse was demolished earlier this year.

Three Stories, Six Residential Units Planned At 77-06 45th Avenue, Elmhurst

4:00 pm on July 29, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Applications have been filed for three three-story residential buildings spanning the lots 77-06 – 77-10 45th Avenue, in northern Elmhurst, five blocks west of the M/R subway station at Elmhurst Avenue. The residential development will contain six units and measure 4,975 square feet in total for an average units of 830 square feet. Chang Hwa Tan is the architect of record, and two existing residential structures must first be demolished.

Five-Story, Five-Unit Residential Building Coming To 129 Stockholm Street, Bushwick

3:00 pm on July 29, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Urban View Realty has filed applications for a five-story, five-unit residential building at 129 Stockholm Street, in norther Bushwick, two blocks from the M train’s Central Avenue stop. The building will measure 5,000 square feet and will feature a fifth floor penthouse, with units averaging 1,000 square feet. Woody Chen’s Infocus Design & Planning is the applicant of record, and an existing 1.5-story home must first be demolished.

Five-Story, Two-Unit Mixed-Use Project Filed At 728 Prospect Place, Crown Heights

2:00 pm on July 29, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Dafna Development Group has filed applications for a five-story, two-unit mixed-use building at the vacant lot of 728 Prospect Place, in western Crown Heights, equidistant from subways stations serviced by the 2/3/4/5 and A/C trains. The building will total 4,440 square feet in total, with 1,425 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Two duplex units will split the upper four levels, penthouse included. Suresh Manchanda’s L&C Associates is the architect of record.

Planned 20-Story, 229-Key Hotel Gets Glassy At 50 Bowery, Chinatown

12:30 pm on July 29, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Concrete and rebar has risen at the 17th floor of Commune Hotel & Resort’s planned 20-story, 229-key Joie de Vivre hotel at 50 Bowery, in Chinatown. Bowery Boogie has the latest update, and glass installation is well underway; the structure was only 10 stories in height this past June. Peter Poon is designing the building, and completion is expected in the spring of 2016.

16-Story, 16-Unit Condo Project At 10 West 17th Street Lands Financing, Flatiron District

11:00 am on July 29, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In October 2014, YIMBY reported on permits filed for a 16-story, 16-unit condominium building at 10 West 17th Street, in the Flatiron District, and then the LPC approved the plans the following December. Now Bhatia Development and Sherwood Equities have landed $48 million in financing from CIT, according to Commercial Observer. An existing three-story building must first be demolished, but construction is expected to begun early in 2016 for a mid-2017 completion. Beyer Blinder Belle is designing.

16-Story Building 77 Receiving Top-Down Renovation With Retail Space, Brooklyn Navy Yard

10:00 am on July 29, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Marvel Architects is designing a 60,000 square-foot food court, with a number of retail storefronts, on the ground floor of Building 77, in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, according to Crain’s. The 16-story, one million-square-foot structure is being completely renovated to accommodate modern manufacturing/office tenants; Shiel Medical Laboratory is already expected to take 240,000 square feet. Opening is scheduled for the second half of 2016.

Development Site Assembled At Fulton Street & Flatbush Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn

6:30 am on July 29, 2015 By Reid Wilson

RedSky Capital recently acquired the three-story commercial building at 585 Fulton Street, in Downtown Brooklyn, for $13 million, and now owns the entire triangular block spanning 565-591 Fulton Street and 398 Flatbush Avenue Extension (excepting the four-story building at 571 Fulton Street). The assemblage currently has 280,000 square feet of development rights, but if No. 571 is acquired, that figure would increase to 330,000 square feet, according to The Real Deal.

Air Rights Assembled For 29-Story, 238-Key Hotel At 560 7th Avenue, Midtown

6:00 am on July 29, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Soho Properties, MHP Real Estate Services and Hampshire Hotels Group have closed on the purchase of 19,772 square feet of air rights for their planned 29-story, 384-foot mixed-use commercial building at 560 7th Avenue, in Midtown (at 40th Street), according to Commercial Observer. A 238-key Dream Hotel is planned, which will also feature retail space on the ground & second floor, and restaurants on the third floor and cellar level. Stonehill & Taylor Architects is designing, and demolition of the existing six-story building is expected to commence by the end of this year.

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