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Cranes Arrive At New York Wheel Site in St George, Assembly Will Begin In 2016

11:00 am on August 26, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Last month, piling began at the site of the 630-foot-tall New York Wheel, at 155 Richmond Terrace, in Staten Island’s St. George. Now cranes have arrived to assist construction, per the Staten Island Advance. Construction of a 950-space parking garage and the Wheel’s foundation is currently underway, and according to Commercial Observer, parts for the main structure will arrive in February of 2016. Skanska is building the foundation, and Starneth BV is designing.

Four Semi-Detached Townhouses Planned At 443 Lincoln Avenue, Midland Beach, Staten Island

4:00 pm on August 13, 2015 By Reid Wilson

A Staten Island-based LLC has filed applications for a semi-detached, four-unit residential development at 443 Lincoln Avenue, in Midland Beach, on Staten Island’s southern shore. Each two-story townhouse will measure 1,200 square feet, and Frank Martarella’s Think Design Architecture is designing. The site isn’t very accessible, located 10 blocks from SIRR’s Grand City stop. Demolition commenced on the existing single-story home in June.

Two Stories, Four Residential Units Coming To 178 Foster Road, Prince’s Bay, Staten Island

3:00 pm on August 13, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based Brandon Property Group has filed applications for twin two-story, multi-family residential buildings at 178 Foster Road, in Prince’s Bay, on Staten Island’s southern shore. Located seven blocks from the SIRR station, each building will house two units, and each unit will span an entire floor averaging 1,328 square feet. Staten Island-based Calvanico Associates is the architect of record, and an old single-family home was demolished in July.

Three-Story, Two-Unit Residential Project Planned At 94 Broad Street, Stapleton

2:00 pm on August 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based Cee-Jay Real Estate Development has filed applications for a three-story, two-unit residential building at the vacant lot of 94 Broad Street, in Stapleton. Located four blocks south of the neighborhood’s SIRR station, the building will measure just 1,951 square feet, which means units will average 975 square feet. Stanley Krebushevski’s SMK Architect is the applicant of record. A single-family building was previously proposed in 2009 but never built.

Three Stories, Four Residential Units Planned At 322 Robinson Avenue, Eltingville, Staten Island

3:00 pm on August 6, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based Andrew Esposito has filed applications for twin three-story, two-unit residential buildings spanning the lots at 322-326 Robinson Avenue, in Eltingville (on Staten Island’s South Shore). The four total residential units will average 960 square feet apiece, and each unit will have one off-street parking spot. Stanley Krebushevski’s SMK Architect is the applicant of record, and permits were filed in July to demolish the existing single-family home.

Three Six-Family Residential Buildings Filed At 7 Highland Avenue, Staten Island’s Silver Lake

12:30 pm on August 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Fazio Builders, doing business has Victory Highland LLC, has filed applications for multiple three-story, six-unit residential buildings at 7 Highland Avenue, in Silver Lake near the St. George ferry terminal. Three buildings have been filed, which means 18 residential units will split across 23,675 square feet of space, for 1,315 square-foot units on average. Staten Island-based Moss & Sayad Architects is the applicant of record.

Two Stories, Four Residential Units Planned At 230 Seaview Avenue, Dongan Hills

3:00 pm on August 3, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based developer Robert Germano has filed applications for twin two-story residential buildings — totaling four residential units — at 226-230 Seaview Avenue, in Dongan Hills. The development will net 4,317 square feet of residential space, which means units will average 1,080 square feet. Also Staten Island-based, Anthony Scaglione is the architect of record, and the site’s former single-family home was demolished earlier this summer.

Three Stories, Eight Residential Units Coming To 128 Bard Avenue, West New Brighton

4:00 pm on July 31, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Whitewell Properties has filed applications for four three-story residential buildings, with a combined total of eight units, spanning the lots of 118-130 Bard Avenue, in West New Brighton (on Staten Island’s North Shore). The development will net 8,145 square feet in residential space, which works out to units averaging 1,020 square feet. Think Design Architecture is the applicant of record, and an existing two-story house — last purchased for $560,037 in 2014 — must first be demolished.

Construction Begins On Staten Island’s 630-Foot New York Wheel, St. George

6:30 am on July 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Fencing is up around the site of Staten Island’s planned New York Wheel, in St. George, and it appears construction is now in full motion, per the Staten Island Advance. In 2014, YIMBY brought you renderings of the 630-foot-tall Ferris wheel, which ‘New York Wheel LLC’ is developing and Starneth BV is designing (with Perkins Eastman). Completion is expected in the first half of 2017, alongside the Empire Outlets, also in St. George.

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Can Staten Island’s Infrastructure Keep Up with Its Development?

7:30 pm on July 24, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Staten Island’s North Shore is preparing for four big developments and the 630-foot-tall New York Wheel, which will draw thousands of new residents and a huge influx of visitors to the sleepy industrial waterfront. But the city hasn’t spent much time trying to grapple with the borough’s longstanding infrastructure challenges that will only worsen as the population grows.

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