281 5th Avenue

51-Story Luxury Residential Tower at 281 Fifth Avenue to Break Ground by 2016

6:00 am on April 22, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Lend Lease has purchased a stake at Victor Group’s planned residential development at 281 5th Avenue, in Midtown South, according to Crain’s Business. First brought to you by YIMBY last December, a 51-story, 140-unit mixed-use tower — to span 250,000 square feet and stand 750 feet — is planned for the 30th Street site. Although the size of Lend Lease’s stake is unknown, the project will total $400 million, and ground breaking is expected this year. Multiple existing low-rise structure must first be demolished, and the final design has not yet been revealed.

131-10 and 131-32 avery avenue flushing queens

Permits Filed: 131-10 & 131-12 Avery Avenue, Flushing

5:00 pm on April 21, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The commercially zoned no man’s land around Flushing Meadows Park and Willets Point has seen a big uptick in development, as longtime property owners prepare for the planned $3 billion redevelopment of the auto body shops next to Citi Field. New building applications were filed today for two properties nearby at 131-10 and 132-32 Avery Avenue, just east of Flushing Meadows Park between 131st Street and College Point Boulevard.

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210 West 77th Street, image by Thomas Juul-Hansen/Naftali

Sales Bounce Back After Slow Start for 210 West 77th Street

4:00 pm on April 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Revealed by YIMBY last September, Naftali Group has redesigned the interiors of their under-construction 18-story, 25-condo-unit mixed-use building at 210 West 77th Street, on the Upper West Side. After the initial sales launch failed, changes were implemented to include more amenities, and now almost half of the units have gone into contract, reports Crain’s Business. Occupancy is expected in the Fall of 2016.

127 27th Avenue

Four-Story, Five-Unit Building Filed at 127 27th Avenue in Gravesend

3:00 pm on April 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The property owner, doing business as 123 Park LLC, of 127 27th Avenue, in western Gravesend, has filed applications for a four-story, five-unit residential building measuring 4,520 square feet. Steven Schneider, of Schneider Associates, is designing, and the dilapidated two-story structure recently passed pre-demolition inspection.

18-23 25th Road

Two-Family Building Planned for 18-23 25th Road in Astoria

2:00 pm on April 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The property owner of 18-23 25th Road, in western Astoria, has filed applications for a two-story, two-family residential building measuring 2,050 square feet. Malliaros Stravos is designing, and an existing two-story abode receded from the street must first be removed.