Community Facility

150 1st Avenue

Expansion/Renovation Underway For Five-Story Community Center At 150 First Avenue, East Village

10:00 am on July 8, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The five-story, 43,220 square-foot building dubbed 122 Community Center, at 150 1st Avenue, in the East Village, is currently being renovated and expanded to 52,380 square feet. EV Grieve notes interior demolition is currently underway, and the building will house The AID Service Center NYC, Mabou Mines, Painting Spaces 122 and PS122 when completed in Spring 2016. The Department of Cultural Affairs owns the building, and Deborah Berke Partners is designing the overhaul.

144 West 125th Street

Studio Museum In Harlem Building New 70,000 Square-Foot Building At 144 West 125th Street

12:30 pm on July 7, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The Studio Museum at 144 West 125th Street in Harlem is planning to build a new 70,000 square-foot museum, including 10,000 square feet for galleries. According to The New York Times, the existing five-story, 60,000 square-foot structure would be demolished for a ground-up building designed by the UK-based David Adjaye; Cooper, Robertson & Partners is the executive architect. Plans will be submitted this Summer, and construction is expected to start in 2017 for a 2019 completion.

68-03 Roosevelt Avenue

Community Church At 68-03 Roosevelt Avenue Building Six-Story Facility, Woodside

11:00 am on July 2, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The Universal Church has filed applications for a six-story, 63,340 square-foot place of worship at 68-03 Roosevelt Avenue, in Woodside, right under the 69th Street stop on the 7 train. The building will include classrooms, rectory units, and multi-purpose rooms, and will occupy a large portion of the block. Mothusi Phometsi, of M3G Design, is the architect of record, and the church’s existing single-story building must first be demolished.

141 Conover Street

Multi-Level Nursing Home & Health Facility Planned At 141 Conover Street, Red Hook

3:00 pm on June 25, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Oxford Nursing Home is planning to build a 138,000 square-foot, 200-bed nursing home at 141 Conover Street, in Red Hook, as well as a 37,000 square-foot health care facility. The development requires a trek through the ULURP process, because the block must be rezoned for residential purposes, according to DNAinfo. Construction is expected to begin in late 2016 or early 2016, pending proper approvals, and multiple low-rise structures must first be demolished.

120 East 125th Street

Conversion of Vacant Four-Story Firehouse at 120 East 125th Street Underway, East Harlem

6:30 am on June 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Construction is underway to convert the vacant four-story, 7,175 square-foot building at 120 East 125th Street, in northern East Harlem, into a community facility. The Caribbean Center Cultural African Diaspora Institute is moving into the building and leading the $3.5 million conversion. According to Harlem+Bespoke, the interior has been gutted, and completion is expected later this year.

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