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317 Hoyt Street

Three-Story, 56,800-Square-Foot School Expansion Filed For PS. 32 At 317 Hoyt Street, Gowanus

6:00 am on September 30, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) has filed applications for a three-story, 56,856-square-foot expansion of P.S. 32 The Samuel Mills Sprole School at 317 Hoyt Street, in Gowanus. The new addition, with an address of 420 Union Street, will feature administrative offices, a cafeteria, a library, and a lobby on the ground floor, followed by classrooms on the two floors above. A playground will be located on the second floor, as well. The 46-foot-tall structure will most likely be built on the eastern end of the site, where single-story overflow classrooms currently exist. Edelman Sultan Knox Wood Architects will be responsible for the design.

532 Neptune Avenue

New Rendering Revealed Of Neptune/Sixth’s Single-Story Retail Building Planned At 532 Neptune Avenue, Coney Island

2:00 pm on September 29, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An updated rendering has been revealed for the phase two retail portion of Neptune/Sixth, a multi-building, mixed-use development located at 532 Neptune Avenue and 626 Sheepshead Bay Road, in Coney Island. The first phase, now under construction, consists of a seven-story, 161,000-square-foot mixed-use commercial building. The second phase of the project will be a single-story, 90,000-square-foot retail building. CVS Pharmacy recently signed a lease for 11,300 square feet in the building and construction is set to begin later this fall.

786 Park Place. rendering by Gradient Architecture Studio

Revealed: 786 Park Place, Crown Heights

8:00 am on September 28, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Western Crown Heights is no stranger to new construction. The latest project set to rise in the central Brooklyn neighborhood is coming to 786 Park Place, between Rogers and Nostrand avenues. And YIMBY has a rendering of the development, which will fill a vacant lot on a block lined with four-story, prewar walkups.

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214 Sumpter Street

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Planned At 214 Sumpter Street, Ocean Hill

1:00 pm on September 27, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 214 Sumpter Street, in Ocean Hill. The project will measure 7,120 square feet and its residential units should average 688 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. The two units on the fourth floor will also feature space in an upper penthouse level. Kenneth Thomas’s Hudson Valley-based firm is the applicant of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot lot is currently occupied by a two-story townhouse. Demolition permits haven’t been filed. The Ralph Avenue stop on the C train is three blocks away.

1950 80th Street

Two Three-Story, Three-Unit Residential Buildings Coming To 1950 80th Street, Bensonhurst

11:30 am on September 27, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Vito Mancini, doing business as an anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC, has filed applications for two three-story, three-unit residential buildings at 1946-1950 80th Street, in Bensonhurst. The buildings will measure 5,059 square feet each, and their full-floor residential units should average 1,249 square feet apiece. That means family-sized apartments are probably in the works. Douglas Pulaski’s Brooklyn-based Bricolage Designs is the architect of record. The 6,000-square-foot site is currently occupied by a two-and-a-half-story house. Demolition permits haven’t been filed. The 18th Avenue stop on the D train is six blocks away.

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