Permits have been filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at 1318 Southern Boulevard, in Foxhurst, The Bronx. The site is a block away from the Freeman Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. SKF Development LLC is listed as the developer.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 372 Bradford Street in East New York, Brooklyn. The site is four blocks away from the Van Siclen Avenue subway station, serviced by the A and C trains. The 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains are five blocks away in the opposite direction at an identically named station. Shutter Avenue Properties is behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a five-story mixed use building at 51 Victory Boulevard, in the Saint George neighborhood of Staten Island. The site is seven blocks away from the Saint George Ferry Terminal, a central dock for the Island’s buses, and terminal for the Staten Island Ferry, offering service to Manhattan. Boris Natenzon, CEO of Nate’s Pharmacy, will be responsible for the development.
As construction continues on one of the city’s largest waterfront developments, YIMBY took a tour of 325 Kent Avenue, ahead of Domino Park’s opening on June 10th. Once it opens, the park is expected to be the largest public space in the Five Boroughs to debut in 2018. The landscaped area extends over six acres, one acre more than the Hudson Yards plaza opening this Fall.
Margaritaville is suddenly going to be substantially more accessible to New Yorkers. An eponymous holding company has announced they will open a branded “Margaritaville” hotel at 560 Seventh Avenue, on 7th Avenue and 40th Street, in Times Square, Manhattan. The plan is to build a 29-story hotel with retail space, a three-story restaurant, pool, and rooftop LandShark Bar. Sharif El-Gamal’s Soho Properties is responsible for the development, partnering with the non-union Chip, Andrew Weiss, and MHP Real Estate Services.
