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Diagram of the eastern side of 43 Franklin Avenue. image via DCP

Community Board Rejects Proposed Two-Building, 296-Unit Bedford-Stuyvesant Residential Project

6:30 am on December 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Community Board 3 has voted against Riverside Developer USA’s plans for two residential buildings, proposed to contain a total of 296 apartments, at 376 Flushing Avenue and 43 Franklin Avenue, in the northwestern corner of Bedford-Stuyvesant. The building on Flushing would rise eight stories and measure 176,671 square feet, while the one on Franklin would rise six stories and measure 126,839 square feet. Thirty percent, or 88 apartments, are set to rent at below-market rates through the housing lottery to families making 80 percent of the area median income, or AMI.

Five-Story, 16-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed at 24 Wilson Avenue, Bushwick

12:00 pm on December 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based incorporation has filed applications for a five-story, 16-unit mixed-use building at 24 Wilson Avenue, in eastern Bushwick. The project will measure 16,738 square feet and include 1,372 square feet of medical offices on the ground floor. The second through fifth floors will contain residential units, which should average 686 square feet apiece, indicative of rentals. There will also be 10 off-street parking spaces. Dezhang Fang’s Flushing-based architectural firm is the architect of record. The 50-foot-wide, 5,000-square-foot assemblage is occupied by two single-story commercial buildings. Demolition permits were filed in September.

16 Charles Place, rendering by Karl Fischer Architect

Revealed: 16 Charles Place, Bushwick

4:00 pm on December 8, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Another one of Bushwick’s empty lots is becoming a new apartment building. YIMBY has the first look at the project at 16 Charles Place, a dead-end block off Myrtle Avenue that’s covered in murals.

New Owner Purchases Mixed-Use Development Site at 732 Bedford Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant

11:30 am on December 8, 2016 By Reid Wilson

EPIC Commercial Realty has brokered the sale of the 4,170-square-foot mixed-use development site at 732 Bedford Avenue, located on the corner of Flushing Avenue in northwestern Bedford-Stuyvesant. The undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $6.285 million. The site can accommodate up to 18,000 square feet of mixed-use development. Current zoning allows the entirety of that space to be residential, while only up to two-thirds of that space can be used for commercial purposes. Community facilities are also allowed. The site is currently occupied by a gas station. Demolition permits have not been filed and it’s unknown what the new owner plans.

Fortis Plans 17-Story and 15-Story Buildings on Long Island College Hospital Campus

4:00 pm on December 7, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

After years of controversial approvals and political wrangling, Fortis Property Group announced last month that they would forego a rezoning for the Long Island College Hospital campus in Cobble Hill and build a development where they don’t have to include affordable housing. Now the firm has filed plans for a 17-story, mixed-use building at 350 Hicks Street, on the western edge of the former state-owned hospital complex.

Three-Building, Six-Unit Residential Redevelopment Planned at 2019 West 6th Street, Gravesend

10:00 am on December 7, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC has filed applications to renovate and expand the two-story, two-family house at 2019 West 6th Street, in Gravesend. The project would also build two new three-story, two-family residential buildings on either side of the existing structure, at 2017 West 6th Street and 2021 West 6th Street, respectively. The existing house will see its residential space increase to 2,425 square feet, while the two new buildings will each measure 3,388 square feet. Across all three buildings, the apartments should average a family-sized 1,251 square feet apiece. Two single-car, 300-square-foot garages will also be built. Pirooz Soltanizadeh’s Jamaica-based Royal Engineering is the applicant of record.

The Hendrik Rises at 509 Pacific Street in Boerum Hill

4:00 pm on December 6, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The blocks near the Barclays Center are filled with new construction, from townhouses to skyscrapers. Today, construction chronicler Tectonic brings YIMBY an update on The Hendrik, a modestly sized, brick-clad condo project that’s taking shape at the corner of Third Avenue and Pacific Street in Boerum Hill.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed at 1510 Fulton Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant

11:00 am on December 6, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Great Neck, N.Y.-based Adora Realty has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit mixed-use building at 1510 Fulton Street, in southern Bedford-Stuyvesant. The project will measure 6,933 square feet and will include a 415-square-foot retail unit on the ground floor. The residential units, spanning the ground through fourth floors, including a fifth-floor mezzanine level, should average 707 square feet apiece, indicative of rentals. Sung-Ho Shin’s Flushing-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 20-foot-wide, 2,000-square-foot lot is occupied by a single-story retail building. Demolition permits were filed in July.

581 Fourth Avenue, rendering by Karl Fischer Architect

Revealed: 581 Fourth Avenue, South Slope

4:00 pm on December 5, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

A year ago, the Daten Group paid $24 million for eight properties on Fourth Avenue between 16th Street and the Prospect Expressway in South Slope. Now we have a look at the 11-story condo building headed for the site at 581 Fourth Avenue.

Developers File to Convert Eight-Story Industrial Building at 47 Hall Street Into Office Space, Clinton Hill

11:00 am on December 5, 2016 By Reid Wilson

RXR Realty and Westbrook Partners have filed applications to convert the eight-story, 665,901-square-foot industrial complex at 47 Hall Street, located on the corner of Park Avenue in northern Clinton Hill, into office space. Sections of the basement and first floors will contain retail space, a restaurant, office amenities, and a 31-car parking garage. Office space will fill other parts of the first floor, as well as the entirety of the second through eighth floors. A ninth-floor penthouse expansion is also indicated. In total, the complex will contain 528,301 square feet of commercial space, The Real Deal reported. Marvel Architects is serving as the architect of record.

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