Residential

327 East 84th Street

Six-Unit Residential Conversion Of Three-Story Building At 327 East 84th Street, Yorkville

10:00 am on October 29, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Manhattan Residential has acquired the three-story commercial building at 327 East 84th Street, in Yorkville, for $11.8 million and plans to convert and expand the property into residential units, according to Commercial Observer. The building measures 11,583 square feet, but roughly 5,000 square feet of unused development rights exist. Five or six condominiums are planned, which would average roughly 2,000 to 3,000 square feet. Ariel Property Advisors brokered the deal.

1905 West Farms Road, image via Google Maps

Permits Filed: 1905 West Farms Road, West Farms

7:00 am on October 29, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

A forlorn industrial area next to the Cross Bronx Expressway in West Farms may finally see new life, now that plans have been filed for a large affordable housing development there. Prolific affordable developer Monadnock Construction hopes to build a 15-story mixed-use building at 1905 West Farms Road, near the Bronx River and P.S. 214.

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130 Harrison Avenue

Two Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Buildings Planned At 130 Harrison Avenue, Williamsburg

3:30 pm on October 28, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based YS Realty has filed applications for two four-story, eight-unit residential buildings at 124-130 Harrison Avenue, in southern Williamsburg, two blocks from stops on the G train or the J/M trains to the north and east, respectively. Each building will measure 7,120 square feet, which means units will average 890 square feet. Charles Mallea’s Brooklyn-based M Architecture is the architect of record, and the site’s single-story predecessor was demolished back in 2005.

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94-66 45th Avenue

Two Four-Story, Four-Unit Residential Buildings Filed At 94-66 45th Avenue, Corona

2:30 pm on October 28, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Ken Cheung, doing business as an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for two four-story, four-unit residential buildings at 94-66 – 94-68 45th Avenue, in Corona, located seven blocks south of the 7 train’s stop at Junction Boulevard. Each building will measure 6,520 square feet, which means full-floor units will average a relatively spacious 1,630 square feet, indicative of condos. An Shen Ma’s Flushing-based architectural firm is the architect of record, and the site’s two-story predecessor was demolished in 2008.

Greenpoint Landing

Reveal For 30 & 40-Story Rental Towers At 37 & 41 Blue Slip, Greenpoint Landing

12:30 pm on October 28, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this week, YIMBY brought you news, via Brownstoner, of the progress on Greenpoint Landing’s first two affordable residential buildings, and now developer Park Tower Group is getting ready to begin on two high-rise rental towers, which closely resemble YIMBY’s partial reveal of the planned towers at 37 and 41 Blue Slip. Brookfield Property Partners, who acquired a majority stake in the two-tower project for $59.7 million, according to Crain’s, will be co-developing, and two buildings — one 30 stories with 365 units, and another 40 stories with 415 units — are planned. Gothamist has the latest renderings, and construction is expected to begin in the first half of 2016. Handel Architects is designing. Greenpoint Landing, a 5,000-unit mega-development in northern Greenpoint, will include a total of 10 or more buildings.

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