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127-131 South 1st Street, photo via Investmates

Townhouses Come Together at 127-131 South 1st Street in Williamsburg

7:30 am on September 13, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

As residential towers begin to rise around the former Domino Sugar factory in South Williamsburg, a much more modest project is nearing the finish line a few blocks inland, on South 1st Street between Berry Street and Bedford Avenue. Investmates Real Estate is putting the finishing touches on four two-family townhouses as 127-131 South 1st Street, not far from the Williamsburg Bridge or the restaurants and shops along the waterfront.

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326 Avenue U

Six-Story, 10-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed at 326 Avenue U, Gravesend

6:00 am on September 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Scarano Realty has filed applications for a six-story, 10-unit mixed-use building at 326 Avenue U, in central Gravesend. The project will measure 11,661 square feet. It will include retail space in the cellar and on a mezzanine level connected to the ground floor. The residential units will be located on the second through sixth floors and should average 626 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Amenities will include six off-street parking spaces, storage for 20 bikes, a recreation room on the ground floor, laundry facilities, and a roof terrace. David Silberman’s Flushing-based firm is the applicant of record. The 2,227-square-foot property is currently vacant. The Avenue U stop on the F train is down the block.

982 Willoughby Avenue

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Project Coming to 982 Willoughby Avenue, Bushwick

10:00 am on September 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based developer Urban View has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 982 Willoughby Avenue, in western Bushwick. The structure will measure 7,500 square feet and its residential unit should average 864 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Two of the units on the fourth floor will also feature space within an upper penthouse level. Woody Chen’s Elmhurst-based Infocus Design & Planning is the architect of record. The 33-foot-wide, 3,142-square-foot property is currently occupied by a three-story townhouse. Demolition permits have not been filed. The Central Avenue stop on the M train is three blocks away.

2499 Ocean Avenue

Six-Story, 20-Unit Residential Building Filed at 2499 Ocean Avenue, Sheepshead Bay

6:00 am on September 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Bayside-based LLC has filed applications for a six-story, 20-unit residential building at 2499 Ocean Avenue, in Sheepshead Bay. The project will measure 16,267 square feet, which means its residential units should average 813 square feet apiece. Amenities are to include a recreation room, a 10-car garage, bike storage, laundry facilities, and private residential storage space. It’s unclear if the apartments will be rentals or condominiums. Maspeth-based Angelo Ng & Anthony Ng Architects Studio is the architect of record. The 50-foot-wide, 5,500-square-foot assemblage, at 2497-2499 Ocean Avenue, is currently occupied by two single-family houses. Demolition permits were filed in June. The Avenue U stop on the Q train is six blocks away.

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