A recent split 2-2 vote by the Board of Standards and Appeals upheld the city’s Department of Buildings’ approval for 50 West 66th Street, which will become the Upper West Side’s tallest building. Local NIMBY group Landmark West was defeated in its assertion that developer Extell wrongly used mechanical space to bump up the 775-foot-tall height of the project without taking into consideration floor area restrictions.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 680 Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Meeker Avenue and Lorimer Street, the lot is four blocks north of the Lorimer Street subway station, serviced by the L train. Cheskie Weiss under the 680 Lorimer LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 3124 Farragut Road in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of East 32nd Street and Farragut Road, the lot is a short walk to the Newkirk Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Linh Ho of Fortuna 245 Inc. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 48 Bleecker Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Located between Evergreen Avenue and Central Avenue, the lot is near the Kosciuszko Street subway station, serviced by the J train and the Knickerbocker Avenue/Myrtle Avenue station, serviced by the M train. Joel Friedman under the 48 Bleecker LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a five-story residential building at 27-05 27th Street in Astoria, Queens. Located at the intersection of Newtown Avenue and 27th Street, the lot is three blocks west of the 30th Avenue subway station, serviced by the N and W trains. Flora Stetz under the Nina Sales Enterprises LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
