Permits have been filed for a five-story mixed-use building at 11-08 Main Avenue in Astoria, Queens. Located between 30th Avenue and Astoria Boulevard, the lot is closest to the 30th Avenue subway station, served by the N and W trains. Indra Fouche of All American School Bus Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
New renderings have been revealed for SoMA, the largest office-to-residential conversion in the Unites States at 25 Water Street in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by GFP Real Estate, Metro Loft Management, and Rockwood Capital, the project involves the replacement of the building’s brick façade with a modern fenestration featuring more expansive windows, a gut renovation of its 1.1 million square feet of interiors, and the construction of ten new stories above its former parapet. The overhaul will yield 1,300 apartments, making it the largest conversion in the country by unit count, surpassing the 566-unit redevelopment of One Wall Street a few streets to the north. The building will also feature approximately 100,000 square feet of amenities. Pavarini McGovern is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by Water Street to the north, 2 New York Plaza to the south, the New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the east, and Broad Street to the west. The name SoMA pays homage to the building’s location in South Manhattan, sitting at the southernmost tip of Manhattan at the nexus of Fidi, Battery Park and the Seaport District.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review a proposal for modifications to 132-134 East 64th Street, two adjacent townhouses on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Prepared by JPD Engineering, the proposal outlines plans for alterations to the building’s front façade, as well as additions to its rooftop and rear. The property is located between Lexington and Park Avenues.
Permits have been filed for an eight-story community facility building at 22 Lorraine Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Located between Otsego Street and Columbia Street, the lot is closest to the Smith-9th Streets subway station, served by the F and G trains. Joel Braver of Express Builders JB Inc. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 1848 Guerlain Street in Parkchester, The Bronx. Located between Leland Avenue and Thieriot Avenue, the interior lot is closest to the East 180th Street subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. Nush G. Sukaj of Nonstop Work LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
