Residential

45 Troutman Street

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Planned at 45 Troutman Street, Bushwick

Williamsburg-based Jen Urban View Development has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 45 Troutman Street, in western Bushwick. It will measure 5,500 square feet and its residential units should average 687.5 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. There will be two units per floor, although the top two apartments on the fourth floor will also feature space in an upper penthouse level. Woody Chen’s Elmhurst-based Infocus Design & Planning is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot property is currently occupied by a two-story townhouse. Demolition permits haven’t been filed. The Myrtle Avenue stop on the J, M, and Z trains is two blocks away.


494 and 1104 Hempstead Avenue

Town Approves Rezoning for 12-Unit Condo Project at 494 Hempstead Avenue, Malverne, Long Island

The Town of Hempstead, on Long Island, has approved a proposal to rezone the properties at 494 and 1104 Hempstead Avenue, in Malverne, from Residence A to Residence C-A, putting Franklin Square, N.Y.-based R&B Acquisition & Development one step closer to building a 12-unit condominium project, LI Herald reported. The developer initially proposed the project to the town in January. The project must now seek approval from the Nassau County Planning Commission, as the site is located on a county street. The project would rise three-and-a-half stories and is expected to include 35 off-street parking spaces, many of which will be located on the ground floors of each condo. The number of parking spaces is subject to change. The 1.2-acre assemblage is currently occupied by two single-family houses. The neighborhood’s Long Island Rail Road station is roughly half a mile away.


50 Clifton Place

Three-Story, Single-Family Townhouse Coming to 50 Clifton Place, Clinton Hill

Architectural firm Dache Design, doing business as an anonymous Montauk, N.Y.-based company, has filed applications for a three-story, single-family townhouse at 50 Clifton Place, located at the corner of Grand Avenue in Clinton Hill. It will measure 3,238 square feet, of which 2,375 square feet will be utilized as living space. The townhouse will be topped by a roof terrace. Nikolai Katz’s Battery Park City-based architectural firm is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot property is currently vacant. The new building must be approved by the Landmark Preservation Commission, as the site sits within the Clinton Hill Historic District.


Marine Terrace

Developer Plans Two-Building, 53-Unit Affordable Housing Expansion of Marine Terrace Complex, Astoria

Related Companies is planning to build two new residential buildings, with a combined total of 53 units, along 20th Avenue on the northern edge of the Marine Terrace affordable residential complex, in the Ditmars section of northern Astoria. Marine Terrace is a 444-unit development comprised of seven three-story buildings, DNAinfo reported, which Related acquired for $121 million in June. It’s bound by 21st Street, Shore Boulevard, and 20th and 21st avenues. The 53 new residential units will spread across three- and four-story buildings. All of the units will be rented at below-market rates to veterans, although 20 percent will be specifically geared towards homeless veterans. The new buildings will replace two existing single-story parking garages. In addition, Related will renovate the rest of the 444-unit Marine Terrace complex. It will get an additional 5,400 square feet of community space, and amenities including a fitness center, a computer lab, a lounge, laundry facilities, and a nurse’s office. All but three apartments in Marine Terrace, which range from one- to three-bedrooms, receive Section 8 assistance. Grounbreaking for the new construction components is expected in 2017.


3 West 128th Street, rendering by Beam Group

Revealed: 3 West 128th Street, Harlem

Harlem is no longer known for abandoned buildings and neglected blocks. Small developments are filling in the vacant lots that once pockmarked the neighborhood, and today we have a look at one coming to 3 West 128th Street, between Fifth Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard.

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