Articles by Reid Wilson

Façade Being Preserved At 334 West 36th Street, Site Of 28-Story, 566-Key Hotel, Garment District

12:30 pm on June 8, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Prolific hotel developer Sam Chang has revised plans for a proposed hotel development at 334 West 36th Street, in the Garment District. Previous plans called for the demolition of the existing six-story Christ Church, but now the structure and its façade are being incorporated into the new development. According to The New York Times, the hotel will stand 28 stories, and DOB permits now show 566 hotel rooms. This is an increase from earlier applications, which called for 20 stories and 406 rooms.

Four-Family Building Replacing Three-Unit Structure At 1420 56th Street, Borough Park

11:00 am on June 8, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Mayer Meisels has filed an application, this time in southern Borough Park, for a four-story, four-unit residential building at 1420 56th Street. The new building will measure 5,510 square feet, and Kenneth Thomas is once again designing. The existing two-story, 4,100 square-foot building has three apartments, and demolition permits have yet to be filed.

Commercial Conversion Of Warehouse At 65 Porter Avenue Revealed, East Williamsburg

10:00 am on June 8, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In February, YIMBY brought you news of Bushburg Properties’ commercial conversion planned at 65 Porter Avenue, which would turn a single-story, 32,620 square-foot warehouse into a commercial building featuring retail and offices in southern East Williamsburg. Now, Brownstoner has renderings, and the building will have commercial units ranging from 630 to 5,000 square feet. A new façade is in store, and future tenants can expect to move in starting January 2016. Michael Avramides Architects is designing.

Hudson Companies Planning 39-Unit Affordable Project at 1045 Fulton Street, Clinton Hill

6:30 am on June 8, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Hudson Companies has acquired the development site spanning 1041-1047 Fulton Street, in southern Clinton Hill, for $7.2 million. According to Brownstoner, the developer plans to build a 39-unit all-affordable building designed by Marvel Architects. The site’s previous owners filed permits last year for a six-story market-rate building, but new applications are impending. The property’s former two- and three-story buildings were demolished last November.

28-Story Hotel & Condo Tower Under Construction at 215 Chrystie Street, Lower East Side

6:00 am on June 8, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Last summer, YIMBY brought you renderings of 215 Chrystie Street, a 28-story, 370-hotel-room mixed-use tower now under construction on the Lower East Side. According to Bowery Boogie, concrete and rebar are up to the second floor. Ian Schrager and Witkoff are developing, and Herzog & de Meuron is the design architect. Completion is scheduled for late 2016.

Commercial Development Site At 11-01 38th Avenue Up For Grabs, Long Island City

4:00 pm on June 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Kenjoy Realty is placing two connected single-story warehouse properties at 11-01 38th Avenue and 37-37 11th Street, in northern Long Island City, on the market for $12.5 million. The assemblage is being marketed as a development site, boasting roughly 86,000 square feet of commercial building potential, according to Commercial Observer. The marketing team states that the site is ripe for a hotel development.

Rezoning Process Begins For Harlem’s Lenox Terrace Tower-In-The-Park Complex

3:00 pm on June 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The Olnick Organization has filed pre-applications with the city, beginning the ULURP process that would rezone Lenox Terrace, a tower-in-the-park development bound by West 132nd and 135th Streets, and Malcolm X Boulevard and 5th Avenue in central Harlem. According to DNAinfo, the complex has six 17-story towers, which make up 1,700 residential units, and nearly 96,600 square feet of commercial space is located within perimeter low-rise buildings.

70,000 Square-Foot Movie Theater Approved At 321 Merrick Road, Lynbrook

2:00 pm on June 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Village officials have approved the redevelopment of the two-story movie theater at 321 Merrick Road, in Nassau County’s Lynbrook. The expanded structure will measure 70,000 square feet and have 15 screens. Blumenfeld Development Group and The Prusik Group are developing, and completion is expected in early 2017, according to Long Island Business News.

Four-Unit Residential Development Slated For 140 Clifton Avenue In Rosebank, Staten Island

12:30 pm on June 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Alexander Grinberg has filed applications for a three-building, four-unit residential development at the vacant lots 140-144 Clifton Avenue and 149 Anderson Street, in Staten Island’s Rosebank. Two three-story, single-family detached homes are slated for 140-144 Clifton Avenue, and a three-story, two-unit building measuring 2,260 square feet is planned on Anderson Street. Calvanico Associates is the architect of record.

Meatpacking District’s Pier55 Awaiting Final Approvals, Landscaping Tweaked

11:00 am on June 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

While the proposed park off the Meatpacking District, dubbed Pier55, waits for the Army Corps of Engineers and State Department’s approval, the project’s landscape architecture firm Mathews Nielsen has made small tweaks to the design. The park’s highest elevation has been lowered to 62 feet, according to Curbed, and vegetation will be very diverse. An amphitheater will be located near the back, and federal funds have been allotted for the park’s 13th Street pedestrian bridge. Construction is expected to begin in 2016.

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