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Extensive Renovations Planned At 131-Unit Subsidized Housing Complex At 591 Montgomery Street, Jersey City

4:00 pm on March 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The Jersey City Housing Authority has tapped The Architectural Team to design an extensive renovation of the 14-building, 131-unit affordable housing complex at 591 Montgomery Street, located just west of downtown Jersey City. The complex, dubbed Bushwick Estates, includes three- and four-story building with subsidized apartments that come in two-, three-, and four-bedroom configurations. Real Estate Weekly reports the renovations will include both interior and exterior work, featuring new façades, green spaces with landscaping and lighting, and energy-efficient technology. The complex – which is bound by Bright, Merseles, and Montgomery streets – was originally completed in the 1980s and designed by Don M. Hisaka.

Gut-Renovation Complete At Two-Story Townhouse At 34 Diker Street, Red Hook

3:00 pm on March 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owners Chris Sheller and interior designer Kate Gray have completely gut-renovated the two-story, single-family wood-framed townhouse at 34 Diker Street, in Red Hook. Brownstoner reports that practically the entire exterior and interior of the structure was rebuilt. The 1,700-square-foot structure has a new façade, new windows, expanded ceilings on the second floor, completely rebuilt and modernized interiors, and new appliances and furnishings. RGR Construction is the general contractor and Bronx-based Kevin Byrne served as the architect of record. The couple went to sell the property a few weeks ago.

Two Two-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming To 120-09 Ninth Avenue, College Point

2:00 pm on March 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Jin Yang has filed applications for two two-family residential buildings at 120-09 – 120-13 Ninth Avenue, located on the northern end of College Point. Both will stand two stories in height and will measure 3,579 square feet apiece. Within the entire development, the full-floor apartment units will spread across 4,773 square feet, which means they will individual measure a spacious 1,193 square feet each. Yuk Lam’s Fresh Meadows-based Lam Engineer is the applicant of record. The 7,467-square-foot plot of land is currently occupied by two-story house, with an address at 120-15 Ninth Avenue. Demolition permits were filed in January.

Residential Development Site At 1179-1183 Second Avenue Purchased, Upper East Side

1:00 pm on March 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

S.W. Management has acquired the vacant development site spanning 1179-1183 Second Avenue and 249-251 East 62nd Street, on the Upper East Side, for $64.3 million. According to Crain’s, the property lot at the corner of Second Avenue and East 62nd Street, at 253 East 62nd Street, is not included in the acquisition, although its former five-story predecessor was demolished just last year. The site that was newly acquired can accommodate 87,650 square feet of development potential as-of-right. A future building could include ground-floor retail space and residential units above. Plans for the site have not been disclosed. Sometime between 2009 and 2011, five tenement buildings ranging between three and five stories were demolished at the site.

Deal Reached For Triangle Park Multi-Building Mixed-Use Development, Newark

11:00 am on March 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Early last year, the Newark City Council approved plans to build a 2.5-acre park in the city’s downtown. It would connect Prudential Center to the Ironbound’s Peter Francisco Park by bridging over Newark Penn Station, but it would also serve as the centerpiece of a multi-building mixed-use development of the surrounding vacant blocks. Last week, the city of Newark struck a deal with Edison Properties and J&L Parking Corporation to development the buildings, Newark Patch reports. Details on the new buildings are sparse, but there will be a significant number of residential units, retail space, and possible office space. Construction is expected to commence later this year and completion is tentatively set for July of 2018. The Newark Community Economic Development Corporation will head the construction of the park, being designed by MKW + Associates.

82-Story, 139-Unit Residential Supertall Rising At 53 West 53rd Street, Midtown

10:00 am on March 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

It was in September of 2015 that YIMBY last brought you a construction update on the 82-story, 139-unit supertall residential tower underway at 53 West 53rd Street, in Midtown. At the time, foundation work was well underway at the site, and now the structure is up two stories above street level, as seen in photos by Tectonic (h/t Curbed). The luxury tower, dubbed 53W53, is being designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Thierry Despont is designing the interiors of the residential units. The apartments will come in one- to six-bedroom configurations, and the largest listing is currently a seven-bedroom penthouse. Amenities include a pool, a library, a wine vault, a fitness center, and a lounge. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will also be located on the bottom floors of the building. Hines and Pontiac Land Group are the developers, and completion is expected in 2017.

Reveal For Columbia University’s Three-Story Academic Conference Center At 3205 Broadway, Manhattanville

6:30 am on March 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in October of 2014, YIMBY reported that construction was wrapping up on Columbia University’s nine-story, 450,000-square-foot Jerome L. Greene Science Center at 3229 Broadway, between West 129th and 130th Streets, in the Manhattanville section of Harlem. It was the first building to rise within Columbia’s new 17-acre Manhattanville campus. Later that year, the single-story structures on the triangular lot immediately to the south were demolished in preparation for Columbia’s three-story, 55,890-square-foot academic conference center. Harlem+Bespoke now has a rendering of that building, located at 3205 Broadway. The building will include a café, an information center, offices, meeting rooms, and two auditoriums. Excavation work is reportedly underway and completion of the building is expected in 2018. Renzo Piano Building Workshop is the design architect and Dattner Architects is the architect of record.

Pier 42 Park Project Lands $19 Million More In Funding, Lower East Side

6:00 am on March 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in 2012, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) secured $16 million in funding to build Pier 42 park, located between FDR Drive and the East River on the Lower East Side. Curbed reports the project has now received more complete financing in the form of $12 million more from the LMDC in addition to $7 million via settlement funds recently distributed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Once complete, the public space will include landscaped lawns and gardens, an esplanade, a bike path, playgrounds/play areas, a concession station, and a pavilion. Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects is designing. Phase one, which largely focuses on remediating and pedestrianizing the pier, is expected to begin in 2017. A former cargo warehouse must first be demolished.

Eight Single-Family Houses Planned At 134 Elizabeth Street, Port Richmond, Staten Island

4:00 pm on March 21, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Alan Becker, doing business as an anonymous Staten Island-based LLC, has filed applications for eight two-story, single-family houses at 134-154 Elizabeth Street and 647-651 Delafield Avenue, in Port Richmond, located on Staten Island’s north shore. The houses will come in various sizes; beginning with the smallest, there will be two that measure 2,183 square feet in total, four that will measure 2,294 square feet, and two that will measure 4,589 square feet. The new homes will include off-street parking and basement levels. Staten Island-based Stanley Krebushevski is the architect of record. The 23,801-square-foot plot of land was subdivided in November. The site was once occupied by the burned-out House of Miracles Church until it was demolished last December.

Four-Story, Six-Unit Residential Building Planned At 2370 West 11th Street, Gravesend

3:00 pm on March 21, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Xiaying Li, doing business as a Brooklyn-based LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, six-unit residential building at 2370 West 11th Street, in southern Gravesend, located three blocks from the Bay 50th Street stop on the D train. The new building will measure 5,338 square feet in total and its residential units should average 820 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. The ground floor will host a single apartment along with an enclosed parking space. The next two floors will contain two units apiece and the fourth floor will have a full-floor apartment. Dezhang Fang’s Flushing-based Fang Architect is the architect of record. The 40-foot-wide, 4,000-square-foot lot is currently vacant.

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