Permits have been filed for a seven-story hotel building at 109 Port Richmond Avenue in Elm Park, Staten Island. Located at the intersection of Bennett Street and Port Richmond Avenue, the lot is a couple blocks south of major thoroughfare Richmond Terrace as well a block from Veterans Park. Amritpal Sandhu under the 109 Port Richmond LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 74-foot-tall development will yield 29,550 square feet, with 24,379 square feet designated for commercial space. The building will have 71 hotel rooms, with an average unit scope of 343 square feet. The concrete-based structure will also have a cellar and a 20-foot-long rear yard.
M.S. Savani Architecture is listed as the architect of record.
Demolition permits will likely not be needed as the lot is vacant. An estimated completion date has not been announced.
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This is a welfare hotel/homeless shelter/hot sheets hotel. No normal person goes to Port Richmond for a hotel stay.
This developer has a business model of turning “hotels” into homeless shelters. Shame on NYC for allowing it.