121 Hendricks Avenue

Three Three-Story, Single-Family Houses Coming to 121 Hendricks Avenue, St. George

6:00 am on September 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based Foster Development has filed applications for three three-story, single-family houses at 121-125 Hendricks Avenue, in St. George, located along Staten Island’s North Shore. Two of the houses will measure 2,050 square feet and the last will measure 1,946 square feet, which means the project will probably be geared towards families. There will be a total of six off-street parking spaces, one of which will be housed in a small garage. Joseph M. Morace’s Staten Island-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 75-foot-wide, 7,500-square-foot property is currently vacant.

Former synagogue at 212 West 93rd Street. Photo via Wikipedia Commons.

14-Story Mixed-Use Building with Synagogue Planned at 212 West 93rd Street, Upper West Side

2:30 pm on September 8, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Congregation Shaare Zedek has partnered with developer Ornstein Leyton Company for a mixed-use project on the site of the congregation’s three-story synagogue at 212 West 93rd Street, on the Upper West Side. The congregation is having financial troubles and has concluded the only way to prevent it from dissolving is to sell the property to a developer, DNAinfo reported. Preliminary plans call for a 14-story building that would contain a new synagogue on the lower three floors, followed by residential units on the upper floors. No new building applications have been filed with the Buildings Department. The congregation has stated that it’s not feasible to expand the existing structure or retain the façade for a new building. The synagogue is not landmarked and can be demolished as-of-right.

2545 Cruger Avenue

Four-Story, 15-Unit Residential Building Filed at 2545 Cruger Avenue, Allerton

1:30 pm on September 8, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Zoran Kuburovic has filed applications for a four-story, 15-unit residential building at 2545 Cruger Avenue, in the East Bronx’s Allerton section. The project will measure 13,997 square feet and its residential units should average 733 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Amenities include a recreation room in the cellar, laundry facilities, and an underground four-car garage. Errol McIntosh’s Mount Vernon, N.Y.-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 50-foot-wide, 5,000-square-foot property is currently occupied by a two-story brick building. Demolition permits haven’t been filed. The Allerton Avenue stop on the 2 and 5 trains is around the block.