Residential

131-141 East 47th Street

Developer Files for 49-Story, 122-Unit Residential Tower at 131 East 47th Street, Midtown East

6:00 am on March 31, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Over the summer of 2015, YIMBY revealed renderings of New Empire Real Estate’s planned high-rise residential tower at 131 East 47th Street, in Midtown East, and now new building applications have been filed with the Department of Buildings. The new 122-unit building will encompass 173,059 square feet and will rise 49 stories, or 581 feet, above street level. Beginning on the second story, there will be three residential units per floor through floor 12 and floors 14 through 35, then two units per floor on floors 37 through 47. The 48th floor will contain a full-floor penthouse, and floors 13, 36, and 49 will contain mechanical equipment.

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85-39 Lefferts Boulevard

Four Three-Story, Two-Unit Residential Buildings Filed At 85-39 Lefferts Boulevard, Richmond Hill

4:00 pm on March 30, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Queens-based property owner Bryan Tavarez has filed applications for four three-story, two-unit residential buildings at 85-39 – 85-47 Lefferts Boulevard, in Richmond Hill, located three blocks from the 121st Street stop on the J/Z trains. From north to south, two of the houses will measure 2,835 square feet each and will contain a single unit across the basement and the second levels with the second unit will taking up the third level. The third and fourth houses will measure 1,750 and 2,640 square feet respectively. The smaller building will have a similar layout to the buildings to the north. The larger one will feature a 293-square-foot doctors office on the first level and full-floor units on the next two floors. Fresh Meadows-based King David Architecture is the architect of record. The site is currently occupied by a two-and-a-half-story house, and demolition permits were filed in February.

34 Belvedere Street

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Project Planned At 34 Belvedere Street, Bushwick

2:00 pm on March 30, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based property owner David Grunfeld has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 34 Belvedere Street, in western Bushwick, located three blocks from the Myrtle Avenue stop on the J/M/Z trains. The new structure will encompass 7,437 square feet and its residential units should average 661 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. One of the fourth-floor apartments will include space on the upper penthouse level. Rego Park-based Diego Aguilera is the architect of record. The 28-foot-wide, 2,444-square-foot lot is currently vacant.

90 Park Avenue

Five-Story, 256-Unit Residential Complex Breaks Ground At 90 Park Avenue, Florham Park, New Jersey

11:00 am on March 30, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The Rockefeller Group and Korman Communities have officially broken ground on the five-story, 256-unit residential complex planned at 90 Park Avenue, in northern New Jersey’s Florham Park, located roughly 1.5 miles from NJ Transit’s Madison station. The 450,000-square-foot building, dubbed AVE Florham Park, will be geared towards corporate tenants and employees in the relocating process, according to Real Estate Weekly. There will be 40,000 square feet of outdoor amenities, including private and community courtyards, a pool, fire pits, and entertainment spaces. The 24,000 square feet of indoor amenities include a theater, a café, a fitness center/yoga studio/spa, and a business center with conference suites. The project is a part of the larger office park development called The Green at Florham Park, which already contains a number of office buildings. Completion is expected in early 2017.

257-37 147th Drive

Three Two-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming To 257-37 147th Drive, Rosedale, Queens

10:00 am on March 30, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Jamaica-based property owner Nathan Somehk has filed applications for three two-story, two-family houses at 257-37 – 257-43 147th Drive, in southern Rosedale, located roughly a mile from the neighborhood’s Long Island Rail Road station. Each of them will 3,599 square feet, and their full-floor residential units should average a family-sized 1,197 square feet apiece. All three structures will feature a laundry room in the cellar as well as two off-street automobile parking spots. Queens-based Gerald J. Caliendo is the applicant of record. The 120-foot-wide lot is currently occupied by a one-and-a-half-story house. Demolition permits were filed in February.

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