More Appropriate Design For Meals on Wheels Building at Seaview Hospital Site on Staten Island Wins Over Landmarks

5:00 pm on October 20, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

Meals on Wheels of Staten Island will be getting a new home, thanks to Tuesday’s approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The beloved organization has outgrown its home in Richmond County and the city found it a site at the former Seaview Hospital tuberculosis treatment campus, which sits in the New York City Farm Colony – Seaview Hospital Historic District. The address is listed as 460 Brielle Avenue. In July, a presentation was made to the commission, but it was found to be too industrial for the setting. The revised design easily won over the commissioners.

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57-27 Granger Street

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Apartment Building Filed At 57-27 Granger Street, Corona

4:00 pm on October 20, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Anthony Federici, doing business as AFMM LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 57-27 Granger Street, in Corona, a few blocks north of the LIE and a slew of bus lines. The building will measure 6,688 square feet, and units will average 836 square feet. Queens-based Gerald Caliendo is the architect of record, and demolition kicked off on the existing recessed two-story home late last month.

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694 Monroe Street

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Project Planned At 694 Monroe Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant

3:00 pm on October 20, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Eyal Ovadia, doing business as an LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 694 Monroe Street, in central Bedford-Stuyvesant, seven blocks south of the J train’s stop at Kosciuszko Street and Broadway. The building will measure 4,953 square feet, and units will average a rental-sized 707 square feet. Queens-based Gerald Caliendo is the architect of record, and a two-story home must be demolished before construction begins.

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146 Linden Boulevard

Seven-Story, 18-Unit Residential Building Filed At 146 Linden Boulevard, Flatbush

2:00 pm on October 20, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Solomon Feder, head of Velocity Framers USA Inc., has filed applications for a seven-story, 18-unit residential building at 146 Linden Boulevard, in northern Flatbush, two blocks from the 2 and 5 trains’ stop at Church Avenue. The building will measure 12,696 square feet, which means units will average a rental-sized 705 square feet. David Silberman, who appears to be with Velocity Framers, is the architect of record.

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982 50th Street

Six-Story, Eight-Unit Mixed-Use Project Planned At 982 50th Street, Borough Park

1:00 pm on October 20, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Jintun Yang, operating under an LLC, has filed applications for a six-story, eight-unit mixed-use building at 982 50th Street, in Borough Park, seven blocks from the Fort Hamilton Parkway stop on the D train. The building will measure 7,583 square feet, and includes 1,591 square feet for a daycare facility on the ground and cellar levels. Residential units will begin on the second floor and average 749 square feet. Brooklyn-based Shiming Tam is the architect of record, and a two-story townhouse must be demolished before construction begins.

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