During the Recession in 2010, an aging brick house was partially demolished at 102 Scholes Street in Williamsburg. A new developer took over the property last year, knocking down the rest of the shell and starting work on a new building. We have a look at what’s rising on the lot between Leonard Street and Manhattan Avenue, across from New York City Housing Authority’s Ten Eyck Houses.
Property owner David Shavolian, doing business as an anonymous Great Neck, N.Y.-based LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 188 Cooper Street, in eastern Bushwick. It will measure 8,867 square feet and its residential units should average 682 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Suresh Manchanda’s Flushing-based L&C Associates is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot lot is currently occupied by a two-story townhouse. Demolition permits were filed in March. The Wilson Avenue stop on the L train is located two blocks away.
Many of Bushwick’s little townhouses have expansion potential, thanks to the neighborhood’s relatively generous zoning. One two-story brick rowhouse at 352 Weirfield Street is about to gain two more floors, and YIMBY has a rendering for the project.
The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio is now looking into proposing the rezoning of the Brooklyn neighborhood Gowanus, Politico reported. Beginning this fall, the Department of City Planning will conduct a study of the neighborhood. Following the completion of the study, the city will decide whether or not to officially propose a rezoning and begin the review and approval process. Between 2013 and 2015, local politicians met with community leaders and residents to discuss future changes to the neighborhood. The analysis, called Bridging Gowanus, determined more residential development would be acceptable only if affordable units are mixed into the new construction and existing manufacturing and office spaces are retained. If an official rezoning proposal is eventually launched, it should take roughly seven months for it to be passed.
Brooklyn-based McMahon Construction has filed applications for a two-story, 5,000-square-foot commercial building at 147 11th Street, in southern Gowanus. The ground floor will host a warehouse, followed by office space on the second floor and an upper penthouse level. Scott Schnall’s Brooklyn-based consulting firm is the applicant of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot property is currently occupied by a two-story, single-family house. Demolition permits were filed in December. The site is located three blocks from the Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street stop on the F, G, and R trains.
