39 Hale Avenue

Two Three-Story, Three-Family Residential Buildings Coming to 103-107 Force Tube Avenue, East New York

4:00 pm on May 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Ozone Park-based Amida Holding has filed applications for two three-story, three-family residential buildings at 103-107 Force Tube Avenue, in the Cypress Hills section of East New York, located three blocks from the Norwood Avenue stop on the J/Z trains. They will rise on the vacant portion of a 9,294-square-foot lot. The plot of land, which shares a corner with Hale Avenue, also contains a two-story townhouse at 39 Hale Avenue that will not be demolished. As for the new structures, they will respectively measure 2,882 and 2,707 square feet. Across the development, the full-floor apartments should average 931 square feet apiece. Brandon Hamchuk’s Massapequa, N.Y.-based Hogan Associates is the applicant of record. The site was subdivided into three separate lots in 2015.

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92 Guernsey Street

Four-Story, Single-Family Townhouse Planned at 92 Guernsey Street, Greenpoint

3:00 pm on May 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Francois Depoortere has filed applications for a four-story, single-family townhouse at 92 Guernsey Street, in southern Greenpoint, located two blocks from the Nassau Avenue stop on the G train. The new 3,328-square-foot structure would rise on a 17-foot-wide, 1,667-square-foot lot, which is currently occupied by a little two-story house. The 47-foot-tall townhouse will be topped by an outdoor terrace. Timothy A. Dumbleton’s Union Square-based design and development firm, TA Dumbleton, will probably develop the project, as they’re listed as the architect of record. Demolition permits were filed in 2015 to remove the site’s existing home.

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792 East 169th Street

Four-Story, 10-Unit Residential Project Planned at 792 East 169th Street, Morrisania

2:00 pm on May 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Aghogho Emenike, doing business as an anonymous Bronx-based LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, 10-unit residential building at 792 East 169th Street, in Morrisania, located seven blocks from the Freeman Street stop on the 2/5 trains. The structure will encompass 12,500 square feet, and its residential units should average 1,000 square feet apiece, which means condominiums are likely in the works. East Harlem-based Anthony Somefun is the applicant of record. The 40-foot-wide, 5,094-square-foot plot is currently occupied by a three-story residential structure. Demolition permits have not yet been filed.

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23-60 31st Avenue

Six-Story, 10-Unit Residential Building Filed at 23-60 31st Avenue, Astoria

1:00 pm on May 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Calvin Danzig, going business as a Long Island-based company, has filed applications for a six-story, 10-unit residential building at 23-60 31st Avenue, in the heart of Astoria, located four blocks from the Broadway stop on the N/Q trains. The structure will encompass 10,771 square feet, and its residential units should average 922 square feet apiece. That means the apartments could either be luxury rentals or condominiums. Chang Hwa Tan’s Flushing-based Tan Architect is the architect of record. The 28-foot-wide lot is currently occupied by two-story apartment townhouse. Demolition permits were filed in April.

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55 Hudson Yards

51-Story, 780-Foot-Tall Office Tower at 55 Hudson Yards Rises Above Street Level, Hudson Yards District

11:00 am on May 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in August of 2015, foundation work was underway for 55 Hudson Yards, a planned 51-story, 1.3-million square-foot office building bound by Eleventh Avenue and Hudson Boulevard and West 33rd and 34th streets, in the Hudson Yards District. The structure has since risen above street level and is now three stories in height, as seen in photos by NyConstructionPhoto. The 780-foot-tall tower will feature an amenity-filled lobby and outdoor terraces throughout. Multiple tenants have already signed leases or letters of intent for space. Law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner has leased 83,000 square feet, and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, another law firm, signed a letter of intent to take 250,000 square feet. Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group are developing, while Kohn Pedersen Fox is the design architect. Tokyo-based Mitsui Fudosan owns a 92.09 percent share of the tower. Construction is expected to be complete in 2018.

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