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515 West 29th Street

11-Story, 12-Unit Mixed-Use Building Tops Out at 515 West 29th Street, Chelsea

3:00 pm on January 6, 2017 By Reid Wilson

The 11-story, 12-unit mixed-use building under construction at 515 West 29th Street, in West Chelsea, has topped out. Progress on the project, which includes façade installation, can be seen thanks to photos posted to the YIMBY Forums. The latest building permits indicate the structure, built up from an existing six-story factory, encompasses 36,876 square feet and rises 135 feet in height. It will include 1,698 square feet of retail space across the cellar and ground floors, followed by 12 condominiums across the second through 11th floors. The apartments should average a spacious 2,932 square feet apiece. Bauhouse Group is the developer. SCDA Architects is the design architect and S.M. Berger Architecture is the architect of record.

191 Harrison Avenue

Mixed-Use Project with Residential Units Planned at 191 Harrison Avenue, Williamsburg

2:00 pm on January 6, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Developer Abraham Brach has acquired, for $27.5 million, the 30,000-square-foot development site at 191 Harrison Avenue, located between Bartlett and Gerry streets in the Broadway Triangle section of Williamsburg. The new owner plans to build a mixed-use project with community facility space, geared toward the Orthodox Jewish community, and residential units, The Real Deal reported. The site can accommodate up to 120,000 square feet of development. It’s occupied by multiple dilapidated, low-rise commercial-warehouses, ranging from one to three stories. Demolition permits have yet to be filed.

4790 Broadway

City Launching Plans for New Inwood Library with Affordable Housing Component at 4790 Broadway

11:45 am on January 6, 2017 By Reid Wilson

The city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is partnering with the New York Public Library and the Robin Hood Foundation to explore redevelopment opportunities at 4790 Broadway, the site of the two-story Inwood Library, The Real Deal reported. A new building would retain the existing library and 100 percent of its residential units would be designated as affordable, although the scale of the project is unclear. The city will launch a request for proposals once workshops, where community members can give input, are held later this month. The proposal will have to be approved through the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).

111-38 122nd Street

Twin Two-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 111-38 122nd Street, South Ozone Park

11:30 am on January 6, 2017 By Reid Wilson

A Queens-based property owner has filed applications for twin two-story, two-family houses at 111-36 and 111-38 122nd Street, in South Ozone Park. The new structures will measure 3,340 square feet each. Across both, the residential units should average 1,087 square feet apiece, indicative of apartments with family-sized configurations. Each house will also come with two off-street parking spaces. Akeeb B. Shekoni’s Jamaica-based Askon Architects is the architect of record. The 6,000-square-foot lot is occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits were filed in November.

122 Huron Street

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Project Filed at 122 Huron Street, Greenpoint

11:00 am on January 6, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Cardinal Properties has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 122 Huron Street, in Greenpoint. The project will measure 7,930 square feet and its residential units should average 798 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Wieslawa Jasiulewicz Majran’s Glendale, N.Y.-based firm is the architect of record. The 28-foot-wide, 2,792-square-foot lot is occupied by a three-story townhouse. Demolition permits have not been filed.

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