Gravesend

Six-Story, 10-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed at 326 Avenue U, Gravesend

6:00 am on September 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Scarano Realty has filed applications for a six-story, 10-unit mixed-use building at 326 Avenue U, in central Gravesend. The project will measure 11,661 square feet. It will include retail space in the cellar and on a mezzanine level connected to the ground floor. The residential units will be located on the second through sixth floors and should average 626 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Amenities will include six off-street parking spaces, storage for 20 bikes, a recreation room on the ground floor, laundry facilities, and a roof terrace. David Silberman’s Flushing-based firm is the applicant of record. The 2,227-square-foot property is currently vacant. The Avenue U stop on the F train is down the block.

Four-Story, Five-Unit Residential Building Planned at 217 Bay 49th Street, Gravesend

10:30 am on September 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Chinatown-based LLC has filed applications for a four-story, five-unit residential building at 217 Bay 49th Street, in southern Gravesend. The project will measure 4,800 square feet and its residential units should average 852 square feet apiece. It’s unclear whether the units will be rentals or condominiums. Harry H. Hong’s Chinatown-based H2 Consulting is the applicant of record. The 20-foot-wide, 2,000-square-foot lot is currently occupied by a single-story house. Demolition permits were filed in August. The Bay 50th Street stop on the D train is located three blocks away.

Three-Story, 18,400-Square-Foot Mixed-Use Commercial Project Filed at 2311 West 7th Street, Gravesend

6:00 am on September 2, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based property owner Shun Wu has filed applications for a three-story, 18,427-square-foot mixed-use commercial building at 2311 West 7th Street, in southern Gravesend. The ground floor will host 3,338 square feet of commercial-retail space, followed by 5,228 square feet of medical offices across the second and third floors. A 29-car parking garage will be located on two underground levels. Sugnam Chang’s Brooklyn-based Basic Groups Corp. is the architect of record. The irregularly-shaped, 73-foot-wide, 4,410-square-foot plot is currently vacant. The 86th Street stop on the N train and the Avenue X stop on the F train are both two blocks away.

Three Four-Story, Two-Unit Residential Buildings Coming to 2345-2351 West Street, Gravesend

11:00 am on August 25, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Steven Scaba, doing business as an anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC, has filed applications for three four-story, two-unit residential buildings at 2345-2351 West Street, in southern Gravesend. They will each measure 4,632 square feet. In all of them, there will be one apartment across the ground level and second floor, followed by a triplex apartment on the rest of the second floor and the entire third and fourth floors. Across the entire project, the apartments should average 1,770 square feet apiece, indicative of condominiums. Douglas Pulaski’s Brooklyn-based Bricolage Designs is the architect of record. The 8,000-square-foot assemblage is currently occupied by two single-story houses. Demolition permits were filed in July. The Avenue X stop on the F train is five blocks away.

Five-Story, 40,000-Square-Foot Yeshiva Filed at 30 Village Road North, Gravesend

11:00 am on August 10, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Yeshiva Lev Torah, a K-8 school, has filed applications for a five-story, 39,830-square-foot facility at 30 Village Road North, in the heart of Gravesend. The new 75-foot-tall structure will contain a lobby, administrative offices, and classrooms on the ground floor, a cafeteria in the cellar, classrooms and a teachers’ lounge on the second floor, classrooms on the third and fourth floors, followed by a gymnasium, a library, and a Midrash (probably a Beit Midrash, or study hall) on the fifth floor. Thomas Scibilia’s Brooklyn-based NA Design Studio is the architect of record. The Yeshiva is seeking a variance for bulk from the Board of Standards and Appeals, according to the applications. The 62-foot-wide, 11,075-square-foot assemblage consists of two two-story houses. Demolition permits haven’t been yet filed. The Avenue U stop on the F train is located around the corner.

Four-Story, Two-Unit Residential Building Planned at 143 Bay 47th Street, Gravesend

3:00 pm on July 21, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Noureldin Moustafa has filed applications for a four-story, two-unit residential building at 143 Bay 47th Street, in southern Gravesend. The project will measure 3,119 square feet and its residential units should average 1,195.6 square feet apiece, indicative of condominiums. One of the apartments will span the ground and second floors, followed by the other apartment on the third and fourth floor. The upper unit will feature a roof terrace. Douglas Pulaski’s Brooklyn-based Bricolage Designs is the architect of record. The 20-foot-wide, 1,933-square-foot property is currently vacant. It was occupied by a brick garage until that was demolished in early 2015. The Bay 50th Street stop on the D train is located three blocks away.

Seven-Story, 15-Unit Residential Building Filed at 1721 West 6th Street, Gravesend

1:00 pm on June 29, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Rong Wu, head of Brooklyn-based The Style Development LLC, has filed applications for a seven-story, 15-unit residential building at 1721 West 6th Street, in northern Gravesend. The structure will encompass 17,976 square feet and its residential units should average 901 square feet apiece. It’s not known if the apartments will be rentals or condominiums. Amenities include a 12-car parking garage on the ground and cellar levels, and a rooftop recreational area. Harry Hong’s Chinatown-based H2 Consulting is the applicant of record. The 40-foot-wide, 4,000-square-foot plot is currently occupied by the partially demolished remains of a single-story structure. Permits were filed in March to remove the remnants. The Kings Highway stop on the N train is located three blocks away.

The eight new landmarks designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission

Landmarks Backlog Moves Forward with Eight Designations

8:00 am on April 13, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

The Landmarks Preservation Commission’s backlog, which had been reduced from 95 items to 30 items in February, has taken another big step towards being cleared. On Tuesday, the LPC designated eight new city individual landmarks, and they span all five boroughs.

The current P.S. 101 at 2350 Benson Avenue in Gravesend. image via

Permits Filed: 2350 Benson Avenue, Gravesend School

7:00 am on April 12, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The city School Construction Authority is planning a new building for P.S. 101 in Gravesend, at the southern edge of Brooklyn.

Three-Story, Four-Unit Residential Project Planned At 1625 West 6th Street, Gravesend

2:00 pm on April 4, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Hong Bin Zhu has filed applications for a three-story, four-unit residential building at 1625 West 6th Street, in northern Gravesend, located four blocks from the Bay Parkway stop on the N train. The project will encompass 7,168 square feet and its residential units should average a spacious 1,335 square feet apiece. They will likely be condominiums, and there will be two located in the ground floor, followed by two full-floor units. Sugnam Chang’s Brooklyn-based Basic Groups Corp. is the architect of record. The 40-foot-wide, 4,000-square-foot lot is currently occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits have not yet been filed.

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