216 Spencer Street

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Coming To 216 Spencer Street, Bed-Stuy

4:00 pm on July 2, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Bedford Realty, doing business under Spencer Estates LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 216 Spencer Street, a vacant lot in the northwestern corner of Bedford-Stuyvesant near the Bedford-Nostrand stop on the G train. The building will measure 6,680 square feet, which means units will average 835 square feet. Jeffrey Kamen is the applicant of record, and the site’s former three-story occupant was demolished in 2001.

89 Montrose Avenue

Eight-Unit Residential Building Planned At 89 Montrose Avenue, Williamsburg

3:00 pm on July 2, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Isaac Maman, operating under an LLC, has filed applications for a six-story, eight-unit residential building at the vacant lot of 89 Montrose Avenue, in southeastern Williamsburg, within walking distance of stations on the J, M, G and L lines. The building will measure 6,600 square feet, with units averaging 825 square feet. Woody Chen’s InFocus is the applicant of record.

27-07 43rd Avenue

Nine-Story, 108-Key Hotel Begins Rising At 27-07 43rd Avenue, Long Island City

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

The planned nine-story, 108-unit Hyatt Hotel at 27-07 43rd Avenue, in Long Island City, is now one floor above street level, according to The Court Square Blog. The building will measure 49,590 square feet in total. The developer, Prakash Patel, originally planned a residential project for the site, but filed new permits in 2014 for a hotel. The building is now expected to be complete in early 2016, and Michael Kang is the architect of record.

876 Bergen Street

Eight-Story, 16-Unit Rental Building Filed At 876 Bergen Street, Crown Heights

12:15 pm on July 2, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Solomon Feder, head of Velocity Framers USA, has filed applications for an eight-story, 16-unit residential building at the vacant lot of 876 Bergen Street, in northwestern Crown Heights. Located five blocks south of the Franklin Avenue station on the A/C lines, the building will measure 10,846 square feet, which works out to units averaging a rental-sized 680 square feet. Asher Hershkowitz is the architect of record.

68-03 Roosevelt Avenue

Community Church At 68-03 Roosevelt Avenue Building Six-Story Facility, Woodside

11:00 am on July 2, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The Universal Church has filed applications for a six-story, 63,340 square-foot place of worship at 68-03 Roosevelt Avenue, in Woodside, right under the 69th Street stop on the 7 train. The building will include classrooms, rectory units, and multi-purpose rooms, and will occupy a large portion of the block. Mothusi Phometsi, of M3G Design, is the architect of record, and the church’s existing single-story building must first be demolished.