26-14 28th Street

Construction Wraps on Five-Story, 11-Unit Condo Project at 26-14 28th Street, Astoria

1:00 pm on November 18, 2016 By Reid Wilson

New details, as well as a rendering, have been released for the five-story, 11-unit residential project under development at 26-14 28th Street, in the heart of Astoria. Dubbed BLVD, it will measure 16,164 square feet and its residential units should average 988 square feet apiece. They will be condominiums ranging from one- to two-bedrooms, according to the project’s marketing agent Modern Spaces. MCV Developers and World Holdings LLC are the developers. CB Architecture & Engineering is behind the design. Construction is likely wrapping up, with move-ins imminent.

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281 Fifth Avenue

Foundation Work Underway On 52-Story, 141-Unit Mixed-Use Tower at 281 Fifth Avenue, NoMad

11:30 am on November 18, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Foundation work is now underway on the 52-story, 141-unit mixed-use tower under development at 281 Fifth Avenue, located on the corner of West 30th Street in NoMad. The construction progress can be seen thanks to photos posted to the YIMBY Forums. The latest building permits indicate the project will stand 728 feet in height and encompass 266,963 square feet.

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1972 70th Street

Four-Story, Six-Unit Residential Building Planned at 1972 70th Street, Bensonhurst

10:00 am on November 18, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based corporation has filed applications for a four-story, six-unit residential project at 1972 70th Street, in Bensonhurst. The new building will measure 6,163 square feet and its residential units should average 819 square feet apiece. It’s unclear if rentals or condominiums are in the works, but the project will include off-street parking for five cars. Shiming Tam’s Brooklyn-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 40-foot-wide, 4,000-square-foot property is occupied by a single-story house. Demolition permits haven’t been filed.

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New York Public Library

First Rendering Revealed Of Renovations On New York Public Library’s Mid-Manhattan Branch, Midtown

8:00 am on November 18, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The first rendering has been revealed of the renovation project planned for the New York Public Library‘s Main Branch, located between West 40th and 42nd streets on Fifth Avenue. Netherlands-based firm Mecanoo and local architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle are designing the renovations, which will increase the amount of public space in the 646,680-square-foot structure by 35 percent. Specifically, back offices, the lower level, and the roof will be converted into public space. There will also be designated sections for specific age groups and professional interests. The library will close by the end of 2017 and reopen in 2020, Curbed NY reported.

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123 Melrose Street, photo by tipster

Foundations Go In at All Year Management’s Rheingold Brewery Site in Bushwick

7:30 am on November 18, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Three years ago, developer Read Property Group negotiated a controversial residential rezoning of the former Rheingold Brewery properties in southern Bushwick. After neighbors fought for affordable housing there, Read sold the multi-acre industrial property to Rabsky Group and All Year Management, who didn’t have to honor Read’s promises for low income rentals. Now All Year Management is pushing forward with construction on its two pieces of the site, at 123 Melrose Street and 28 Stanwix Street.

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