Articles by Reid Wilson

Eight-Story, 77-Unit Supportive Housing Project At 110 Port Richmond Avenue Revealed, Port Richmond

6:30 am on July 16, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this month, YIMBY brought you news of Saint Joseph’s Medical Center’s plans to develop a supportive housing building at 108-110 Port Richmond Avenue, on Staten Island’s North Shore. A rendering has now surfaced of the project, per DNAinfo, and the structure will hold 50 supportive housing units for the mentally ill, and an additional 27 affordable units. Edelman Sultan Knox Wood Architects is designing, and an existing building must first be demolished.

Demolition Begins At 520 West 41st Street, Site Of 106-Story Mixed-Use Tower, Midtown West

6:00 am on July 16, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this year, Silverstein Properties paid roughy $100 million for a car dealership at 520 West 41st Street, aka 514 Eleventh Avenue, in Midtown West. Last summer, YIMBY revealed plans for an 106-story, 1,400-unit mixed-use tower at the site (currently traversing ULURP). Although the proposed 1.685 million square-foot building has yet to be approved, Curbed reports demolition of the existing low-rise commercial building has begun.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Building Coming To 499 Van Buren Street, Bed-Stuy

4:00 pm on July 15, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Hen Hawk NY LLC has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 499 Van Buren Street, in northern Bedford-Stuyvesant, two blocks south of the J train’s Kosciuszko St. stop on Broadway. The building will measure 4,985 square feet in total, which means units will average a rental-sized 712 square feet. Suresh Manchanda’s L&C Associates is the architect of record, and permits were filed in May to demolish an existing two-story, single-family home.

Eight-Story, 27-Unit Rental Building Planned At 1969 Hughes Avenue, Tremont

3:00 pm on July 15, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Meer Ahmed, operating under an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for an eight-story, 27-unit residential building at the vacant lot of 1969 Hughes Avenue, in Tremont, seven blocks from MNRR’s Tremont station on the Harlem line. The building will measure 18,445 square feet in total, and units will be rentals, averaging just 685 square feet. Mohammad Badaly’s Badaly Architects is the applicant of record.

Two-Story Commercial Building Coming To 58-38 69th Street, Maspeth

2:00 pm on July 15, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Michael Cotoia, head of Alpine Ready Mix (a Queens-based concrete supplier), has filed applications for a two-story mixed-use commercial building at 58-38 69th Street, in eastern Maspeth. The building will measure 11,000 square feet; retail space will span 5,500 square feet on the ground floor while a health care facility will take the second level. Fushing-based Frank Quatela is the architect of record, and an existing single-story structure must first be demolished.

14-Story Building At 315 West 35th Street Slated For Condo Conversion, Garment District

12:30 pm on July 15, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Isaac Chetrit and Jacob Aini have won a bid to acquire the 14-story, 63,000 square-foot commercial property at 315 West 35th Street, in the Garment District, for $43 million. The new owners plan to convert the vacant building into residential condominiums. The building was placed up for auction after the previous owner, developer Aaron Chitrik, defaulted on the property’s mortgage, according to The Real Deal.

Old Bronx Borough Courthouse At 513 East 161st Street Getting Renovation, Morrisania

11:00 am on July 15, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn developer Henry Weinstein is planning to renovate and refurbish the landmarked, century-old former Bronx Borough Courthouse building at 513 East 161st Street, in Morrisania. The building is expected to reopen in 2017 with 115,000 square feet of leasable space over nine floors, according to The New York Times. No Longer Empty, an art group, is currently utilizing the building and plans to take space after the renovations.

Seven-Story Mosque Planned At 1051 Sherman Avenue, Concourse

10:00 am on July 15, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Amara Kenneh, imam of Masjid Nur Al-Islam, has filed applications to build a seven-story, seven-dwelling-unit mosque at the vacant lot of 1051 Sherman Avenue, in the Concourse, three blocks in from the Grand Concourse and six blocks from the 167th Street stop on the B/D trains. The structure will measure 24,506 square feet in total, and Nazhat Aboobaker’s Invision Engineers is the applicant of record.

Cladding Appears At 626 First Avenue, Twin-Towered Development Rising in Murray Hill

6:30 am on July 15, 2015 By Reid Wilson

JDS Development’s 41- and 48-story residential towers planned at 626 First Avenue, on the East River in Murray Hill, are now rising quickly, per Curbed. Construction began nearly a year ago, and completion of the 800-rental-unit development is expected in 2017. SHoP Architects is designing, and façade installation has also begun closer to street level. A 38,000 square-foot park is planned to surround the base of the project.

44-Story Residential Tower Nearly Halfway Up At 23-10 Queens Plaza South, Long Island City

6:00 am on July 15, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Nearly a year ago, construction kicked off at 23-10 Queens Plaza South — aka 23-01 42nd Road, in Long Island City — where Property Markets Group is developing a 44-story, 391-unit residential tower, with 30,650 square feet of office space on the third floor. Now the building is up to the 20th floor, according to The Court Square Blog, and glass is quickly encasing the structure. SLCE Architects is the architect of record, and completion is likely in 2016.

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