East New York

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) has filed applications for two three-story, two-unit residential buildings at 856-858 Blake Avenue, in the heart of East New York. The buildings will measure 2,573 square feet each and, across both, the residential units should average a family-sized 1,184 square feet apiece. All of the units will be sold at below-market rates. Brooklyn-based DeLaCour, Ferrara & Church Architects is the architect of record. The 4,690-square-foot plot is vacant. The project is associated with the city’s New Infill Homeownership Opportunity Program. The Van Siclen Avenue stop on the 3 train is four blocks away.

A Great Neck, N.Y.-based company has filed applications for two two-story, two-family houses at 710-714 Wortman Avenue, located on the corner of Pine Street, on East New York’s eastern end. The new buildings will each measure 3,780 square feet and their full-floor units should average 1,260 square feet apiece, indicative of family-sized configurations. There will be a total of four off-street parking spaces. Sion Hourizadeh’s Floral Park, N.Y.-based Sion Consulting Engineering is the applicant of record. The 6,200-square-foot site is vacant.

Staten Island-based Over Development LTD has filed applications for a three-story, three-unit residential project at 1150 Dumont Avenue, located on the corner of Milford Street in central East New York. The new structure will measure 3,676 square feet and its full-floor residential units should average 1,207 square feet apiece. That means the apartments will probably boast family-sized configurations. There will be off-street parking for two cars. Stanley M. Krebushevski’s Staten Island-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 3,675 square-foot property is currently vacant. The site is located 10 blocks from the New Lots Avenue stop on the 3 train.