Permits have been filed for a 12-story mixed-use building at 72-01 Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst, Queens. Located between 72nd Street and 73rd Street, the lot is near the Elmhurst Avenue subway station, serviced by the M and R trains. The Hakimian Organization under the Woodside Development Group LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Excavation has progressed significantly at 555 West 38th Street since YIMBY last checked in on the Hudson Yards site in late August. Construction workers have ripped up all of the asphalt from the parking lot that formerly occupied the property and have unearthed a substantial amount of dirt. The plot will eventually give rise to a 52-story residential skyscraper designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and developed by Rockrose. Located directly across Eleventh Avenue from the Jacob K. Javits Center, the 570-foot-tall tower will contain 598 rental units. SLCE is the architect of record.
Construction has begun on 351 Marin Boulevard, a 38-story mixed-use development in Downtown Jersey City. Located between 1st Street and Bay Street, the tower will bring 507 residential units, 8,000 square feet of commercial space, 203 parking spaces, and a 4,500-square-foot public plaza to the area. Designed by Hollwich Kushner in collaboration with HLW International, 351 Marin is a joint venture between developer KRE Group and Northwestern Mutual.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 537 Brooklyn Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Located between Maple Street and East New York Avenue, the lot is near the Sterling Street subway station, serviced by the 2 train. Lev Kheyfets under the 537 Brooklyn Avenue LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Plans for a Hampton Inn at 110 East 149th Street in The Bronx have been scrapped according to new designs revealed by Dattner Architects. The forthcoming development will instead debut as a mixed-use commercial structure comprised of ground-floor retail with five floors of office area above. The building will top out at six stories and is expected to debut by 2020.
