3258 Waterbury Avenue

Twin Two-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 3258 Waterbury Avenue, Country Club

10:00 am on January 4, 2017 By Reid Wilson

A Valhalla, N.Y.-based property owner has filed applications for two two-story, two-family houses at 3258 and 3260 Waterbury Avenue, in the East Bronx’s Country Club section. The new buildings will measure 4,232 square feet and 4,225 square feet, respectively. Across both, the full-floor residential units should average 1,774 square feet apiece, indicative of apartments with family-sized configurations. Each structure will also come with three off-street parking spaces. Gino O. Longo’s College Point-based firm is the architect of record. The 8,123-square-foot lot is occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits were filed in September.

355 Bard Avenue

Richmond University Medical Center Files for Two-Story, 34,200-Square-Foot Expansion at 355 Bard Avenue, Randall Manor

8:00 am on January 4, 2017 By Reid Wilson

The Richmond University Medical Center has filed applications to expand, by 34,175 square feet, its hospital, located at 355 Bard Avenue in Randall Manor, located on Staten Island’s North Shore. The project includes a state-of-the-art two-story emergency department and the reconstruction of a 503-car parking lot. Last year, the City Council designated $13.5 million toward the $60 million expansion, Staten Island Advance reported. Staten Island Borough President James Oddo also allocated $2.5 million for the project. A construction timeline has not been disclosed. Midtown West-based Bohler Engineering is the applicant of record.

153 Remsen Street. Photo by Tectonic for YIMBY

Scaffolding Removal Underway at 19-Story, 60-Unit 153 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights

7:30 am on January 4, 2017 By Evan Bindelglass

It’s been a little over four months since we checked in on the construction at 153 Remsen Street, in Brooklyn Heights. Now, scaffolding removal is underway at the 19-story, 60-unit building between Clinton and Court streets. The progress can be seen thanks to a photo sent to YIMBY by prolific construction chronicler Tectonic. Quinlan Development and Lonicera Partners are the developers. Navid Maqami’s S9 Architecture is responsible for the design.

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Our Lady of Lourdes redevelopment, rendering via Georgica Green

Construction Progressing at Three-Building, 76-Unit Mixed-Use Redevelopment at 1875 Broadway, Bushwick

7:00 am on January 4, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Foundation work appears to be underway on the eight-story, 18-unit mixed-use building under development at 1875 Broadway, located on the corner of DeSales Place in eastern Bushwick. The new building, with 7,019 square feet of community facility space, is part of the ongoing redevelopment of the former Our Lady of Lourdes convent. The project includes the conversion of a four-story structure at 11 DeSales Place and the construction of a six-story structure to the north, which has topped out, featuring an additional 58 residential units and 1,215 square feet of community facility space.

Lightstone Group Tests Waters for 244-Unit Condominium Tower at 130 William Street, Financial District

6:30 am on January 4, 2017 By Reid Wilson

The Lightstone Group is now exploring market demand for a 244-unit condominium tower at its Financial District development site at 130 William Street. The developer is abandoning previous plans, filed in March 2015, for a 50-story residential-hotel tower, The Real Deal reported. The latest building applications at the Department of Buildings have been amended to reflect the change in plans. Although the number of units don’t match reports, the latest filings detail a 61-story, 188-unit tower with 15,373 square feet of retail across the cellar through second floors. The structure would measure 386,588 square feet and rise 750 feet in height. Goldstein, Hill & West Architects is the architect of record.