The low-slung warehouses and factories along the Greenpoint waterfront are not long for this world. A 40-story tower is replacing an envelope factory between India and Huron Streets, and now an 11-story, mixed-use building will rise on an industrial site two blocks south at 13 Greenpoint Avenue, next to Transmitter Park.
Floral Park, N.Y.-based Metropolitan Homes has filed applications for two two-story, two-family buildings at 745-747 East 215th Street, in the East Bronx’s Williamsbridge section. The buildings will measure 3,825 square feet and 4,388 square feet, respectively. The new structures would be built on either side of an existing, although dilapidated, two-story, two-family townhouse, which will receive its own renovations. Across all three buildings, the residential units should average 1,342 square feet apiece. Shahriar Afshari’s Roslyn, N.Y.-based firm is the applicant of record. The lots on either side of the existing townhouse are vacant.
An anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC has filed applications for a six-story mixed-use building at 267 58th Street, in western Sunset Park. The project will measure 9,020 square feet and feature 3,031 square feet of space for a community facility on the ground and second floors, followed by a 5,989-square-foot, 16-key hotel on the third through sixth floors. The cellar will host the hotel’s office space. Brooklyn-based City Building NY Architect is the architect of record. The 30-foot-wide, 3,005-square-foot plot is vacant.
Woodside-based Sanvito Realty Holding Corp. has filed applications for a seven-story, 19-unit mixed-use building at 25-28 Broadway, located in the heart of Astoria. The project will measure 19,415 square feet and rise 74 feet in height to its roof. It will feature 2,365 square feet of retail space on the ground floor, followed by a 10-car parking garage up to the second floor. The residential units, on floors three through seven, should average 704 square feet, indicative of rentals. Jamaica-based RCGA Architects is the architect of record. The 52-foot-wide, 5,277-square-foot site consists of two lots, one of which is occupied by a two-story office. The other is vacant. Demolition permits have not been filed for the existing structure.
Hackensack, N.J.-based SMLI Development is planning a five-story, 44-unit residential building at 6122 Hudson Avenue, located on the corner of 62nd Street in West New York in Hudson County, New Jersey. The project will include exclusively one-bedrooms, Jersey Digs reported, as well as a 46-car parking garage. The town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment approved the project back in October. The corner site is occupied by a three-story commercial building, which will presumably be demolished. A construction timeline has not been disclosed.
