48-Unit Residential Conversion Underway At 212 Fifth Avenue, NoMad

6:30 am on September 9, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this spring, YIMBY reported on the approval of the planned residential conversion of the 24-story 212 Fifth Avenue, in NoMad, and now the project is underway, according to The New York Times. Madison Equities, Thor Equities, and Building and Land Technology are developing, and 48 condominiums are being carved out of the structure, ranging from two to four bedrooms apiece. Helpern Architects is designing, and a spring 2016 delivery date is anticipated.

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24-38 Steinway Street

Seven-Story, 18-Unit Mixed-Use Project Filed At 24-38 Steinway Street, Astoria

6:00 am on September 9, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Flushing-based We Ye, operating as Prince Club LLC, has filed applications for a seven-story, 18-unit mixed-use building at 24-38 Steinway Street, in central Astoria, seven blocks east of the N and Q trains’ stop at Astoria Boulevard. The building will total 17,634 square feet, and will feature 3,163 and 227 square feet of retail and community space, respectively, on the ground floor. Above, units will average 791 square feet each. Flushing-based Chang Hwa Tan is the architect of record, and an existing single-story building must first be demolished.

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2346 Boynton Place

Three Stories, Nine Residential Units Coming To 2346 Boynton Place, Gravesend

4:00 pm on September 8, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Forest Hills-based developer Sharon Cohen has filed applications for three three-story, multi-family residential buildings at 2344-2346 Boynton Place, in southern Gravesend, a block from stops on the F or N subways, at Avenue X or 86th Street, respectively. Each building will contain three units. The development’s nine apartments will spread across 11,631 square feet of space, for average units of 1,292 square feet. Long Island-based Shahriar Afshari is the architect of record, and an existing home must first be demolished.

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237 Pacific Street

Schematics Show Four-Story, Three-Unit Mixed-Use Project At 237 Pacific Street, Boerum Hill

3:00 pm on September 8, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Late last year, YIMBY reported on filings for a four-story, three-unit mixed-use building at 237 Pacific Street, in Boerum Hill, and now a schematic drawing of the building has been posted on-site, per Brownstoner. The new building will measure a total 5,512 square feet, and will feature 1,614 of retail space on the ground floor, followed by full-floor units averaging 1,300 square feet each. The units will actually be rentals, and Nicola Quinoes is the developer. Brooklyn-based Teresa Byrne Salter is the architect. The site’s single-story predecessor was demolished in January.

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514 Maple Street

Four-Story, 10-Unit Residential Building Filed At 514 Maple Street, East Flatbush

2:00 pm on September 8, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based ANM Real Estate has filed applications for a four-story, 10-unit residential building at 514 Maple Street, in northern East Flatbush, five blocks from the 2 and 5 trains’ stop at Sterling Street. The building will measure a total 7,829 square feet, and units will average 782 square feet apiece; the two fourth-floor apartments will also share the fifth-floor penthouse. Leonid Segal’s Borough Park-based Tecnico Engineering is the applicant of record, and the site’s two-story predecessor was demolished in 2000’s.

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