Greenpoint

92 Guernsey Street

Four-Story, Single-Family Townhouse Planned at 92 Guernsey Street, Greenpoint

3:00 pm on May 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Francois Depoortere has filed applications for a four-story, single-family townhouse at 92 Guernsey Street, in southern Greenpoint, located two blocks from the Nassau Avenue stop on the G train. The new 3,328-square-foot structure would rise on a 17-foot-wide, 1,667-square-foot lot, which is currently occupied by a little two-story house. The 47-foot-tall townhouse will be topped by an outdoor terrace. Timothy A. Dumbleton’s Union Square-based design and development firm, TA Dumbleton, will probably develop the project, as they’re listed as the architect of record. Demolition permits were filed in 2015 to remove the site’s existing home.

544 Manhattan Avenue Nears Exterior Completion, Greenpoint

6:30 am on April 14, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The residential, mid-rise street wall around McCarren Park in northern Brooklyn is receiving its latest addition as the six-story apartment building at 544 Manhattan Avenue nears exterior completion. Permits indicate Nicholas Notias of Flushing-based Neptune Mechanical, LLC as the owner and the firm also serves as the construction manager. LMW Engineering Group, LLC is also involved with the project.

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498 Leonard Street In South Greenpoint Nears Completion

4:00 pm on April 1, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A residential complex is nearing completion at 498 Lorimer Street on the southern edge of Greenpoint. Though it stands as a single structure, it functions as three conjoined buildings at 498, 500, and 502 Leonard, where each one is accessed via a separate entrance for its eight units. The combined 24 unit complex rises four stories high, with a penthouse level above set back from the main façade. In terms of urban context, its design makes it a transitional component between the rowhome neighborhood to the east and a new cluster of mid-rises facing McCarren Park one block west.

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29 Norman Avenue

Single-Story, 23,000-Square-Foot Building Being Converted Into Multi-Use Commercial Space At 29 Norman Avenue, Greenpoint

6:30 am on March 30, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The car company BMW is planning to convert the single-story, 23,000-square-foot warehouse at 29 Norman Avenue, in southern Greenpoint, located five blocks from the Nassau Avenue stop on the G train, into a multi-use commercial building. According to Bedford+Bowery, the property will feature a design studio for MINI (a car brand owned by BMW), a restaurant, creative office space, open public work space, and a gallery. The schedule A also includes an outdoor garden, and the property will reportedly host community events and performances. The conversion is being designed by Brooklyn-based nARCHITECTS. The building is being dubbed A/D/O, which stands for Amalgamated Drawing Office, and a targeted completion date has not been revealed.

Bushwick Inlet Park

City Acquires Large Swath Of Planned Bushwick Inlet Park At 1 North 12th Street, Greenpoint

6:00 am on March 11, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Since the 2005 rezoning of Greenpoint and Williamsburg, the city has slowly been building out Bushwick Inlet Park, which was planned to span the waterfront from North 7th to 15th streets when combined with the East River State Park. A large swath of the waterfront is still occupied by CitiStorage warehouses between North 10th and 12th streets, and that site is expected to be sold to a team of developers, but the city is moving in to acquire the swath of land at 1 North 12th Street, between North 12th and 14th streets. The city is paying $53 million for the seven-acre plot of land, currently occupied by a three-story warehouses and the Bayside Fuel Oil Depot’s storage tanks, according to The Real Deal. If the initial plans are executed, the city will demolish everything and convert the entire lot into public park space. The new park space would be located right across Bushwick Inlet from the planned USS Monitor Park.

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