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City To Request Proposals For All-Affordable Mixed-Use Tower At 493 11th Avenue, Midtown West

6:00 am on July 13, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The City’s EDC has confirmed the redevelopment of the parking lot at 493 11th Avenue, on West 39th Street in Midtown West, according to DNAinfo. The City will request proposals this summer for a permanently all-affordable housing tower, which will also have retail and community space on the lower levels. The site was previously said to allow for a 45-story, 300-unit building, and was formerly occupied by a six-story slaughterhouse, demolished in the 1980’s.

Trader Joe’s Leases Space In Planned Office Building At 206 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg

4:00 pm on July 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Trader Joe’s has leased 18,000 square feet in Alliance Private Capital’s planned 45,000 square-foot mixed-use commercial building, which will include offices on the upper levels, at 206 Kent Avenue, a block in from the East River in Williamsburg. According to Crain’s Business, the grocery store will take space on the ground and basement levels. New building applications have not yet been filed, but the lot is currently vacant; the site’s former two-story warehouse was demolished in 2013.

13-Story, 78-Unit Residential Building Wraps Up At 331 East Houston Street, Lower East Side

3:00 pm on July 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Construction has wrapped up at 331 East Houston Street, on the Lower East Side, where Halpern Real Estate Ventures has built a 13-story, 78-unit residential building, per EV Grieve. The building measures 57,560 square feet, which means units average 740 square feet, and 16 apartments are set aside as affordable. SBJ Group designed the building, and occupancy is likely planned in the next few weeks once the remaining scaffolding is deconstructed.

Four-Unit Residential Development Coming To 101-16 158th Avenue, Old Howard Beach

2:00 pm on July 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Sandy Robbins, of Blackstone Builders Inc., has filed applications for a four-unit residential development spanning the lots of 101-12 – 101-16 158th Avenue, in Old Howard Beach, a block north of the Howard Beach/JFK Airport stop on the A train. Twin two-story buildings will each house two residential units, with units averaging 1,190 square feet. Ben Leonardi’s Miele Associates is the applicant of record, and demolition work commenced on the existing single-story home in June.

20-Unit Condo Building Being Planned At 9701 3rd Avenue, Bay Ridge

12:30 pm on July 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Stephen Oliver, owner of the restaurant at 9701 3rd Avenue, in southern Bay Ridge, has revealed plans to demolish the existing single-story building to make-way for a condominium project. According to Gothamist, the new building will have 20 units, and the restaurant will return to the ground floor when construction is complete. Oliver hasn’t announced who will develop the project, but the restaurant will close for demolition in two or three months. The site is located two blocks south of the R train’s final stop at 95th Street.

Residential Development Site At 253-255 3rd Avenue Expands, Gramercy

11:00 am on July 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Last Summer, Apex Real Estate Investments acquired the three-story buildings spanning 253-255 3rd Avenue, in the Gramercy, and now the firm has purchased the buildings at 257-259 3rd Avenue for $15.7 million. According to Commercial Observer, initial plans were to build a 25-unit residential building with affordable units at Nos. 253-255, but it seems the site has been expanded. Bonus air rights are also available with the inclusionary housing bonus, but the rights will apparently be transferred elsewhere.

12-Story Rental At 2 Pierrepont Street Primed For Condo Conversion, Brooklyn Heights

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

Brooklyn Law School has placed the 12-story, 39-unit rental building at 2 Pierrepont Street, in Brooklyn Heights, on the market with no asking price, according to the Daily News. The 40,178 square-foot property is expected…

Developer Acquires Air Rights For Planned Hotel At 450 11th Avenue, Hudson Yards District

6:30 am on July 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Marx Development Group has acquired 35,550 square feet of transferable development rights for $7 million as they prepare to build a 39-story and 438-key hotel at 450 11th Avenue, in Midtown West. According to Commercial Observer, the building will measure 213,300 square feet, although plans have yet to be filed with the DOB. Multiple single-story commercial buildings must first be demolished, and ground breaking is planned in 2016.

Work Wraps Up On 11-Story, 182-Unit Rental Building At 22-22 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City

6:00 am on July 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Jeffrey Gershon’s 11-story, 182-unit rental building at 22-22 Jackson Avenue, in Long Island City, quickly went up over the past year, having reached its half-way point in December, and then topping out in April. Today, the finishing touches are being applied to the structure’s exterior, and glass installation is nearly complete, according to The Court Square Blog. ODA Architecture is designing, and the ground floor will feature 5,585 square feet of retail space. Completion is expected by the end of this year.

Five-Story Mixed-Use Building Planned At 140 Stanhope Street, Bushwick

4:00 pm on July 9, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Mendel Gold has filed applications for a five-story, nine-unit mixed-use building at 140 Stanhope Street, in central Bushwick, two blocks before the M train’s Knickerbocker Avenue stop. The building will measure a total 10,720 square feet, and will feature nearly 2,100 square feet of retail and 425 square feet of community space on the ground floor. Units will average 850 square feet. Dutchess County-based Aryeh Siegel is the architect of record, and an existing two-story, single-family structure must first be demolished.

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