Articles by Reid Wilson

493 11th Avenue

City To Request Proposals For All-Affordable Mixed-Use Tower At 493 11th Avenue, Midtown West

6:00 am on July 13, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The City’s EDC has confirmed the redevelopment of the parking lot at 493 11th Avenue, on West 39th Street in Midtown West, according to DNAinfo. The City will request proposals this summer for a permanently all-affordable housing tower, which will also have retail and community space on the lower levels. The site was previously said to allow for a 45-story, 300-unit building, and was formerly occupied by a six-story slaughterhouse, demolished in the 1980’s.

206 Kent Avenue

Trader Joe’s Leases Space In Planned Office Building At 206 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg

4:00 pm on July 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Trader Joe’s has leased 18,000 square feet in Alliance Private Capital’s planned 45,000 square-foot mixed-use commercial building, which will include offices on the upper levels, at 206 Kent Avenue, a block in from the East River in Williamsburg. According to Crain’s Business, the grocery store will take space on the ground and basement levels. New building applications have not yet been filed, but the lot is currently vacant; the site’s former two-story warehouse was demolished in 2013.

331 East Houston Street

13-Story, 78-Unit Residential Building Wraps Up At 331 East Houston Street, Lower East Side

3:00 pm on July 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Construction has wrapped up at 331 East Houston Street, on the Lower East Side, where Halpern Real Estate Ventures has built a 13-story, 78-unit residential building, per EV Grieve. The building measures 57,560 square feet, which means units average 740 square feet, and 16 apartments are set aside as affordable. SBJ Group designed the building, and occupancy is likely planned in the next few weeks once the remaining scaffolding is deconstructed.

101-16 158th Avenue

Four-Unit Residential Development Coming To 101-16 158th Avenue, Old Howard Beach

2:00 pm on July 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Sandy Robbins, of Blackstone Builders Inc., has filed applications for a four-unit residential development spanning the lots of 101-12 – 101-16 158th Avenue, in Old Howard Beach, a block north of the Howard Beach/JFK Airport stop on the A train. Twin two-story buildings will each house two residential units, with units averaging 1,190 square feet. Ben Leonardi’s Miele Associates is the applicant of record, and demolition work commenced on the existing single-story home in June.

9701 3rd Avenue

20-Unit Condo Building Being Planned At 9701 3rd Avenue, Bay Ridge

12:30 pm on July 10, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Stephen Oliver, owner of the restaurant at 9701 3rd Avenue, in southern Bay Ridge, has revealed plans to demolish the existing single-story building to make-way for a condominium project. According to Gothamist, the new building will have 20 units, and the restaurant will return to the ground floor when construction is complete. Oliver hasn’t announced who will develop the project, but the restaurant will close for demolition in two or three months. The site is located two blocks south of the R train’s final stop at 95th Street.

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