579 Broad Street

48-Unit Residential And Retail Conversion Planned At Five-Story Office Building, 579 Broad Street, Newark

6:00 am on November 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

New Orleans-based Redmellon Restoration and Development is planning to convert the five-story office building at 579 Broad Street, located on the corner of Central Avenue in downtown Newark, into a mixed-use building with 48 residential units. The ground floor will contain 5,591 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. The residential units throughout the rest of the building will be rental apartments, Jersey Digs reported. Eminent Investment Group is the current property owner, as Redmellon has not closed on the sale of the property at this time. A construction timeline has not been disclosed.

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1345 70th Street

Three-Story, Four-Unit Residential Project Planned At 1345 70th Street, Dyker Heights

12:00 pm on November 8, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based corporation has filed applications for a three-story, four-unit residential building at 1345 70th Street, in Dyker Heights. The project will measure 7,034 square feet and its residential units should average 1,339 square feet apiece, indicative of condominiums. There will also be four off-street parking spaces, two of which will be housed in a garage. Emmanuel J. Katerinis’s Lower Manhattan-based engineering firm is the applicant of record. The 40-foot-wide, 4,000-square-foot plot is occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits have not been filed.

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161-12 46th Avenue

Twin Four-Story, Two-Unit Mixed-Use Buildings Filed At 161-12 46th Avenue, East Flushing

11:00 am on November 8, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Queens-based LLC has filed applications for two four-story, two-unit mixed-use buildings at 161-10 and 161-12 46th Avenue, in East Flushing. The buildings will measure 6,500 square feet each. Both will have the same configuration, with 1,593 square feet of retail space on the ground floor, a single residential unit on the second floor, followed by a residential unit across the third and fourth floors. Ling Li’s Flushing-based Li Architect Associates is the architect of record. The 40-foot-wide, 4,000-square-foot plot is occupied by an single-story auto repair shop. Demolition permits have not been filed.

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1 Harrison Avenue

Five-Story, 260-Unit Residential Project Proposed At 1 Harrison Avenue, Harrison, New Jersey

10:00 am on November 8, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Paramus, N.J.-based Hornrock Properties is proposing a five-story, 260-unit residential building at 1 Harrison Avenue, located on the corner of Dey Street in Harrison, New Jersey, across the Passaic River from downtown Newark. The project will include 267 off-street parking spaces, probably in the form of a parking garage, Jersey Digs reported. The site is largely vacant except for a defunct gas station and a dilapidated two-story warehouse. The Harrison Town Planning Board must approve the project. NJ Transit’s Newark Broad Street station is five blocks away.

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