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1301 Surf Avenue

Mixed-Use Commercial Conversion Planned for Eight-Story Coney Island Theater Building, 1301 Surf Avenue

4:00 pm on July 20, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The first preliminary renderings have been revealed of the planned mixed-use commercial conversion of the eight-story, 115,000-square-foot Coney Island Theater Building (a.k.a. Shore Theater), an individual landmark at 1301 Surf Avenue, located on the corner of Stillwell Avenue on Coney Island. PYE Properties currently plans to transform the property into retail space and a hotel, while restoring the existing theater, which has been rapidly deteriorating, to an entertainment venue, Brooklyn Daily reported. Office and community space may also be included, depending on the tenants that show interest. Alteration permits haven’t yet been filed with the Buildings Department. Since the building is a landmark, the Landmarks Preservation Commission must approved any exterior alterations. PYE acquired the Shore Theater in January for $20 million. The Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue stop on the D/F and N/Q trains is across the street.

8516 Avenue J

Three-Story, Three-Unit Residential Project Planned at 8516 Avenue J, Canarsie

3:00 pm on July 20, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based property owner Leonid Pinkhasov has filed applications for a three-story, three-unit residential building at 8516 Avenue J, in Canarsie. The structure will measure 5,346 square feet and its full-floor residential units should average 1,388 square feet, indicative of family-sized configurations. Amenities include storage space in the cellar and three off-street parking spots. The 45-foot-wide, 4,827-square-foot property is partially occupied by a two-story, two-unit townhouse at 8514 Avenue J. The 1,977-square-foot building will be renovated as part of the project. Long Island City-based Carusone & Cherres Architects is the architect of record. The property was subdivided into two tax lots in May.

194 Ainslie Street

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Building Planned at 194 Ainslie Street, Williamsburg

1:00 pm on July 20, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Kew Gardens-based M Development has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 194 Ainslie Street, in central Williamsburg. The structure will measure 6,570 square feet and its residential units should average 714 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. There will be one unit on the ground floor, which will also feature space in the cellar, followed by two units per floor on the upper three. Private residential storage space will be located in the cellar. Emmanuel Katerinis’s Astoria-based SM Studio Inc. is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot property is currently occupied by a two-story townhouse. Demolition permits were filed in June. The Lorimer Street Station on the L train is located four blocks away.

101 Pennsylvania Avenue, photo by Tectonic

Medical Building Rises on Site of Historic East New York Bank at 101 Pennsylvania Avenue

6:30 am on July 20, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

East New Yorkers rallied early last year to save a historic bank building at 91 Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York, after plans surfaced for a seven-story medical building that would replace it. The wrecking ball ultimately came for the 19th century Renaissance Revival bank designed by Richard Upjohn, and now the new medical facility is rising fast.

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181 Troutman Street

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Planned at 181 Troutman Street, Bushwick

1:00 pm on July 19, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Lazer Waldman, doing business as an anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 181 Troutman Street, in western Bushwick. The structure will measure 7,489 square feet and its residential unit should average 687 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. There will be two apartments per floor, although one of the top-floor units will feature space in an upper penthouse level. Bahram M. Tehrani’s Jamaica-based BTE Design Services is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot property is currently occupied by a two-story, multi-family brick building. Demolition permits haven’t been filed. The Central Avenue stop on the M train is six blocks away.

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