179 West End Avenue

Six-Story, Eight-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed at 179 West End Avenue, Manhattan Beach

12:00 pm on November 28, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC has filed applications for a six-story, eight-unit mixed-use building at 179 West End Avenue, located on the western end of Manhattan Beach in southern Brooklyn. The new building will measure 11,140 square feet. It will contain 1,185 square feet of medical space and 1,187 square feet of office space on the ground floor, followed by eight residential units across the second through sixth floors, plus a penthouse level. The apartments should average 990 square feet apiece. Zarina Kindo’s Brooklyn-based ARCON Studio is the architect of record. The 2,643-square-foot plot is occupied by a single-story structure. Demolition permits have not been filed.

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227 Winthrop Street

Two Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Project Coming to 227 Winthrop Street, Prospect Lefferts Gardens

11:00 am on November 28, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Jankos Group has filed applications for two four-story, eight-unit residential building at 225-227 Winthrop Street, in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. The buildings will measure 7,257 square feet and 7,978 square feet, respectively. Across both, its residential units should average 735 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Arnold S. Montag’s Great Neck, N.Y.-based AM/PM Design & Consulting is the architect of record. The 49-foot-wide, 5,173-square-foot property is occupied by a two-and-a-half-story house and will be subdivided into two separate lots. Demolition permits were filed for the existing structure in August.

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41 Aetna Street

City Launches Request for Proposals for Mixed-Use Development Site at 41 Aetna Street, Jersey City

10:00 am on November 28, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA) has launched a request for proposals (RFP) for the city-owned development site consisting of 41 Aetna Street and the southern portion of 52 Aetna Street, located in downtown Jersey City’s Liberty Harbor section. The city is seeking a developer that would build a mixed-use project. The site could accommodate residential units, commercial spaces such as offices, retail, and hotels, and community spaces such as academic and medical facilities. Significant infrastructure work must also be done by the developer, Jersey Digs reported. The two-acre plot contains a number of small industrial structures and must first be remediated. Proposals are due December 16.

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Façade in Progress at Recently Topped-Out, Nine-Story Dutch LIC at 25-19 43rd Avenue, Long Island City

8:00 am on November 28, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The nine-story Dutch LIC at 25-19 43rd Avenue has been topped out within the past month and is starting to receive exterior cladding, as red brick climbs along its eastern façade. Even in its unfinished state, the 86-unit residential project leaves a distinctive mark in Long Island City’s booming Court Square district. The design by GF55 Partners appears conventional from many angles. The building is notable for its sharp-angled south corner, anchored by a heavy steel truss at the base. Both of the striking features were conceived as responses to a challenging site. The project is built by Ekstein Development, with EFT Skyline Construction LLC serving as the general contractor.

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