Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 707 Willoughby Avenue, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The site is five blocks away from the Myrtle Avenue subway station, serviced by the J, M, and Z trains. Baruch Guttman of Vision Estates Holdings is listed as behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 309 East 119th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan. The site is six blocks away from the 116th Street subway station, serviced by the 4 and 6 trains. Ten blocks away is the Harlem-125th Street train station, serviced by Metro-North. Kevin Simek of Simek Development is listed as responsible for the project.
The Frick Collection will again present expansion proposals to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) in a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, May 29. Following widespread public outcry and eventual LPC disapproval in 2014, the new plans increase the building’s aboveground area by about 10 percent, relocate a portion of the collection below ground, create a new auditorium and visual entertainment areas, and increase accessibility for people in wheelchairs and mobility-impaired visitors.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 933 56th Street, in Borough Park, Brooklyn. The site is located seven blocks away from the Fort Hamilton Parkway subway station, and ten blocks away from the 55th Street subway station, serviced by the D train. David Chan of Urban Soho LLC is listed as responsible for the development.
Permits have been filed for a four-story hotel at 1616 Summerfield Street in Ridgewood, Queens. The site is four blocks away from the Halsey Street subway station in Bushwick, serviced by the L train. The Loketch Group is behind the applications.
