Crown Heights

Permits Filed For 221 Schenectady Avenue In Crown Heights, Brooklyn

A new four-story residential building will soon rise at 221 Schenectady Avenue, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The structure will eventually house seven units and rise 54 feet above above the surrounding three-story neighbors, while covering a total of around 4,080 square feet when complete. Matt Gold of Citiscape Consulting, located in Sheepshead Bay, is listed as developer on the applications.

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1515 Park Place, via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 1515 Park Place, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for an eight-story residential building at 1515 Park Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The site is six blocks away from the Utica Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2, 4, and 5 trains. The A and C trains are eight blocks away at an identically named station. Park and Prospect LLC and JIH Builders Group are listed as responsible for the development.

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554 Prospect Place, image courtesy MADS Engineering

Underwhelming Renderings Revealed for 554 Prospect Place, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Earlier this month, we covered permits filed for the Faith Chapel Baptist Church at 552 Prospect Place, Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Today, thanks to a YIMBY reader’s tip, we can reveal renderings for the site’s soon-to-be replacement. As one might expect for such a unique building, a portion of the extant structure will be preserved, but not as much as one might expect. Stephan Tchorbajian of Hye Rise Consulting is listed as responsible for the development.

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Bedford Union Armory Redevelopment, rendering by JM Zoning

New Renderings Revealed for Bedford Union Armory Redevelopment As Permitting Also Makes Headway, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

New renderings are out for Bedford Union Armory’s redevelopment in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. BFC Partners and the nonprofit NYC Economic Development Corporation, whose mission is to spur economic growth in the city, will be developing the project jointly. The site is three blocks from the 2, 3, 4, and 5 subway trains at the Franklin Avenue station. Permits filed four months ago for a fifteen-story building are still pending approval.

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