209 McKinley Avenue

Three-Story, Six-Unit Residential Project Planned At 209 McKinley Avenue, Cypress Hills

3:00 pm on October 26, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based S R Builders has filed applications for a three-story, six-unit residential building at 209 McKinley Avenue, in eastern Cypress Hills, located five blocks from the Grant Avenue stop on the A train. The building will measure 6,080 square feet, which means units will average a relatively spacious 1,013 square feet. Arnold Montag’s Great Neck-based AM/PM Design is the architect of record, and the site’s former two-story wood-frame building was demolished back in 2008.

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100 Avenue A

Eight-Story, 44-Unit Mixed-Use Building Now Rising At 100 Avenue A, East Village

2:00 pm on October 26, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In the beginning of September, concrete and rebar rose from the ground at 100 Avenue A, in the East Village, where Ben Shaoul initially planned a six-story, 29-unit residential building with retail space. EV Grieve points out the building has climbed to an unexpected seventh floor, and, per the DOB, an eighth floor is on the way. The building will now contain 44 residential units, averaging 735 square feet, and Blink Fitness is expected to take 12,000 square feet on the ground floor. Issac & Stern Architects have designed the project, and completion is expected next year.

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33 Eagle Street

First Two Affordable Buildings Top-Out At Greenpoint Landing

1:00 pm on October 26, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Toward the end of last spring, YIMBY brought you a construction update on the first two affordable housing components for the 5,500-unit Greenpoint Landing megaproject, in northern Greenpoint along the waterfront. At the time, foundation work was underway at 33 Eagle Street, where a seven-story, 98-unit residential building is planned, and now the building appears to have topped out, per Brownstoner.

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5 East 59th Street

Nine-Story Building At 5 East 59th Street Getting Office & Retail Conversion, Midtown

12:00 pm on October 26, 2015 By Reid Wilson

GreenOak Real Estate and Capstone Equities are transforming the nine-story, 40,000 square-foot former Playboy Club building at 5 East 59th Street, right around the corner from Central Park, into an eight-story structure fitted for a single commercial tenant, according to Commercial Observer. The building will feature retail and showroom space on the lower levels, and office space on the upper floors. The property was purchased for $85 million over the summer, and Newmark Grub Knight Frank are marketing the building’s lease.

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109 Gates Avenue

Mixed-Use Renovation Planned For Landmarked 4.5-Story Building At 109 Gates Avenue, Clinton Hill

11:00 am on October 26, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The neglected 4.5-story building at 109 Gates Avenue, in southern Clinton Hill, has been acquired by an unknown buyer for $2.9 million, according to Brownstoner. The buyer reportedly plans to renovate the landmarked building into luxury rental apartments, with a retail unit on the ground floor. Back in 2003, the LPC approved a restoration of the building to its current state, the first renovation since 1908.

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