60 Furman Street

10-Story Hotel & Condominium Pierhouse Development Wraps Up Construction, Brooklyn Heights

It was in November of 2014 that YIMBY last brought you a construction update on the mixed-use development at 60-130 Furman Street, dubbed Pierhouse at Brooklyn Bridge Park, in northern Brooklyn Heights. At the time, most the the structure was poured and by the spring of 2015, façade installation had started. Later that year, Toll Brothers City Living and Starwood Capital Group were finally able to top out the buildings after a lawsuit against the project was thrown out. The latest photos by Tectonic (h/t Curbed) now show that façade installation has completed and construction is wrapping up. The northernmost building, at 60 Furman Street, is a 10-story, 192-unit hotel dubbed 1 Hotel. South of the hotel is a 10-story condominium building at 90 Furman, and below that is a four-story condominium complex at 130 Furman. There will be a total of 106 condominium units and they will come in a variety of configurations ranging from one- to five-bedrooms. Marvel Architects is behind the design and occupancy can be expected later this year.

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64 East 1st Street

Six-Story, Six-Unit Condominium Project Tops Out At 64 East 1st Street, East Village

In April of 2014, YIMBY reported on applications for a six-story, six-unit residential building at 64 East 1st Street, in the East Village, and construction began began on the project in August of 2015. EV Grieve now reports the structure has topped out. It now stands 60 feet above street level and measures a total 14,884 square feet. Each floor will contain a single condominium, except the ground-floor unit will have to share the floor with the residential lobby, and the sixth-floor unit will actually be a duplex apartment featuring a seventh-floor penthouse and private terrace. On average, the units will measure 2,183 square feet apiece. Dubbed 64 East, GF55 Partners is the designing the project and MGM Property Group is developing it. Completion can probably be expected later this year.

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1932 Coney Island Avenue

Seven-Story, 43,250-Square-Foot Multi-Use Commercial Project Filed At 1932 Coney Island Avenue, Midwood

Property owner Alex Finkelshteyn, doing business as anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC, has filed applications for a seven-story, 43,250-square-foot multi-use commercial building at 1932 Coney Island Avenue, in Midwood, located on the corner of Avenue P. The ground floor will contain 4,920 square feet of retail space and the rest of the building will have 33,410 square feet of community facility space, which could operate in the form of medical offices or facilities, non-profit offices, educational or day-care uses, or religious organizations. The exact use is not specified in permits, but the new building will have valet parking for 38 automobiles. Robert Palermo’s Brooklyn-based Corporate Design of America is the architect of record. Demolition permits were filed this past January to remove an existing gas station.

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42-44 Crescent Street

Schematics Posted Of Eight-Story, 12-Unit Mixed-Use Project At 42-44 Crescent Street, Long Island City

In July of 2014, YIMBY reported on applications for an eight-story, 12-unit mixed-use building at 42-44 Crescent Street, in Long Island City’s Queens Plaza section. Now, The Court Square Blog reports schematics have been posted of the project on site. Maspeth-based Angelo Ng + Anthony Ng Architects Studio is designing, although no official renderings have been released yet. The new building will encompass 15,338 square feet and will include 2,060 square feet of commercial space on the ground-floor for a restaurant. Residential units will begin on the second floor and should average 951 square feet apiece, which means either rentals or condos could be in the works. Flushing-based Andy Ho is the property owner and doing business under an anonymous LLC. The site’s old two-story building was demolished late last year and excavation appears imminent. Completion is expected in 2017.

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Five of the sites prioritized for designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Landmarks Prioritizes 30 Backlog Sites for Designation, Permanently Removes Five

As we have reported, the Landmarks Preservation Commission is in the process of dealing with the backlog of 95 items that have been on its calendar since before 2010, some for decades. That process took a big step forward Tuesday, with 30 sites remaining on the calendar as priorities for designation vote by the end of 2016. Five sites were removed from the calendar for lack of merit.

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