90-04 Metropolitan Avenue

Single-Story, 4,500 Square-Foot Retail Building Filed At 90-04 Metropolitan Avenue, Glendale

2:00 pm on September 4, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Long Island-based Vander Veer Management has filed applications for a small single-story, 20-foot tall commercial-retail building at 90-04 Metropolitan Avenue, on the corner of Woodhaven Boulevard, where Forest Hills, Rego Park, Middle Village and Glendale meet. The building will measure 4,468 square feet, and there will be two retail spaces, per the Schedule A. SBLM Architects is designing, and demolition permits were filed earlier this year to remove the old gas station.

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490 Van Buren Street

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Planned At 490 Van Buren Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant

12:30 pm on September 4, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Williamsburg-based Urban View Realty has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 490 Van Buren Street, in Bedford-Stuyvesant near the Bushwick border, two blocks from the J train’s Kosciuszko Street stop. The building will measure 6,000 square feet, and at two per floor, units will average 750 square feet apiece. Woody Chen’s Elmhurst-based Infocus Design & Planning is the applicant of record, and an existing two-story house must first be demolished.

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538 Washington Avenue

Reveal For Five-Story, 10-Unit Condo Project At 538 Washington Avenue, Clinton Hill

11:00 am on September 4, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In southern Clinton Hill, a five-story, 10-unit residential building is currently in the works at 538 Washington Avenue, and now renderings have surfaced of the project, per Curbed. The building has been named Aperture 538, and the structure topped out late last year. Sam Boymelgreen is developing. Luca Andrisani is designing, and Tamar Kisilevitz is serving as the architect of record. A few days ago, applications to sub-divide the units were filed with the DOB, meaning that a sales launch is likely happening soon. The Washington Avenue C train stop is located a few steps away.

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100 Avenue A

Six-Story, 29-Unit Mixed-Use Building Rises At 100 Avenue A, East Village

10:00 am on September 4, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Demolition wrapped up on a former theater building at 100 Avenue A, in the East Village, late last year, where Ben Shaoul is planning a six-story, 29-unit mixed-use building. Now, the project is finally underway, and the structure is a story above street level, per EV Grieve. The building will total 27,693 square feet, and features 6,355 square feet of retail space on the ground and cellar levels. Residential units will average 736 square feet apiece, and Issac & Stern Architects are designing.

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