Construction is getting close to topping out at One University Plaza, a 34-story mixed-use structure at 61 DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by RXR Realty, the 435-foot-tall building is part of Long Island University‘s expansion and will add 370,960 square feet of new space to the campus.
Permits have been filed for a five-story community facility building at 808 Cauldwell Avenue in Woodstock, The Bronx. Located between East 158th Street and East 160th Street, the through lot is a short walk east to the Prospect Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Pillar Property under the 808 Cauldwell Avenue JV LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The second quarter of 2020, without a doubt, has brought more upheaval to New York and the United States at large than any period since September of 2001. However, in spite of all of the challenges, the city is continuing to grow: 476 new building permits were filed in the three-month period from April through June, spanning 9,309 multi-family units, with the full rundown of all the new developments in Excel format available at the link. While this was down somewhat from Q2 2019’s 12,123 residential unit filings for the same time period, it was still up substantially from 7,010 filings during Q2 of 2018, indicating that New York City’s economic engine remains revving.
Full demolition permits have been filed for 27 West 136th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. According to the recent filing, the interior site is owned by NYC Health + Hospitals and part of the six-building Harlem Hospital complex. The one-story structure with a 19-foot-long lot frontage is a fraction of a combined 220,926 square feet that encompasses the entire block.
Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 4750 White Plains Road in Wakefield, The Bronx. Located at the intersection of White Plains Road and Penfield Street, the corner lot is two blocks north of the 241st Street subway station, serviced by the 2 train. Wakefield Grace United Methodist is listed as the owner behind the applications.
