Permits have been filed to expand a two-story structure into an eight-story mixed-use building at 1723 Boston Road in Crotona Park East, The Bronx. Located between Crotona Park East and East 173rd Street, the lot is steps from the 174th Street subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. Shimon Kleinman is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Demolition is complete at 85 4th Avenue, the site of a 13-story mixed-use building in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Designed by James Shannon of Strekte Corp. for Harry Einhorn under the 85 4th Avenue LLC, the 125-foot-tall structure will span 176,757 square feet and yield 193 rental units with an average scope of 647 square feet, as well as 5,415 square feet of commercial space, 1,996 square feet of community facility space, a cellar level, and 79 enclosed parking spaces. The property is located between St. Mark’s Place to the north and Warren Street to the south.
Construction is progressing on 285 Schermerhorn Street, an office-to-residential conversion and expansion in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by GF55 Architects and developed by Urban Development Partners under the 285 Schermerhorn LLC, the project involves the expansion of the existing seven-story office building to 13 floors, doubling its scope to 105,000 square feet, and will yield 71 condominium units along with commercial and retail space. The property is located on an interior lot between Bond and Nevins Streets.
Permits have been filed for a nine-story community facility building at 478 West 130th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. Located between Amsterdam Avenue and Convent Avenue, the lot is closest to the 125th Street subway station, served by the A, B, C, and D trains. Charles Carroll of Urban Resource Institute is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Excavation and pilings are underway for Lirio, a nine-story all-affordable housing building at 364 West 54th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by The Hudson Companies in collaboration with Housing Works, and supported by the New York City Department of Housing and Preservation and the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), the structure will yield 112 permanently affordable units, nearly 30,000 square feet of office space for the MTA, and ground-floor retail space along Ninth Avenue. The property is alternately addressed as 806 Ninth Avenue and is situated at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and West 54th Street.
