Crown Heights

Overhead rendering of plans to redevelop Bedford Union Armory, courtesy BFC Partners

Permits Filed for the Bedford Union Armory’s 15-Story Residential Addition, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

7:30 am on March 14, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a 15-story residential building at 1579 Bedford Avenue, also known as the Bedford Union Armory, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The site is three blocks away from the Franklin Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains. Prospect Park is located just five blocks away. The development will create housing and a recreational center made affordable for community residents. Also included will be low-cost space for local non-profits, and a new medical facility for uninsured citizens of the city. The NYC Economic Development Corporation is behind the applications.

Permits Filed for 716 Lincoln Place, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

6:00 am on March 7, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a two-story community facility at 716 Lincoln Place, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The site is four blocks away from the Franklin Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains. Evangelical Lutheran Church will be responsible for the development.

1548 Bedford Avenue, rendering courtesy ODA Architects

Renderings Revealed for 1548 Bedford Avenue, ODA-Designed Hotel in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

7:30 am on March 5, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits were filed back in July of 2016 for a new hotel at 1548 Bedford Avenue, in Crown Height, Brooklyn. Though construction has not yet started, new renderings by ODA have revealed a daring, low-slung arched building adorned with a dark concrete façade. The hotel is located just two blocks away from the Franklin Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains. The Botanic Garden subway station is one block further, serviced by the Shuttle trains.

Permits filed for 530 Saint Marks Avenue, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

7:30 am on February 8, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for an eight-story residential building at 530 Saint Marks Avenue, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The site is two blocks away from the Park Place Subway Station, serviced by the S train. Franklin Avenue Subway Station is eight blocks away, serviced by the A and C trains. DK Real Estate Group will be responsible for the development.

Permits Filed for 237 Utica Avenue, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

6:30 am on February 7, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a four-story mixed-use building at 237 Utica Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The site is two blocks away from the Utica Avenue Subway Station on Eastern Parkway, serviced by the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains, and nine blocks away from the Utica Avenue Subway Station on Fulton Street, serviced by the A and C trains. Utica Avenue Realty Corporation will be responsible for the development.

First Look at 805 Washington Avenue, Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

6:00 am on October 30, 2017 By Andrew Nelson

Foundation work has begun for the six-story mixed-use building at 805 Washington Avenue, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, as seen in the latest from Tectonic. Construction crews have cleared away much of the lot, and steel has been installed along the perimeter. The site is just a block away from the Brooklyn Museum in Prospect Park, and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden is also nearby.

Permits Filed for 253 Empire Boulevard, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

6:00 am on October 12, 2017 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a new three-story mixed-use structure in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. An anonymous LLC filed the applications for 253 Empire Boulevard, which borders an active commercial strip along Rogers Avenue. The building will be just a block away from the Sterling Station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. The site used to be a single-story laundry superstore with parking, but has been left unoccupied for several years.

Permits Filed for 1336 Bedford Avenue, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

6:30 am on August 18, 2017 By Nikolai Fedak

The vacant lot on the corner of Bedford Avenue and Pacific Street, in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood, is about to see a major new development. Building applications have been filed for a nine-story structure totaling just under 150,000 square feet, with 94 units in total. While that would normally translate into condominiums, back in January, DNAInfo reported that Newark-based Bedford Arms LLC was seeking to build affordable housing at the site. Now, with permits pulled, they are set to do just that. John Schimenti, P.C. Architect is listed as the designer, and with the lot already cleared, construction should begin imminently.

Permits Filed for 1000 Union Street, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

6:00 am on August 11, 2017 By Nikolai Fedak

The revitalization of Crown Heights continues apace, and now new building applications have been filed for a site spanning 998-1000 Union Street, one block south of the Franklin Avenue stop on the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains. The development will rise seven floors and total 23,569 square feet, to be split between 20 apartments. With a generous average size of almost 1,200 square feet, that likely portends condominiums. Fariba Makooi of Fariba Makooi Architects PLLC is listed as the site’s architect, although the contact information points to Karl Fischer, and the project is being developed by Gal Nagar of HML Developments. Demolition permits for the existing structure were filed in July.

Proposal for 615 Eastern Parkway (a.k.a. 300 New York Avenue)

Revision to ‘Juicy’ Expansion of House at 615 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights Nets Landmarks Approval

7:00 am on February 9, 2017 By Evan Bindelglass

Something unusual occurred on Tuesday: the Landmarks Preservation Commission, after rejecting what one commissioner called a “juicy” expansion of a Crown Heights house two months ago, ended up approving an even larger expansion of the structure.

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