Articles by Reid Wilson

Court Green Lights 1.9 Million Square-Foot NYU Expansion, Greenwich Village

6:30 am on July 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

New York State’s Court of Appeals has approved New York University’s planned four-building, 1.9 million square-foot expansion at their Greenwich Village campus, according to the Daily News, rejecting a bid by NIMBYs to block the school’s continued growth. The Jerome S. Coles Sports Center, at 20-40 East Houston Street (aka 181 Mercer Street), as well as the single-story retail buildings at 130 Bleecker Street and 535-555 LaGuardia Place, will be demolished. Completion of the entire expansion is expected by 2035.

111 West 57th Street Lands $725 Million In Financing

6:00 am on July 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

JDS and PMG’s 82-story, 60-unit condominium tower at 111 West 57th Street, in Midtown, has received a $725 million construction loan, thanks to AIG and Apollo Global Management. SHoP Architects is designing, and the supertall is now expected to stand 1,438 feet to its pinnacle. The existing Steinway building is being partially demolished, and foundation work is currently underway, with completion slated for 2018, according to Crain’s Business. In April, YIMBY brought you new renderings of the project.

Three Residential Units Coming To 332 Davis Avenue, West New Brighton, Staten Island

3:00 pm on June 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Robert Elassad has filed applications for a two-building, three-unit residential development spanning 332-334 Davis Avenue, in West New Brighton, on Staten Island’s North Shore. A two-story, two-unit building is planned at No. 332, while a two-story, single-family home is slated for No. 334; residential units will average 1,340 square feet. Calvanico Associates is the applicant of record, and an demolition applications were filed for an existing two-story structure earlier this month.

Five-Story Townhouse At 184 East 64th Street To Be Expanded To Six Stories, Five Residences

2:00 pm on June 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Michael D’Alessio, of Michael Paul Enterprises, has filed applications to horizontally and vertically expand (by one story) the five-story building at 184 East 64th Street on the Upper East Side. The planned six-story structure will have five residential units spread across 10,740 square feet of space, for an average unit of 2,150 square feet. The existing building is currently fit for three units, and Vail Associates is the applicant of record.

Eight-Family Mixed-Use Project Filed At 120 Skillman Street, Bed-Stuy

12:30 pm on June 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Lipa Rubin, of Hess Management, has filed applications for a five-story, eight-unit mixed-use building at 120 Skillman Street, in the northwestern corner of Bedford-Stuyvesant. The building will measure 8,085 square feet, and a commercial portion will span 1,490 square feet on the ground floor. There will be two units per floor, measuring an average 825 square feet. Boaz Golani’s BMG Design Build is designing, and an existing two-story home was filed for demolition in April.

Filings Up For Five-Story, Four-Unit Condo Building At 78 Freeman Street, Greenpoint

11:00 am on June 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In early June, YIMBY revealed renderings of Investmates’ planned five-story, four-condo-unit residential building at 78 Freeman Street, in northern Greenpoint, two blocks in from the East River. Now applications have been filed, and the building will measure 4,959 square feet, just shy of the 5,000 square-foot figure we reported a few weeks ago. International Office of Architects is designing, while Murat Multu Architect is serving as the applicant of record. An existing two-story, two-unit townhouse must first be demolished.

11-Story, 186-Unit Building Planned At 22-12 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City

10:00 am on June 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Adam America and MSD Partners have acquired the development site at 22-12 Jackson Avenue, in Long Island City — a few blocks south of Court Square stations serviced by the 7, E, M, and G trains — for $43.5 million. According to Crain’s Business, the developers plan to construct an 11-story, 186-unit mixed-use building measuring 210,000 square feet. A 5,000 square-foot retail portion is planned for the ground floor, and both ODA and Issac & Stern are designing. A small single-story structure must first be removed.

DDG’s Condo Project Approved At 100 Franklin Street, Tribeca

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

On adjacent triangular parcels at 100 Franklin Street — between West Broadway and Sixth Avenue, in Tribeca — DDG plans to develop two mixed-use buildings of six and eight stories tall, totaling 10 condominiums, with retail space on the ground floor. According to Crain’s Business, the Board of Standards and Appeals has granted DDG a variance to ignore a required upper-level set-back. The project is being designed in-house, and ground breaking is expected by the Fall, with completion is 2017. The LPC approved the project in January 2014.

Renderings For 10-Story, Nine-Unit Condo Building At 165 Chrystie Street, Lower East Side

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

In early 2014, YIMBY brought you news of plans for a 10-story, nine-unit condominium building at 165 Chrystie Street, on the Lower East Side, and now Curbed has the first renderings. The 17,170 square-foot building will have full-floor units averaging 1,910 square feet. DRK Chrystie LLC is developing and ODA Architecture is designing the project. The existing three-story building must first be removed; demolition permit were filed in December 2014.

Third Greenpoint Landing Affordable Building Revealed At 5 Blue Slip, First Two Buildings Underway

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

In northern Greenpoint, three mid-rise affordable residential buildings are going up, with 21 Commercial Street, a six-story, 93-unit residential building, the first to top out. In May, foundation work was underway at 33 Eagle Street, where a seven-story, 98-unit building is planned, and now construction is above street level, according to Brownstoner.

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