1525 Bryant Avenue

Two Eight-Story, 12-Unit Residential Buildings Filed At 1525 Bryant Avenue, Longwood

3:00 pm on June 28, 2016 By Reid Wilson

East Harlem-based Morrison Zhu Goodman Realty Group has filed applications for two eight-story, 12-unit residential buildings at 1525-1527 Bryant Avenue, in the West Bronx’s Longwood section. Each of them will measure 14,325 square feet, and across both, their residential units should average 715 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Amenities include bicycle storage, laundry facilities, recreational rooms, and rooftop terraces. Midtown South-based Node Engineering & Consulting is the applicant of record. The 50-foot-wide, 5,000-square-foot plot consists of a vacant plot and a two-story townhouse, for which demolition permits were filed in May. The developer is in the process of subdividing the site into two tax lots. The Freeman Street stop on the 2 and 5 trains is located five blocks away.

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342 Manhattan Street

Three Three-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 342 Manhattan Street, Tottenville, Staten Island

2:00 pm on June 28, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based Oak Developers has filed applications for three three-story, two-family houses at 334-342 Manhattan Street, in Tottenville, located on the western tip of Staten Island’s South Shore. Each will measure 3,831 square feet, with one unit hosted on the ground floor and the second spanning across the second and third floors. Across all three structures, units should average a family-sized 1,241 square feet apiece. The houses will also each come with three off-street parking spots, one of which will be housed in a small garage. Joseph M. Morace’s Staten Island-based architectural firm is the architect of record. The 125-foot-wide, 12,500-square-foot plot was occupied by a two-story, single-family house until it was demolished in February.

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1423 45th Street

Four-Story, Four-Unit Residential Building Planned at 1423 45th Street, Borough Park

1:00 pm on June 28, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Yacov Levine has filed applications for a four-story, four-unit residential building at 1423 45th Street, in the heart of Borough Park. The structure will measure 4,336 square feet, which means its full-floor residential units should average 1,084 square feet apiece, indicative of family-sized configurations. Peter Gee’s South Slope-based Gee 2000 Architect is the architect of record. The 20-foot-wide, 2,004-square-foot plot is currently occupied by a two-story townhouse. Demolition permits have not yet been filed. The site is located four blocks from the Fort Hamilton Parkway stop on the D train.

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210 Livingston Street

Construction Reaches Street Level for 25-Story, 368-Unit Mixed-Use Project at 210 Livingston Street, Downtown Brooklyn

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

Construction has reached street level at the site of a planned 25-story, 368-unit mixed-use building at 210 Livingston Street, in Downtown Brooklyn. A photo of the progress was posted to the YIMBY Forums by Tectonic. Under development is a 405,002-square-foot project that will feature nearly 20,000 square feet of retail on the ground and cellar levels. Residential units will begin on the third floor and should average 825 square feet apiece. The apartments will be rentals, and 74 of them will rent at below-market rates through the affordable housing lottery. Amenities include a 130-car underground garage, storage for 184 bikes, “accessory amenity spaces” on the second floor, outdoor terraces on the second and 15th floors, and a lounge on the 15th floor. Benenson Capital Partners and Rose Associates are the developers, while Handel Architects is behind the architecture. Completion is expected in late 2017.

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89-14 150th Street

Construction Wrapping On Nine-Story, 22-Unit Mixed-Use Project at 89-14 150th Street, Jamaica

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

With the exception to window installation, exterior construction is nearly done on the nine-story, 22-unit mixed-use building under development at 89-14 150th Street, in Downtown Jamaica. A tipster sent along a photo to YIMBY of the construction site. The building measures 30,466 square feet. The cellar level will contain 2,884 square feet of medical offices, while the residential units, beginning on the second floor, should average 1,031 square feet apiece. The apartments will be condominiums, coming in two- and three-bedroom configurations. Amenities include bicycle storage, laundry facilities, a recreational area on the ground floor, an 11-car parking garage on the ground floor, and a terrace on the eighth floor. Kingston Property is the developer, while Maspeth-based Angelo Ng & Anthony Ng Architects Studio is the architect of record. Completion is expected in 2017, although work appears to be ahead of schedule. The project was two stories above street level in September of 2015.

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