239-245 Ocean Parkway

Renovation Planned for Apartment Buildings at 239-245 Ocean Parkway, Kensington

BCB Property Management has acquired two four-story apartment buildings spanning 239-245 Ocean Parkway, in northern Kensington, for $10.3 million, reports the Commercial Observer. The buildings have 32 residential units, half of which are rent-stabilized. The other 16 units are vacant. The new owner plans to renovate the buildings.


255 Detroit Avenue

Four Residential Units Planned for 255 Detroit Avenue, Staten Island

Property owner Vincent Cicala has filed applications for two three-story, two-family residential buildings at the vacant lots spanning 251-255 Detroit Avenue, in the Annadale section of Staten Island. The four units will span nearly 4,800 square feet of residential space, and Chris Ponisi is the architect of record.



8 Times Square

Foot Locker, WeWork Lease Space at 8 Times Square, in Midtown

Foot Locker has leased 36,000 square feet of retail space at 1460 Broadway — dubbed 8 Times Square — a 16-story commercial building in Midtown, reports the New York Post. The building is currently being renovated and repositioned in phases by Himmel+Meringoff and The Swig Company, and MdeAS Architects is designing. WeWork is leasing 180,000 square feet of office space above, and renovations are expected to be finished in 2016.