162 East 83rd Street

Six-Story, Single-Family Townhouse Filed at 162 East 83rd Street, Upper East Side

2:00 pm on July 20, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Midtown East-based real estate law firm Rosenberg & Estis has filed applications for a six-story, single-family townhouse at 162 East 83rd Street, on the Upper East Side. The mansion will boast 8,181 square feet of residential space, although up to 9,040 square feet is allowed. NoMad-based Deborah Berke & Partners is the architect of record. The 19-foot-wide, 2,235-square-foot property is currently occupied by a five-story, two-duplex-unit residential building. Demolition permits haven’t been filed. The property traded for $7.3 million back in July of 2015. The previous owners were asking $9.75 million for the building, according to an old advertisement by Massey Knakal.

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194 Ainslie Street

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Building Planned at 194 Ainslie Street, Williamsburg

1:00 pm on July 20, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Kew Gardens-based M Development has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 194 Ainslie Street, in central Williamsburg. The structure will measure 6,570 square feet and its residential units should average 714 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. There will be one unit on the ground floor, which will also feature space in the cellar, followed by two units per floor on the upper three. Private residential storage space will be located in the cellar. Emmanuel Katerinis’s Astoria-based SM Studio Inc. is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot property is currently occupied by a two-story townhouse. Demolition permits were filed in June. The Lorimer Street Station on the L train is located four blocks away.

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520 West 28th Street

Façade Being Installed On 11-Story, 39-Unit Mixed-Use Project At 520 West 28th Street, West Chelsea

11:00 am on July 20, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Work is well underway to install the curtain wall on the 11-story, 39-unit mixed-use building under development at 520 West 28th Street, in West Chelsea. The construction progress can be seen thanks to photos taken by ILNY/NYConstructionPhoto (h/t Curbed NY). The building, encompassing 188,696 square feet, was designed by the late Zaha Hadid, who also fashioned the yet-to-be revealed design for another condominium project at 220 11th Avenue, two blocks south. At 520 West 28th Street, the ground floor will host 11,183 square feet of commercial-retail, followed by 39 condominiums on the floors above. On average, the apartments should measure 3,533 square feet. Amenities include a 75-foot-long pool, a private IMAX theater, a spa suite, an entertainment room, a fitness center, private residential storage space, a garden near the lobby, and an automated 11-car parking garage in the cellar. Related Companies is the developer and Ismael Leyva Architect is the architect of record. The structure topped out earlier this year and completion is expected later this year.

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4 West 126th Street

Seven-Unit Residential Redevelopment Underway on Former 11-Unit SRO Building at 4 West 126th Street, Harlem

10:00 am on July 20, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction is now wrapping up on the redevelopment of the former four-story, 11-unit single-room-occupancy (SRO) building at 4 West 126th Street, in Harlem, Harlem+Bespoke reported. The property has been expanded by two stories and 595 square feet, according to the latest building permits. The six-story structure will eventually host seven residential units averaging 888 square feet apiece. It’s not known if the units will be rentals or condominiums, although two of them will be duplexes. Joseph Aizer, doing business as an anonymous LLC, is the property owner. David Turner’s Midtown South-based architectural firm is the architect of record. Completion can probably be expected later this year.

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1516 Park Avenue, rendering by Karl Fischer Architect

Revealed: 1516 Park Avenue, East Harlem

8:00 am on July 20, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

East Harlem may be experiencing a renaissance, but the stretch of Park Avenue covered by the elevated Metro-North Railroad tracks remains inhospitable and littered with vacant lots. Now, development may be coming to a barren stretch at 1516 Park Avenue, between 110th and 111th streets.

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