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Restoration Work Underway on Weir Greenhouse Building at 750 Fifth Avenue, Greenwood Heights

6:00 am on January 10, 2017 By Reid Wilson

In July 2015, the Landmarks Preservation Commission rejected a proposal by Green-Wood Cemetery to restore the Weir Greenhouse and build an adjacent three-story visitor center at 750 Fifth Avenue, located on the corner of 25th Street in Greenwood Heights. Later that year, the LPC approved restoration work, designed by Page Ayres Crowley Architects, on only the existing greenhouse structure. Construction is now underway on the 40-foot-tall structure, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported.

830 Flatbush Avenue in November 2016. image via Google Maps

Rabsky Group Ventures Out to Flatbush, Files Permits for Apartments at 830 Flatbush Avenue

4:30 pm on January 9, 2017 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Rabsky Group is working on large, controversial projects in South Williamsburg, Bushwick, Crown Heights, and Long Island City. Now the secretive developer is taking aim at neighborhoods south of Prospect Park. They’ve filed plans for a seven-story apartment building at 830 Flatbush Avenue, near the corner of Linden Boulevard in Flatbush.

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Filed at 689 Quincy Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant

11:30 am on January 9, 2017 By Reid Wilson

A Queens-based LLC has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 689 Quincy Street, in the heart of Bedford-Stuyvesant. The project will measure 8,300 square feet and its residential units should average 750 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Woody Chen’s Elmhurst-based Infocus Design & Planning is the architect of record. The 30-foot-wide, 3,000-square-foot property is occupied by a four-story townhouse. Demolition permits have not been filed.

Permits Filed: 96 New Lots Avenue, 300-Unit Affordable Housing Development in Brownsville

7:30 am on January 9, 2017 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Albany still hasn’t resurrected the 421-a tax exemption program, and developers of big affordable housing projects have become tired of waiting for a tax break that may not return. Now Procida Companies is pushing forward with one of those developments, a 300-unit affordable housing complex at 96 New Lots Avenue in Brownsville.

2017 New Construction Report: Building Applications Crash, Down 38 Percent Since 2015

4:00 pm on January 6, 2017 By Nikolai Fedak

New building applications for single and multi-family residential developments in New York City saw a major slowdown in 2016, as the fading boom following the changes that occurred at the Department of Buildings in 2014 began to slack further. Numbers have plunged by over half since 2014, and by 38 percent since 2015. The full report with spreadsheets covering every new building application is available at the research store.

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.

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.

Four-Story, 10-Unit Residential Building Planned at 1544 Nostrand Avenue, Flatbush

10:00 am on January 6, 2017 By Reid Wilson

A Brooklyn-based property owner has filed applications for a four-story, 10-unit residential building at 1544 Nostrand Avenue, in Flatbush. The project will measure 8,893 square feet and its residential units should average 889 square feet apiece. Two apartments on the fourth floor will also feature space in an upper penthouse level. It’s unclear whether the units will be rentals or condominiums. Michael Avramides’s Midtown East-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 3,285-square-foot site is occupied by a three-story residential structure. Demolition permits were recently filed.

595 Baltic Street. Photo by Tectonic for YIMBY

Finishing Touches Awaited for Rentals at 595 Baltic Street in Park Slope

7:30 am on January 6, 2017 By Evan Bindelglass

We have a bit of a theme going this week: updates from Baltic Street in Brooklyn. On Tuesday, we told you about the Baltic Park Slope at 613 Baltic Street. On Thursday, we told you about the rentals at 577 Baltic Street. Now, we have a report Adam America Real Estate’s “high-end” rentals under construction at 595 Baltic Street.

Renovation Planned for Six-Story, 124,000-Square-Foot Office Building at 57 Willoughby Street, Downtown Brooklyn

1:00 pm on January 5, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Meadow Partners has acquired, for $54 million, the six-story, 124,000-square-foot commercial building at 57 Willoughby Street, located at the corner of Lawrence Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The new owner plans to renovate the property, which includes rebuilding the 9,450-square-foot ground-floor retail space and modernizing the office space on the floors above, Real Estate Weekly reported. The property also contains 96,000 square feet of air rights, The Real Deal first reported. A $50.2 million acquisition loan was secured for the purchase.

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