1252 39th Street, second building to the right of the retail market, via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 1252 39th Street, Borough Park, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 1252 39th Street, in Borough Park, Brooklyn. The site is eight blocks away from the Church Avenue Subway Station, serviced by the F train, and end of the line for G trains. Ten blocks in the opposite direction is the Fort Hamilton Parkway Subway Station, serviced by the D train. Brooklyn-based SNAP Developers LLC is behind the project.

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World Trade Center Performing Arts Center, image by REX

Construction Resumes on The Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center

Back in December, YIMBY reported that work had appeared to stall for The Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center, in the Financial District. While things have appeared to remain in-stasis since then, news has now broken that Governor Cuomo has officially allowed construction of the new PAC. That means work should soon begin again on the site, and may partially explain the delays seen over the past few months.

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