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50 Clifton Place

Three-Story, Single-Family Townhouse Coming to 50 Clifton Place, Clinton Hill

1:00 pm on August 8, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Architectural firm Dache Design, doing business as an anonymous Montauk, N.Y.-based company, has filed applications for a three-story, single-family townhouse at 50 Clifton Place, located at the corner of Grand Avenue in Clinton Hill. It will measure 3,238 square feet, of which 2,375 square feet will be utilized as living space. The townhouse will be topped by a roof terrace. Nikolai Katz’s Battery Park City-based architectural firm is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot property is currently vacant. The new building must be approved by the Landmark Preservation Commission, as the site sits within the Clinton Hill Historic District.

249 Varet Street

Four-Story, 54-Key Hostel Being Converted Into 140-Person Homeless Shelter at 249 Varet Street, East Williamsburg

11:00 am on August 8, 2016 By Reid Wilson

After opening just eight years ago, the four-story, 54-key New York Loft Hostel, located at 249 Varet Street in East Williamsburg, is currently in the process of being converted into a 140-person homeless shelter, Bushwick Daily reported. Until recently, the 22,237-square-foot property had 54 hotel rooms, but has since undergone a reconfiguration to 67 units, according to permits with the Buildings Department. The shelter’s occupants will be restricted to males ages 55 and older who aren’t sex offenders. They are expected to live in the shelter for roughly nine months and will have access to supportive services and meals, all located within the building. The project is being headed by the city’s non-profit organization Project Renewal and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). The shelter will likely become operational this fall after the hostel closes for business at the end of August. Bosch Architecture is designing the conversion. The Morgan Avenue stop on the L train is three blocks away.

1821 49th Street

Three-Story, Three-Unit Residential Building Coming to 1821 49th Street, Borough Park

3:00 pm on August 5, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Ephraim Waxman has filed applications for a three-story, three-unit residential building at 1821 49th Street, in southern Borough Park. It will measure 8,180 square feet and its full-floor residential units should average 2,080 square feet apiece, indicative of family-sized configurations. Condominiums are likely in the works. Asher Hershkowitz’s Brooklyn-based architectural firm is the architect of record. The 40-foot-wide, 4,000-square-foot assemblage is currently occupied by two attached two-story houses. Demolition permits have not yet been filed. The 18th Avenue stop on the F train is located three blocks away.

89 North 6th Street

Two-Story, 5,350-Square-Foot Retail Building Planned at 89 North 6th Street, Williamsburg

2:00 pm on August 5, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Chicago-based L3 Capital has filed applications for a two-story, 5,350-square-foot commercial-retail building at 89 North 6th Street, in Williamsburg. The project, to rise 43 feet above street level, will host 4,250 square feet of retail space across the ground and second floors. The cellar will contain accessory storage space. Midtown East-based Kenneth Park Architects is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot property is currently occupied by a four-story tenement building. Demolition permits have not been filed. The Bedford Avenue stop on the L train, expected to cease service into Manhattan for 18 months starting as early as 2019, is located two blocks away.

1485 Gates Avenue

Construction Complete on Five-Story, 10-Unit Residential Building at 1485 Gates Avenue, Bushwick

11:00 am on August 5, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction has been completed on the five-story, 10-unit residential building under development at 1485 Gates Avenue, in central Bushwick. The latest building permits indicate it measures 11,017 square feet. Its residential units should average 873 square feet apiece, which mean they could be either condominiums or rental apartments. Amenities include laundry facilities and a rooftop recreational space. Yoel Berkovits is the developer. Beam Group is the design architect, while Joseph A. Mucciolo’s Long Island-based architectural firm is serving as the executive architect. Occupancy is expected soon. YIMBY first reported on the project when new building applications were filed in July of 2014. The Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues stop on the L and M trains is two blocks away.

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