487 Hudson Street

St. Luke’s School To Pursue Vertical Expansion At 487 Hudson Street, West Village

6:30 am on October 2, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The St. Luke’s School is planning to expand their 40,000 square-foot facility at 487 Hudson Street, in the West Village, by 20,000 square feet, according to Commercial Observer. The addition will include a glassbox theater, an expanded gym, and additional classrooms, but will have to be built atop a new foundation over the existing three story building. The school recently extended their lease for another 49 years at the property.

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545 Broadway

10-Story, 36-Unit Mixed-Use Expansion Filed At 525-545 Broadway, Williamsburg

6:00 am on October 2, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Back in August, Blesso Properties purchased the Lincoln Savings Bank building at 525-545 Broadway, in southern Williamsburg, and now the developer has filed applications to expand the 60,300 square-foot building by six stories and 38,000 square feet. The expanded building will have 53,403 square feet of commercial space, which will comprise both office and retail, in addition to a 6,212 square-foot day care on the ground floor. The project also includes 36 residential units, beginning on the fifth floor and averaging 1,075 square feet apiece. Garrison Architects is the architect of record.

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71 Dahlgren Place

Two Stories, Four Residential Units Planned At 71 Dahlgren Place, Bay Ridge

3:00 pm on October 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Jian Hui Chen, doing business as an LLC, has filed applications for two two-family residential buildings at 71-73 Dahlgren Place, in southern Bay Ridge, adjacent to the Gowanus Expressway. Each building will measure 2,800 square feet, which means the full-floor units will average a spacious 1,400 square feet apiece. Theeshiun Ken’s Borough Park-based Basic Group Consulting is the applicant of record, and the site’s two-story townhouse predecessors were demolished in 2014.

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925 East 222nd Street

Three Stories, Four Residential Units Coming To 925 East 222nd Street, Williamsbridge

2:00 pm on October 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Hollis, Queens-based US Premier Builders has filed applications for two two-family residential buildings at 923-935 East 222nd Street, in northern Williamsbridge, located five blocks from the 219th Street stop on the 2 and 5 trains. Each building will measure 2,400 square feet and stand three stories. In each building, one unit will be located on the ground floor while the second spans the upper two levels, and the units will average over 1,000 square feet apiece. Reza Khamcy’s Great Neck-based Icon Engineering is the applicant of record.

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