61 Newkirk Street

Six-Story, 29-Unit Condominium Project Gets Underway at 61 Newkirk Street, Jersey City

6:30 am on December 16, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction is reportedly getting underway on the six-story, 29-unit residential building under development at 61 Newkirk Street, in the Journal Square section of Jersey City. The condominium project will measure roughly 34,000 square feet. Titanium Realty Group and Old City Investment Partners are the developers. Kushner Studios is behind the architecture. The project was recently granted a five-year tax abatement, Jersey Digs reported. A construction timeline has not been disclosed.

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87-35 162nd Street

Four-Story, Six-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned at 87-35 162nd Street, Jamaica Hills

6:00 am on December 16, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Sunnyside-based LLC has filed applications for a four-story, six-unit mixed-use building at 87-35 162nd Street, in Jamaica Hills. The project will measure 8,078 square feet and include 556 square feet of medical offices on the ground floor, plus additional space in the cellar. The residential units on the floors above should average 893 square feet apiece. Djula Lukovic’s Astoria-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 40-foot-wide, 4,000-square-foot lot is occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits have not been filed.

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Manhattan Councilman Ben Kallos testifies at a hearing in September. photo by William Alatriste for the City Council

City Council Pushes Board of Standards and Appeals for More Transparency and Accountability

4:30 pm on December 15, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The City Council is trying to drag the Board of Standards and Appeals—the agency that decides zoning changes for many New York City developments—into the 21st century. The council’s Government Operations committee spent yesterday afternoon discussing bills that would force the agency to post zoning applications and decisions publicly, create a map of those decisions, and keep community boards and council members in the loop on applications.

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455 Onderdonk Avenue

Five-Story, 15-Unit Residential Building Filed at 455 Onderdonk Avenue, Ridgewood

1:00 pm on December 15, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Long Island-based Epoch Property LLC has filed applications for a five-story, 15-unit residential building at 455 Onderdonk Avenue, in Ridgewood. The project will measure 16,381 square feet and its residential units should average 671 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. It will also include a nine-car garage on the ground floor, plus additional amenities. Chang Hwa Tan’s Flushing-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 50-foot-wide, 5,183-square-foot assemblage consists of a two-story mixed-use building and a single-story warehouse. Demolition permits have not been filed.

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24 Cedar Street

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Planned at 24 Cedar Street, Bushwick

11:30 am on December 15, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 24 Cedar Street, in western Bushwick. The project will measure 8,239 square feet and its residential units should average 730 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. There will be two apartments on each floor, per the Schedule A. Woody Chen’s Elmhurst-based InFocus Design & Planning is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,418-square-foot lot is occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits have not been filed.

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