Permits have been filed for a seven-story community facility building at 1240 39th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Located between 12th Avenue and 13th Avenue, the interior lot is near both the 9th Avenue subway station, serviced by the D train and the Church Avenue station, serviced by the F and G trains. Zvi Ortner under the Ortegro Realty 1224 LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 211 Jackson Street in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Woodpoint Road and Jackson Street, the corner lot is a short walk to the Graham Avenue subway station, serviced by the L train. Krzysztof Rostek under the 211 Jackson LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
When it comes to new development in New York City, one of the most prolific and notable of the current firms in existence is The Durst Organization, which previously led the construction of One World Trade Center in a public-private partnership with The Port Authority. YIMBY recently interviewed its eponymous head, Douglas Durst, who gave updates on the firm’s major new Long Island City project, dubbed Sven, as well as a range of other topics.
Metallic exterior façade panels now cover the entirety of the northern face of 12 East 48th Street, a 161-room Hilton Grand Vacation Hotel in Midtown East. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Hidrock Realty, the slender reinforced concrete building is located between Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue and is flanked by two low-rise structures.
Renderings have been released for 1515 Park Place, an eight-story apartment building under construction in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Designed by S. Wieder Architect, the structure will comprise approximately 40,200 square feet, with 35,100 square feet dedicated to residential use. Considering those figures, the development’s 52 rental units will average approximately 675 square feet apiece.
