Demolition Finishes for Forthcoming 450-Unit High-Rise at 275 Flatbush Avenue Extension in Downtown Brooklyn

Demolition has concluded at 275 Flatbush Avenue Extension, the site of a forthcoming five-tower, 450-unit residential complex in Downtown Brooklyn. Developed by Jacob Kohn of The Jay Group, the conjoined structures are planned to stand 27 stories and 293 feet tall, each with 90 units and two cellar levels. The developer purchased six adjacent lots for $75 million from Pearl Realty Management to form a 39,000-square-foot assemblage at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and Willoughby Street. The deal also included $12.5 million of air rights transferred by the nearby 147 Pearl Street.

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Permits Filed for 3816 Ninth Avenue in Inwood, Manhattan

Permits have been filed for a 14-story mixed-use building at 3816 Ninth Avenue in Inwood, Manhattan. Located between West 204th Street and West 205th Street, the lot is near the 207th subway station, served by the 1 train. Taso Vassiliou of non-profit organization The Bridge Inc. is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Residential Conversion Underway at 738 Greenwich Street in West Village, Manhattan

Work is underway at 738 Greenwich Street, a conversion of a parking garage into a five-story condominium building in Manhattan’s West Village. Designed by by Leroy Street Studio with Ismael Leyva Architects as the architect of record and developed by Donnchadh Malone of Alf Naman Development, the project involves the partial demolition of a four-story parking structure built in 1931 and expansion into a 79-foot tall building spanning 39,520 square feet. The property will yield seven units with an average scope of 5,448 square feet, as well as 1,383 square feet of commercial space, a cellar level, and three enclosed parking spaces. The project is located at the corner of Greenwich and Perry Streets.

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