Residential

Waldorf Astoria

321-Unit Partial Residential Conversion Filed For 44-Story Waldorf Astoria Hotel At 301 Park Avenue, Midtown

7:30 am on November 11, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Last week, YIMBY brought you news that the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar sections of the interior of the 44-story, 1,413-key Waldorf Astoria New York hotel at 301 Park Avenue, located on an entire Midtown block. Now, as part of a planned mixed-use conversion, property owner Anbang Insurance Group has filed applications to convert large swaths of the tower into residential units.

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117 West 21st Street

Foundation Work Underway For 12-Story, Nine-Unit Residential Project At 117 West 21st Street, Chelsea

7:00 am on November 11, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Foundation work is underway on the 12-story, nine-unit residential building under development at 117 West 21st Street, in Chelsea. Dubbed The Twenty1, the latest building permits indicate the project will measure 32,541 square feet and rise 120 feet above street level to its roof. The residential units will be condominiums and should average 3,616 square feet apiece. There will be a single townhouse-style unit, six full-floor units, and two duplexes. The Amirian Group is the developer and GRADE Architecture is behind the design. Completion is expected in 2017.

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46-31 Bowne Street

Twin Two-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming To 46-31 Bowne Street, East Flushing

6:00 am on November 11, 2016 By Reid Wilson

A Flushing-based property owner has filed applications for twin two-story, two-family houses at 46-31 and 46-33 Bowne Street, in East Flushing. The buildings will measure 2,557 square feet each, and across both, the residential units should average 859 square feet apiece. There will be a total of two 0ff-street parking spaces. Chang Hwa Tan’s Flushing-based archirecture firm is the architect of record. The 50-foot-wide, 4,750-square-foot plot is currently occupued by a two-story house. Demolition permits were filed in September.

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31-31 30th Street

Two Four-Story, Six-Unit Residential Buildings Planned At 31-31 30th Street, Astoria

12:00 pm on November 10, 2016 By Reid Wilson

A Queens-based property owner has filed applications for two four-story, six-unit residential buildings at 31-31 and 31-33 30th Street, in the heart of Astoria. Both buildings will measure 6,163 square feet each. Across both, the residential units should average 750 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Dezhang Fang’s Flushing-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 50-foot-wide, 5,000-square-foot assemblage is occupied by two two-story townhouses. Demolition permits were filed in October. The Broadway stop on the N and W trains is around the block.

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31-28 38th Street

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Project Planned At 31-28 38th Street, Astoria

11:00 am on November 10, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Whitestone-based Schwartz Management has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit mixed-use building at 31-28 38th Street, in Astoria. The project will measure 6,413 square feet. There will be a 300-square-foot community facility on the ground floor, followed by residential units averaging 671 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Joseph Sutana’s Bayside-based architecture firm JLS Designs is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot lot is occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits were filed in April. The Steinway Street stop on the R and M trains is two blocks away.

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