Permits have been filed for a three-story residential building at 800 Barbey Street in East New York, Brooklyn. Located between Linden Boulevard and Hegeman Avenue, the interior lot is closest to the New Lots Avenue subway station, served by the 3 train. Joel Fromowitz is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Work is progressing on the office-to-residential conversion of 750 Third Avenue, a 34-story tower in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Gensler and developed by SL Green Realty, the $805 million project will span 761,384 square and yield 639 rental units. The building will also contain ground-floor retail and a collection of amenities. The property is bounded by Third Avenue and East 46th and East 47th Streets.
The City Planning Commission has approved The Frances, a 21-story mixed-use residential building at 100-12 Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, Queens. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Benenson Capital Partners, the nearly 280,000-square-foot structure will yield 390 rental units, with 100 designated as affordable housing. The project will also include roughly 16,200 square feet of retail and will introduce upgrades to the surrounding infrastructure. The 26,000-square-foot property is bounded by 67th Avenue and 67th Road and features 260 feet of frontage along Queens Boulevard.
Construction has broken ground on Chelsea Beacon, a residential conversion and expansion of the former Bayview Correctional Facility at 550 West 20th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by COOKFOX Architects and developed by a joint venture between Camber Property Group and the Osborne Association, the $167 project will span approximately 100,000 square feet and yield up to 131 permanently affordable rental units. The development will also include a 15-unit short-term transitional residence for individuals with mental health needs, 9,300 square feet of community facility space, and a ninth-floor outdoor terrace. The property is located at the southeast corner of West 20th Street and Eleventh Avenue, directly across from Chelsea Piers.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 142 Stockholm Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Located between Wilson Avenue and Myrtle Avenue, the interior lot is near the Knickerbocker Avenue subway station, served by the M train. Richard Herbst of Do Well Management LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
