38 West 33rd Street

41-Story, 223-Unit Mixed-Use Tower Rises to 33rd Floor at 38 West 33rd Street, Midtown South

8:00 am on February 15, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Construction is underway on the 33rd floor of the 41-story, 223-unit mixed-use building under development at 38-46 West 33rd Street, in Midtown South. Progress on the structure, which includes façade installation, can be seen thanks to photos posted to the YIMBY Forums. The latest building permits indicate the tower, upon completion, will encompass 220,724 square feet and rise 404 feet to its upper roof, not including bulkhead elements.

Proposal for 7 Irvington Place

Landmarks Not Satisfied with Proposed Renovation of Eyesore House at 7 Irvington Place, Flatbush

7:00 am on February 15, 2017 By Evan Bindelglass

Among all New York City’s glorious sites, large and small, there are some to which time has not been kind. One of them, the house at 7 Irvington Place in Flatbush, Brooklyn, has a new owner who has proposed renovations to the dilapidated structure. On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission heard that proposal, but found that it did not meet its standard of appropriateness.

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Previous rendering of 440 Hamilton Avenue

Revealed: 245-Unit Residential Conversion of 12-Story Office Building at 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains

6:30 am on February 15, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Within the past few weeks, Long Island-based American Equity Partners filed applications and began the approval process to convert the 12-story, 350,000-square-foot office building at 440 Hamilton Avenue, located on the corner of North Broadway in downtown White Plains, into 245 residential units. A rendering of the project has also been revealed by the Westchester County Business Journal.

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566 Grand Street

Six-Story, Five-Unit Residential Building Planned at 566 Grand Street, Williamsburg

6:00 am on February 15, 2017 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC has filed applications for a six-story, five-unit residential building at 566 Grand Street, in Williamsburg. The project will measure 7,875 square feet and its residential units should average 1,276 square feet apiece, indicative of condominiums. There will be a duplex apartment across the ground and second floors, followed by full-floor apartments on the third through sixth floors. William A. Corcoran’s Brooklyn-based firm is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 1,875-square-foot plot is occupied by a two-story building. Records indicate demolition began in January.