Articles by Reid Wilson

Restoration & Three-Story Addition Planned For Weir Greenhouse At 750 Fifth Avenue, Greenwood

10:00 am on July 14, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Green-Wood Cemetery is planning to restore the landmarked Weir Greenhouse building at 750 5th Avenue and wants to construct a connected three-story office building for the nonprofit’s uses. Page Ayres Cowley is designing the project, and the landmarked structure was originally designed by Mercein Thomas in the 1880’s, but altered in 1895 by George Curtis Gillespie, according to Brownstoner. The LPC’s approval is required, and an adjacent two-story structure must be demolished.

Extell’s 250 South Street Will Total 68 Floors & 1.1 Million Square Feet

6:30 am on July 14, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In May, YIMBY revealed partial renderings of Extell’s planned residential tower at 250 South Street, and at the time, DOB filings indicated it was to stand 56 stories, spanning 939,850 square feet. Now, according to DNAinfo, permits show a tower closer to the initially proposed building, standing 68 stories and 800 feet tall, and measuring 1,105,386 square feet. The project now includes 802 residential units, and 25,516 square feet of retail space on the ground floor.

58-Story Residential Tower Rising At 42-12 28th Street, Long Island City

6:00 am on July 14, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Back in 2014, YIMBY revealed renderings of Heatherwood Communities’ planned 58-story, 477-unit residential tower at 42-12 28th Street, in Long Island City, at the same time excavation was starting. Now, the project is up to its tenth floor, according to The Court Square Blog. Glass installation has also started, and completion of the tower, dubbed 28 On 28th, is expected in 2017. Goldstein Hill & West is the architect, and $154 million in financing was provided by PNC Bank in May.

Four-Story, Three-Unit Residential Building Coming To 424 Evergreen Avenue, Bushwick

4:00 pm on July 13, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Matt Schneider, operating under an anonymous LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, three-unit residential building at 424 Evergreen Avenue, in central Bushwick, three blocks from the Gates Av. stop on the J/Z subway. The building will measure 4,300 square feet, which works out to units averaging a condo-sized 1,430 square feet. Manish Savani is the architect of record, and the lot is currently vacant.

Groundbreaking Next Month For 17-Story, 397-Unit Building At 515 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City

3:00 pm on July 13, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Jonathan Kushner’s KRE Group has received a $40 million tax break for their planned 17-story, 397-unit mixed-use building planned at 515 Marin Boulevard, in Jersey City’s Hamilton Park neighborhood. Twenty percent of the tower’s units will be affordable, and commercial space will measure roughly 20,000 square feet on the ground floor. The site is currently a parking lot, and groundbreaking is expected next month for an August 2017 completion, according to The Jersey Journal.

Four-Story, Four-Unit Building To Replace Townhouse At 273 14th Street, Park Slope

2:00 pm on July 13, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Home Buyers Investors has filed applications for a four-story, four-unit residential building at 273 14th Street, in southern Park Slope, six blocks from the 4th Avenue and 9th Street stops on the F/G and R trains, respectively. The building will measure 5,035 square feet, which means units will average 1,260 square feet. Issac &Stern Architects is designing, and an existing 3.5-story, two-unit townhouse must first be demolished.

Four-Story, 10-Family Building Filed At 1815 Eastern Parkway, Brownsville

12:30 pm on July 13, 2015 By Reid Wilson

On the vacant triangular lot at 1815 Eastern Parkway, in northern Brownsville, Mayer Meisels has filed applications for a four-story, 10-unit residential building, four blocks from either the Rockaway Av. stop on the C train and the East New York LIRR station. The building will measure 9,720 square feet, which means units will average 972 square feet. Kenneth Thomas is the applicant of record.

Five-Family Residential Building Planned At 123 Franklin Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant

11:00 am on July 13, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Applications, originally filed in 2013, have surfaced for a three-story, five-unit residential building at 123 Franklin Avenue, in northwestern Bedford-Stuyvesant. The building will measure 8,300 square feet, so units will average a spacious 1,660 square feet. The property owner is Sruly Rosenburg, and Julien Flander is the applicant of record. Demolition was approved for the existing three-story townhouse in June.

Foundation Work Underway For 12-Story Rental Building At 181 Front Street, Dumbo

10:00 am on July 13, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In April, YIMBY noted excavation was underway at 181 Front Street, in Dumbo, where Megalith Capital Management and Urban Realty Partners are building a 12-story, 105-unit rental building, which will also have 1,490 square feet of retail on the ground floor. Now, foundation work is beginning, according to Brownstoner. The project also consists of the conversion at 200 Water Street, where 15 condominiums are planned, and Aufgang Architects is designing, with completion slated for 2016.

New Renderings Of 12-Story, 14-Unit Condo Building At 1 Great Jones Alley, NoHo

6:30 am on July 13, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Back in 2012, the LPC approved plans for a 12-story, 14-unit mixed-use building at 688 Broadway, in NoHo, and now Curbed has spotted the project’s teaser site, which comes with a rendering of the entrance at…

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