Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 3365 Wilson Avenue in Laconia, The Bronx. Located between Givan Avenue and Boston Road, the lot is near Gun Hill Road subway station, served by the 5 train. Nicky Lumaj of Cross Five Construction is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is about to top out on 56-12 Roosevelt Avenue, a six-story mixed-use residential building in Woodside, Queens. Designed by Xiaohong Zhao of Ameriland Brook LLC for Danny Chang of 5612 Management LLC, the 65-foot-tall structure will span 9,552 square feet and yield nine rental units with an average scope of 764 square feet. The project will also include 2,047 square feet of commercial space, 625 square feet of community facility space, and a 35-foot-long rear yard, according to permits filed last year. The property is located between 56th and 57th Streets.
Work broke ground yesterday morning on phase two of Flushing Commons, a multi-tower mixed-use residential complex at 37-10 138th Street in Flushing, Queens. Designed by Handel Architects and developed in a public-private partnership between F&T Group and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the YMCA of Greater New York, the phase will deliver two buildings, the tallest of which will stand 18 stories, yield 156 condominium units paired with residential amenities, nearly 132,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and dining space, 123,000 square feet of office space, and a 63,000-square-foot YMCA. The project will also include a 1.3-acre public plaza with an amphitheater as part of the master plan designed by Perkins Eastman.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 909 47th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Located between 9th and 10th Avenues, the lot is near the Fort Hamilton Parkway subway station, served by the D train. Isidore Wettenstein of BP TOV Realty Inc. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is finished on a new adult fitness area at Shoelace Park in Wakefield, The Bronx. The $1.7 million capital project converted outdated bocce courts into a concentrated fitness hub near East 225th Street, with ten exercise components, five of which are fully accessible to patrons with disabilities. The project also includes new seating, security lighting, shade trees, and reconstructed paths connecting the space to the rest of the park. Shoelace Park runs from East Gun Hill Road to East 230th Street as part of the Bronx River Greenway.
