190-21 Dormans Road

Four Three-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 190-21 Dormans Road, St. Albans, Queens

Property owner Itamar Bruhim, doing business as an anonymous Floral Park, N.Y.-based LLC, has filed applications for four three-story, two-family houses at 190-21 – 190-27 Dormans Road, located on the corner of Farmers Boulevard in St. Albans, Queens. The new buildings will measure between 2,387 square feet and 3,019 square feet. Each apartment will have one to two floors of living space, averaging a family-sized 1,058 square feet apiece across all four houses. There will be a total of two off-street parking spaces. Barry J. Bank’s Kew Gardens-based engineering firm is the applicant of record. The 7,575-square-foot corner property is currently occupied by a two-and-a-half-story house, in use as a medical office. Demolition permits were filed in April.




959 First Avenue

Construction Wraps on 29-Story, 113-Unit Mixed-Use Tower at 959 First Avenue, Midtown East

Construction has wrapped up on 959 First Avenue, a 29-story, 113-unit mixed-use tower under development between East 52nd and East 53rd Street, in Midtown East. When YIMBY last checked in on the project in early 2015, façade installation was still underway. The latest photos were posted to the YIMBY Forums by Tectonic. Dubbed the Sutton, it measures 194,201 square feet and rises 353 feet above street level. There will be 2,714 square feet of ground-floor retail space, followed by residential units above, averaging 1,440 square feet apiece. Ninety of the apartments will be condominiums ranging from studios to four-bedrooms, plus a few penthouses, the largest of which has seven bedrooms. The other 23 apartments (20 percent of the total) will be designated as affordable. Toll Brothers City Living is the developer. Incorporated Architecture & Design is the design architect and Goldstein, Hill & West Architects is the executive architect. Occupancy can probably be expected soon.


105 Corporate Park Drive

Five-Story, 421-Unit Residential Complex Approved at 105 Corporate Park Drive, Harrison

The Harrison, N.Y., Town Board has approved plans to build two five-story residential buildings, with a total of 421 residential units, at 105 Corporate Park Drive. Harrison is in southern Westchester County. The residential units will be rental apartments, ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, of which 10 percent (42 units) will be designated as affordable. The complex will be accommodated by 752 parking spaces and a 5,400-square-foot restaurant. The 10.35-acre property is currently occupied by two three-story, 87,700-square-foot office buildings built during the 1970s. Both will be demolished, although the residential complex will take on a similar footprint. Normandy Real Estate Partners and Toll Brothers are the developers. Sullivan Architecture is behind the design. Construction is expected to start during the first half of 2017.