359 Halsey Street

Four-Story, 60-Unit Affordable Residential Project Nears Completion at 359 Halsey Street, Newark

6:30 am on January 26, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Construction is wrapping on the four-story, 60-unit residential project under development at 359 Halsey Street, located on the southern end of downtown Newark, N.J. The 63,030-square-foot building is dubbed The Residences at Symphony Hall and will contain a mix of one- and two-bedroom rental apartments, Jersey Digs reported. All of the apartments will be affordable, and 25 percent of them, or 15 units, will be designated to individuals with mental illness, homelessness or disability.

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111-41 44th Avenue

Three Three-Story, Three-Unit Residential Buildings Coming to 111-41 44th Avenue, North Corona

6:00 am on January 26, 2017 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Queens-based LLC has filed applications for three three-story, three-unit residential buildings at 111-39 through 111-43 44th Avenue, in North Corona. Two of the buildings will measure 3,960 square feet, while one will measure 2,970 square feet. Across all three buildings, the full-floor residential units should average 990 square feet apiece. indicative of apartments with family-sized configurations. Thee Shiun E. Ken’s Flushing-based Winning Expediting Services is the applicant of record. The 7,500-square-foot property is occupied by a recessed two-story house. Demolition permits have not been filed.

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493 Evergreen Avenue

Four-Story, Four-Unit Residential Project Coming to 493 Evergreen Avenue, Bushwick

1:00 pm on January 25, 2017 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC has filed applications for a four-story, four-unit residential project at 493 Evergreen Avenue, in central Bushwick. The new building will measure 5,460 square feet and its full-floor residential units should average 1,070 square feet apiece, which means either condominiums or rentals could be in the works. Olabanji Awosika’s Jamaica-based firm is the architect of record. The 20-foot-wide, 1,950-square-foot lot is currently vacant.

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1411 Bushwick Avenue

Five-Story, 12-Unit Residential Building Planned at 1411 Bushwick Avenue, Bushwick

11:30 am on January 25, 2017 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC has filed applications for a five-story, 12-unit residential building at 1411 Bushwick Avenue, located on the corner of Moffat Street in eastern Bushwick. The project will measure 15,227 square feet and its residential units should average 854 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. There will be off-street parking for six cars. Forest Hills-based ARC Architecture + Design Studio is the architect of record. The 3,704-square-foot lot is occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits were filed in December.

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71-53 Austin Street

Seven-Story, 21-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed at 71-53 Austin Street, Forest Hills

10:00 am on January 25, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Austin Prop LLC has filed applications for a seven-story, 21-unit mixed-use building at 71-53 Austin Street, in Forest Hills. The project would encompass 27,878 square feet and rise 70 feet in height. Plans call for 6,032 square feet of ground-floor retail space, followed by 21 residential units across the second through seventh floors. The apartments should average 1,040 square feet apiece, which means either condominiums or rentals could be in the works. Brooklyn-based Colkitt Architecture is the architect of record. The 4,965-square-foot assemblage is currently vacant. The developer originally planned a 12,000-square-foot commercial building, with a ProHealth urgent care medical facility, when the site was acquired in early 2016.

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