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Four-Story, 8,000-Square-Foot Trade School Coming to 2550 East 17th Street, Sheepshead Bay

10:00 am on December 2, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Valgar Realty has filed applications for a four-story, 7,965-square-foot community facility at 2550 East 17th Street, on the southern end of Sheepshead Bay. The four above-grade floors, plus the cellar, will be occupied by a trade school. Brooklyn-based Corporate Design of America is the architect of record. The 40-foot-wide, 2,645-square-foot property is occupied by a two-story house, although demolition permits have not been filed. Partial plans were submitted earlier this year for a slightly smaller three-story building that would have included commercial and medical space, but it appears those plans have been abandoned.

Six-Story, Mixed-Use Building With 16-Key Hotel Planned at 267 58th Street, Sunset Park

12:00 pm on December 1, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC has filed applications for a six-story mixed-use building at 267 58th Street, in western Sunset Park. The project will measure 9,020 square feet and feature 3,031 square feet of space for a community facility on the ground and second floors, followed by a 5,989-square-foot, 16-key hotel on the third through sixth floors. The cellar will host the hotel’s office space. Brooklyn-based City Building NY Architect is the architect of record. The 30-foot-wide, 3,005-square-foot plot is vacant.

Work Begins on 28-Story, 280-Unit Mixed-Use Redevelopment at 587 Main Street, New Rochelle

8:00 am on December 1, 2016 By Reid Wilson

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for the 28-story, 280-unit mixed-use tower under development at 587 Main Street, in downtown New Rochelle, in southern Westchester County. The project is a redevelopment of the abandoned two-story Loew’s Theater, Westfair reported. The theater’s façade will be preserved and restored, while the performance space will be converted into a 10,000-square-foot black box theater. In addition, the base will include 17,000 square feet of commercial space and a 234-car parking garage. The residential units in the tower will be rentals. RXR Realty, Brause Realty, and ABS Partners Real Estate are the developers. Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor (PS&S) is the architect and completion is expected in late 2018.

City Council Approves 15-Story, 400-Unit Affordable Mixed-Use Project at 127 East 107th Street, East Harlem

6:30 am on December 1, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The City Council has voted to approve a 15-story, 400-unit mixed-use development planned at 127 East 107th Street, located on the southern end of East Harlem. The vote essentially represents the completion of the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) for the project, which awaits Mayor Bill de Blasio’s signature. The project, dubbed Lexington Gardens II, will encompass 411,725 square feet and will be built on much of the block bound by East 107th and 108th streets and Park and Lexington avenues.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Mixed-Use Project Planned at 161-09 72nd Avenue, Pomonok

11:00 am on November 29, 2016 By Reid Wilson

A Queens-based property owner has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit mixed-use building at 161-09 72nd Avenue, in Pomonok, Queens. The project will measure 9,487 square feet and will feature a 1,573 -square-foot community center on the ground floor. The residential units across the rest of the building, which includes an upper penthouse level, should average 769 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Bayside-based ABC Engineering is the applicant of record. The 26-foot-wide, 2,470-square-foot lot is occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits have not been filed.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care. Rendering by Perkins Eastman

Memorial Sloan Kettering’s David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care Reaches 12 Stories at 530 East 74th Street, Upper East Side

6:00 am on November 23, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction is now underway on the 12th floor of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s 22-story, 750,000-square-foot David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care facility at 530 East 74th Street, located on the corner of the FDR Drive on the Upper East Side. Progress on the project can be seen thanks to photos posted to the YIMBY Forums. At 524 East 74th Street, work still appears to be ongoing below-grade where a 16-story, 403,000-square-foot academic facility is underway for the City University of New York and the Hunter College School of Nursing. The buildings, which will stand 447 feet and 341 feet to their pinnacles, respectively, are designed by Perkins Eastman and Ennead Architects. Completion is expected in 2019.

Renovation Project Underway On 41-Story Mixed-Use Tower At 3 Park Avenue, Midtown South

3:00 pm on November 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The 41-story, 977,745-square-foot mixed-use tower known as 3 Park Avenue, located between East 33rd and 34th streets in Midtown South, is set to receive a $30 million renovation. The 556-foot-tall tower’s lobby will be redesigned, the exterior will be modernized, and its 25,000 square feet of retail will see renovations. Other aspects of the project include renovations to the hallways and common areas, and upgraded mechanical infrastructure, Commercial Observer reported. Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects is designing the renovation, with AREA Architects responsible for redesigning the lobby.

Renovation Wraps On Three-Story, 8,900-Square-Foot Mixed-Use Building At 61 Canal Street, Chinatown

12:00 pm on November 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Renovations on a three-story, 8,856-square-foot mixed-use building are wrapping up at 61 Canal Street, located on the corner of Allen Street in Chinatown. Retail space will measure 2,143 square feet on the ground floor, followed by 6,713 square feet of community facility space on the second and third floors. Cheng Chio Buddhist Temple, also the property owner, will occupy the community space, Bowery Boogie reported. Rectories will be located on the second floor, worship space on the third, and the cellar will be utilized as a kitchen and storage space. A pagoda was also added up top. Sagnam Chang’s Brooklyn-based Basic Groups Corp. is the architect of record.

Exterior Completion Near For Seven-Story Mixed-Use Building at 71-66 Parsons Boulevard, Pomonok

7:30 am on November 22, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Last October, we announced a proposal for a seven-story mixed-use building at 71-66 Parsons Boulevard in eastern Queens, put forth by Bi Yuan Chen of Parsons Tower LLC. Quite a lot has been done on the 55-unit project since then, and structural completion is very close. Facade work is expected to start in the near future. Zhong Wang Construction Inc. is listed as the general contractor.

Revealed: Eight-Story, 49-Unit Library-Residential Project Proposed At 5108 Fourth Avenue, Sunset Park

6:30 am on November 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

A rendering has been revealed of the proposed eight-story, 49-unit mixed-use project at 5108 Fourth Avenue, located on the corner of 51st Street in Sunset Park. The rendering comes as the project was recently approved by Community Board 7 as part of the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), Brooklyn Daily reported. If all approvals are granted, the new building would feature Brooklyn Public Library’s new Sunset Park branch, measuring 21,000 square feet. There would be 49 affordable rental residential units on the floors above, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms.

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