305 Cross Bay Boulevard

Two-Story, 10,500-Square-Foot Fire Station Filed at 305 Cross Bay Boulevard, Broad Channel

11:30 am on November 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department has filed applications for a two-story, 10,510-square-foot fire station at 305 Cross Bay Boulevard, in Broad Channel, Queens. The new facility will feature a garage, offices, and storage space on the ground floor, an equipment room on a mezzanine level, and a meeting room, a kitchen, additional offices, and a dormitory on the second floor. John D. Calcagnile’s Howard Beach-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 23,004-square-foot plot of land is vacant.

165 Pleasant Plains Avenue

Twin Three-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 165 Pleasant Plains Avenue, Pleasant Plains, Staten Island

10:00 am on November 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based developer Jayden Estates has filed applications for two three-story, two-family houses at 165-171 Pleasant Plains Avenue, in Pleasant Plains. That’s along Staten Island’s South Shore. The structures will measure 4,637 square feet each and, across both, the residential units should average a family-sized 1,738 square feet apiece. Each house will feature a built-in, single-car garage. Peter J. Calvanico’s Staten Island-based Calvanico Associates is the architect of record. The 11,614-square-foot property is occupied by a two-story, single-family house. Demolition permits were filed in May.