150 Rivington Street

Reveal for Seven-Story, 45-Unit Mixed-Use Project Planned at 150 Rivington Street, Lower East Side

6:30 am on April 25, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this year, applications were filed to demolish the former Streit’s Matzo Factory to the ground floor. The developer wants to build a seven-story, 45-unit mixed-use building with 10,219 square feet of ground and cellar-level retail space from the remnants, at 148-154 Rivington Street, on the Lower East Side. Renderings of the project have now been revealed by the New York Times, which can also report that apartments will be condominiums with one- and two-bedroom configurations. The amount of retail space has also been increased to 13,000 square feet. Cogswell Lee Development (the development arm of Cogswell Realty) is the developer, and GLUCK+ is behind the design. Demolition of the factory is expected to commence in the coming weeks.

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100 West 125th Street

Construction Wraps on Six-Story, 202,000-Square-Foot Retail Complex at 100 West 125th Street, Harlem

6:00 am on April 25, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In July of 2015, YIMBY brought you a construction update on the the six-story, 202,361-square-foot commercial-retail project being built at 100 West 125th Street, located on the corner of Malcolm X Boulevard, in Harlem. That October, the structure topped out, and now, the building’s façade appears to be nearly complete, according to Harlem+Bespoke. All six floors, plus the cellar level, will be utilized as retail space, and a number of retailers have already signed leases in the building. Notable tenants include Whole Foods Market, American Eagle, Nordstrom Rack, Burlington Coat Factory, Raymour & Flanigan, Olive Garden, and TD Bank. Wharton Properties, headed by Jeff Sutton, is the developer, while Staten Island-based Gambino + LaPorta Architecture is behind the design. Opening can probably be expected in the coming months.

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Bayonne Bridge Reconstruction: Raising the Road on America’s Largest Suspended Arch Bridge

5:17 pm on April 22, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

In general, new construction reflects local real estate demand and community needs. But given New York’s position as a global economic hub, it is not surprising that one of the city’s largest engineering efforts is a direct response to a megaproject 2,200 miles away. The suspended roadbed of the 84-year-old Bayonne Bridge, which spans the Kill Van Kull strait between Staten Island and Bayonne, N.J., is too low for passage of the latest, giant container ships built to traverse the expanded Panama Canal locks. If the Port of New York and New Jersey fails to accommodate such vessels, the nation’s largest metro area would suffer considerable economic damage. To keep up with the canal’s expansion, slated to open later this year, the Port Authority is raising the bridge roadbed from 151 to 215 feet above the mean water level. The Navigational Clearance Project is expected to cost $1.3 billion.

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691 Chauncey Street, photo by Christopher Bride for PropertyShark

Four-Story, 10-Unit Residential Project Planned at 691 Chauncey Street, Bushwick

4:00 pm on April 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Shlomo Sinay, doing business as an anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, 10-unit residential building at 691 Chauncey Street, in eastern Bushwick, located two blocks from the Chauncey Street stop on the J/Z trains. The structure will measure 9,412 square feet, and its residential units should average 740 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. There will be two or three apartments per floor, except two of the fourth-floor units will be relatively larger because they will feature space on an upper mezzanine level. The building will be topped by a roof terrace. Hudson Valley-based Kenneth Thomas is the applicant of record. Demolition permits were filed in January for the site’s two-story townhouse.

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11-30 45th Road

Six-Story, 24-Unit Residential Project Rises at 11-30 45th Road, Long Island City

3:00 pm on April 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In February, foundation work was underway for the six-story, 24-unit residential building at 11-30 45th Road, in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City. Now, construction is up to the third floor of the project, according to The Court Square Blog. The structure will measure 31,729 square feet, with residential units averaging 931 square feet apiece. The apartments could either be large rentals or good-sized condominiums. Amenities include a 14-car parking garage on the ground floor and a rooftop recreational enclosure featuring outdoor space. Century Development Group is the developer, while Flushing-based Raymond Chan Architect is behind the design. Completion is expected in mid-2017.

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