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317 Hoyt Street

Three-Story, 56,800-Square-Foot School Expansion Filed For PS. 32 At 317 Hoyt Street, Gowanus

6:00 am on September 30, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) has filed applications for a three-story, 56,856-square-foot expansion of P.S. 32 The Samuel Mills Sprole School at 317 Hoyt Street, in Gowanus. The new addition, with an address of 420 Union Street, will feature administrative offices, a cafeteria, a library, and a lobby on the ground floor, followed by classrooms on the two floors above. A playground will be located on the second floor, as well. The 46-foot-tall structure will most likely be built on the eastern end of the site, where single-story overflow classrooms currently exist. Edelman Sultan Knox Wood Architects will be responsible for the design.

34-74 113th Street

Five-Story, 98,000-Square-Foot Expansion Planned At P.S. 143 Louis Armstrong, 34-74 113th Street, North Corona

6:00 am on September 28, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The New York City School Construction Authority (NYCSCA) is planning to expand the campus of the P.S. 143 Louis Armstrong branch, located at 34-74 113th Street, in North Corona. A new five-story, 98,351-square-foot building been filed for the address 34-55 112th Street. It would include a cafeteria and administrative offices on the ground floor, followed by classrooms and offices on the second through fifth floors. Somerset, N.J.-based Design Resources Group is the architect of record. The new school building will be located somewhere south of the existing three-story building. It will likely replace a collection of temporary, single-story structures currently used as overflow classrooms.

25 Columbus Drive

750-Unit Mixed-Use Tower With School Proposed At 25 Columbus Drive, Jersey City

6:00 am on September 26, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Joint venture PH Urban Renewal, comprised of developers L+M Development Partners and Low-Income Housing Corporation, is proposing to develop a mixed-use tower at 25 Columbus Drive, in the Paulus Hook section of Jersey City. At this point, the project is expected to include up to 750 residential units, of which five percent (37 units) would be designated as affordable, the Jersey Journal reported. The tower’s base would feature a 35,000-square-foot, 200-student privately-funded public school for levels pre-K through first grade.

301 Freedom Place South

10-Story, 180,000-Square-Foot Collegiate School Close to Topping Out at 301 Freedom Place South, Upper West Side

2:00 pm on September 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction is a single floor away from topping out at 301 Freedom Place South, located between West 61st and 62nd streets on the southern end of the Upper West Side. That’s where a 10-story, 179,863-square-foot Collegiate School, a private, all-boys prep school, is under construction. The progress can be seen thanks to a photo posted to the YIMBY Forums. A theater, a gymnasium, a fitness center, and a cafeteria will be located on the ground and cellar levels. Classrooms will span the second through ninth floors, with a library on the fifth floor. The 143-foot-tall structure has been designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox. Completion is expected in 2017.

30 Village Road North

Five-Story, 40,000-Square-Foot Yeshiva Filed at 30 Village Road North, Gravesend

11:00 am on August 10, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Yeshiva Lev Torah, a K-8 school, has filed applications for a five-story, 39,830-square-foot facility at 30 Village Road North, in the heart of Gravesend. The new 75-foot-tall structure will contain a lobby, administrative offices, and classrooms on the ground floor, a cafeteria in the cellar, classrooms and a teachers’ lounge on the second floor, classrooms on the third and fourth floors, followed by a gymnasium, a library, and a Midrash (probably a Beit Midrash, or study hall) on the fifth floor. Thomas Scibilia’s Brooklyn-based NA Design Studio is the architect of record. The Yeshiva is seeking a variance for bulk from the Board of Standards and Appeals, according to the applications. The 62-foot-wide, 11,075-square-foot assemblage consists of two two-story houses. Demolition permits haven’t been yet filed. The Avenue U stop on the F train is located around the corner.

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