22-22 Steinway Street

Four-Story, 13-Unit Residential Building Filed at 22-22 Steinway Street, Astoria

An anonymous Roslyn Heights, N.Y.-based LLC has filed applications for a four-story, 13-unit residential building at 22-22 Steinway Street, in the Ditmars section of Astoria. The project will measure 11,605 square feet and its residential units should average 740 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. There will also be nine off-street parking spaces. Nickolas Kazalas’s Astoria-based firm NDKazalas Architecture is the architect of record.

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126 Detroit Avenue

Three Three-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 126 Detroit Avenue, Annadale, Staten Island

Staten Island-based Pina Development has filed applications for three three-story, two-family houses at 126-134 Detroit Avenue, located on the corner of Arden Avenue in Annadale, on Staten Island’s South Shore. The buildings will measure 3,093 square feet each. Across all three, the residential units should average 1,200 square feet apiece. There will be studio apartments on each of the buildings’ ground floors, followed by a family-sized apartments across the second and third floors. Staten Island-based Sanna & Loccisano Architects is the architect of record. The 12,000-square-foot site is occupied by a single-story house. Demolition permits have not been filed.

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325 Pine Street

Seven-Story, 20-Unit Residential Building Planned at 325 Pine Street, Jersey City

TriBeCa-based Opis Partners is planning to develop a seven-story, 20-unit residential building at 325 Pine Street, in the Bergen-Lafayette section of Jersey City. The project will feature rental apartments, ranging from one- to three-bedrooms, Jersey Digs reported. The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA) selected Opis as the developer last August. In October, the city’s Planning Board approved the project, which required a height variance. The development site, spanning 323-325 Pine Street, consists of two three-story, multi-family townhouses. A construction timeline has not been revealed, although the first step would be to demolish the existing structures.

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685 First Avenue, rendering by bloomimages

42-Story, 556-Unit Mixed-Use Tower Climbs to Fifth Floor at 685 First Avenue, Murray Hill

Construction is now five stories above street level on the 42-story, 556-unit mixed-use tower under development at 685 First Avenue, located between East 39th and 40th streets in Murray Hill. Progress on the structure can be seen thanks to photos posted to the YIMBY Forums. The latest building permits indicate the project will encompass 813,813 square feet and rise 460 feet in height.

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