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114-06 Rockaway Boulevard in January 2013, image via Google Maps

Permits Filed: 114-06 & 114-30 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Rockaway Park

5:00 pm on August 3, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

On Rockaway Beach Boulevard near the Rockaway Park A train stop, a block and a half of storefronts burned down and were battered by storm surges during Hurricane Sandy three years ago. But now the strip between Beach 115th and 113th Streets is about to see some new life. Applications were filed today for two three-story, mixed-use buildings at 114-06 and 114-30 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, about a mile and a half west of the Cross Bay Bridge that links the peninsula with Howard Beach in Queens.

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230 Seaview Avenue

Two Stories, Four Residential Units Planned At 230 Seaview Avenue, Dongan Hills

3:00 pm on August 3, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based developer Robert Germano has filed applications for twin two-story residential buildings — totaling four residential units — at 226-230 Seaview Avenue, in Dongan Hills. The development will net 4,317 square feet of residential space, which means units will average 1,080 square feet. Also Staten Island-based, Anthony Scaglione is the architect of record, and the site’s former single-family home was demolished earlier this summer.

31-07 20th Avenue

Four-Story Storage Facility Planned At 31-07 20th Avenue, Ditmars Steinway

2:00 pm on August 3, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Operating under an LLC, Madison Development has filed applications for a four-story, 175,000 square-foot storage building at the vacant lot of 31-07 20th Avenue, near the Con Edison generating station in northern Astoria’s Ditmars Steinway. It’s unknown if the building will be used for Con Ed’s operations, but the facility would be very convenient. Long Island-based Frank Relf is the architect of record.

1814 Bleecker Street

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Building Filed At 1814 Bleecker Street, Ridgewood

12:30 pm on August 3, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based developer Mayer Meisels has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 1814 Bleecker Street, in western Ridgewood, five blocks from the M train’s stop at Seneca Avenue. The building will measure 4,995 square feet, which means units will more than likely be rentals, averaging 715 square feet apiece. Brooklyn-based Barry Goldsmith is the applicant of record, and the existing two-story, single-family home must first be demolished.

159 Ludlow Street

Two-Story Retail Building Planned At 159 Ludlow Street, Lower East Side

11:00 am on August 3, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Hesky Haim, operating under an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for a two-story, 2,125 square-foot commercial building at 159 Ludlow Street, on the Lower East Side. Both floors, in addition to a cellar level, will be designated for retail, and the building will stand 96 feet tall, boasting incredible ceiling heights. Wayne Norbeck’s DXA Studio is the applicant of record.

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