Sunset Park

731 61st Street in August 2014, image via Google Maps

Permits Filed: 731 61st Street, Sunset Park

7:00 am on September 25, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Sunset Park was the heart of New York City’s industrial waterfront until the end of World War II, when building weapons, handling cargo and deploying troops had Bush Terminal and the Brooklyn Army Terminal employing tens of thousands of workers. But even as factories and wholesalers have left the south Brooklyn neighborhood, the manufacturing zoning created to protect them has remained. And there, at the southern edge of Sunset Park’s M-1 zone, one developer is planning a six-story building with a combination of commercial and community uses 731 61st Street.

Five-Story, Eight-Unit Mixed-Use Building Coming To 832 40th Street, Sunset Park

2:00 pm on September 16, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Fong Benny, operating under an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for a five-story, eight-unit mixed-use building at 832 40th Street, in eastern Sunset Park, three blocks from the D train’s 9th Avenue stop. The building will measure 7,586 square feet, and that includes a 2,085 square-foot daycare facility on the ground and cellar levels. Residential units will beginning on the second floor, and units will average a rental-sized 688 square feet each. Borough Park-based Shiming Tam is the architect of record, and the existing two-story townhouse must first be demolished.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Building Filed At 756 40th Street, Sunset Park

12:30 pm on September 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Jack Cheng has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 756 40th Street, in northern Sunset Park, three blocks from the D train’s 9th Avenue stop. The new building will measure 5,007 square feet, which means units will average 715 square feet, indicative of rentals. Sunset Park-based Shiming Tam is the architect of record, and an existing two-story townhouse must first be demolished.

Four-Story, Two-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned At 5122 9th Avenue, Sunset Park

3:00 pm on August 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Hui Shi has filed applications for a four-story, two-unit mixed-use building at 5122 9th Avenue, near 52nd Street, on the borderlands of Sunset and Borough Park. The building will measure 5,080 square feet, and includes a 1,323 square-foot health care facility on the ground floor. Residential units will average 1,880 square-feet each above, one taking up the second and third floor, and another spanning the fourth and a fifth-floor penthouse. Flushing-based Success Best Design is the applicant of record, and an existing two-story structure must first be demolished.

Office Conversion Underway At 14 53rd Street, Seven-Story Industrial Building In Sunset Park

2:00 pm on August 12, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Madison Realty Capital has closed on the seven-story, 400,000 square-foot industrial building at 14 53rd Street, in Sunset Park on the waterfront, for $82.5 million, according to Crain’s. The building, located four long-blocks from the R train’s 53rd Street stop, is being renovated to accommodate office and manufacturing tenants. The renovations will include exterior and interior upgrades, as well as a roof deck.

Six-Story, Eight-Unit Mixed-Use Project Planned At 818 60th Street, Sunset Park

4:00 pm on August 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous LLC has filed applications for a six-story, eight-unit mixed-use building at 818 60th Street, in southern Sunset Park, a block from the N train’s 8th Avenue stop. The building will measure 11,121 square feet in total, which includes 2,122 square feet of retail space on the ground and cellar levels, in addition to 2,017 square feet of community office space on the ground and second-floor levels. Shiming Tam — based a few blocks away in Borough Park — is the architect of record, and a two-story building must first be demolished.

Three-Story Redevelopment Site At 4302 4th Avenue Purchased, Sunset Park

12:30 pm on July 31, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this year, the landmarked buildings at 4302 4th Avenue, in northern Sunset Park, were placed on the market as a development site, and now Yosef Streicher has purchased the property for $6 million, according to Commercial Observer. The dilapidating two- and three-story buildings, which amount to nearly 20,000 square feet, need to be gut-renovated, and 14,567 square feet of unused air rights can be used for an expansion. No plans have been disclosed, but changes to the facade would require approval from the LPC.

Six-Story, 10-Unit Mixed-Use Project Planned At 4016 7th Avenue, Sunset Park

3:00 pm on July 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Ritz Realty NY Corp. has filed applications for a six-story, 10-unit mixed-use building at 4016 7th Avenue, in northern Sunset Park, three blocks from the D train’s 9th Avenue stop. The building will total 9,330 square feet, and will include 1,140 square feet of community facility space on the ground and cellar levels. Beginning on the second floor, residential units will average 820 square feet. Jung Wor Chin is the architect of record, and the existing two-story, two-unit townhouse must first be demolished.

Four-Story, Four-Family Building Coming To 758 50th Street, Sunset Park

2:00 pm on July 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Bi Ying Wang has filed applications for a four-story, four-unit residential building at 758 50th Street, in central Sunset Park between 7th and 8th avenues. The building will measure 4,005 square feet, and full-floor units will measure an average 1,000 square feet. Yuk Lam’s Lam Engineer is the applicant of record, and an existing two-story home must first be demolished.

10 Residential Units Replacing Four-Unit Building at 837 52nd Street, Sunset Park

3:00 pm on May 11, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Shi Xiong Zhou has filed applications for a six-story, 10-unit mixed-use building at 837 52nd Street, in Sunset Park near 8th Avenue. The new building will measure 11,920 square feet and a daycare center will span 3,030 square feet on the first two floors. Shiming Tam is designing, and permits were filed in March to demolish the existing two-story, four-unit townhouse.

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