The Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved proposals to construct a glass-clad rooftop addition at 13 Harrison Street in Manhattan. The property is located within the TriBeCa West Historic District and thus required certificate of appropriateness from the voting commissioners.
Demolition is continuing at 12 West 57th Street in Midtown, the site of a 672-foot-tall skyscraper that comes in at number 21 on our countdown of the tallest projects underway in the city. The 52-story project is designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill (SOM) and is being developed by Sheldon Solow of Solow Management Corp., who filed permits back in 2019. A preliminary rendering was revealed in early May, showing a slender black glass monolith rising behind a white glass and marbled stone podium. The development required the demolition of three low-rise structures spanning from 10 to 20 West 57th Street.
Permits have been filed for a nine-story mixed-use building at 1041 Flatbush Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Duryea Place and Flatbush Avenue, the corner lot is closest to the Beverly Road subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Nehalkumar Gandhi under the 1045 Flatbush Avenue LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 432 Thatford Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Newport Street and Thatford Avenue, the corner lot is two blocks south of the Rockaway Avenue subway station, serviced by the 3 train. Non-profit developer The Bridge is listed as the owner behind the applications.
This week LCOR announced plans to construct a 461-unit rental building near the Coney Island waterfront in Brooklyn. The property is located at 1515 Surf Avenue and will include a mix of market-rate and affordable housing units, residential amenities, and 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail.
