444 Park Avenue South

Construction Wraps on 19-Story, 190-Key SLS Hotel Conversion at 444 Park Avenue South, Midtown South

6:00 am on September 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction appears to be nearly done on the 19-story redevelopment project underway at 444 Park Avenue South, located on the corner of East 30th Street in Midtown South. The construction progress can be seen thanks to photos snapped by Tectonic. The former 13-story office building has been expanded by six stories and redeveloped into a 190-key SLS Hotel. It contains 86,973 square feet of commercial space, which means the hotel suites should average 458 square feet apiece. Hotel amenities include a restaurant on the ground floor, a fitness center, meeting rooms, and an outdoor lounge on the 14th floor. Moin Development and SBE are the developers. Nobutaka Ashihara’s Financial District-based architecture firm is behind the design. Opening is expected next spring.

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609 Fourth Avenue

Reveal for 11-Story, 73-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned at 609 Fourth Avenue, South Slope

2:00 pm on September 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

A rendering has been revealed of the 11-story, 73-unit mixed-use building planned at 609 Fourth Avenue, located on the corner of 18th Street in South Slope. Recently filed new building applications indicate the project will encompass 93,050 square feet. It will include 4,960 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The residential units above should average 785 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. CGI Strategies is the developer and Issac & Stern Architects is behind the design, DNAinfo reported. The 12,520-square-foot assemblage currently consists of three three-story townhouses along Fourth Avenue, a single-story commercial building on the corner, and a small vacant lot along 18th Street. Demolition permits were filed earlier this year. The Prospect Avenue stop on the R train is two blocks away.

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69 Woodbine Street

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Project Planned at 69 Woodbine Street, Bushwick

1:00 pm on September 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Flushing-based DBMC Equities has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 69 Woodbine Street, in central Bushwick. The structure will measure 6,818 square feet and its residential units should average 685 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Amenities include laundry facilities and outdoor terraces on the ground floor and rooftop. Gerald J. Caliendo’s Briarwood-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 2,500-square-foot lot is currently occupied by a two-story townhouse, although demolition permits haven’t been filed. The Gates Avenue stop on the J and Z trains is two blocks away.

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