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Renovations Planned at Two-Story, 27-Unit Mixed-Use Building at 159 North 3rd Street, Williamsburg

10:00 am on May 5, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Redsky Capital is planning to conduct renovations on the two-story, 27-unit mixed-use building at 159 North 3rd Street and 158-170 North 4th Street, in Williamsburg, located four blocks from the Bedford Avenue Station on the L train. The property owner recently secured a $19 million loan to refinance debt and to fund the project, according to Commercial Observer. Ground-floor retail space totals 48,860 square feet, while 27 rental apartments currently spread across 25,510 square feet of residential space on the second floor. Roughly 21,000 square feet of retail is vacant, although the entire block-thru building is expected to receive renovations and upgrades. Current retailers in the building include a Foodtown supermarket, and the restaurants Umani Burger, Sweetgreen, and by CHLOE.

Office Conversion Filed for 27-Story, 45,000-Square-Foot Student Dorm at 67 Livingston Street, Brooklyn Heights

6:00 am on May 5, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Financial District-based Glory Capital has filed applications to convert the 27-story, 92-unit dormitory at 67 Livingston Street, in Brooklyn Heights, into an office building. The 45,143-square-foot, 22-foot-wide building will host office space on the ground through 25th floors. The conversion will include amenities, specifically a fitness center on the second floor and a sky lounge on the 26th floor. The property’s square-footage will remain unchanged. The 182-student dormitory is current being used by the Art Institute of New York City, and their lease expires later this year. H. Thomas O’Hara’s Midtown South-based HTO Architect is the architect of record.

Five-Story, 10-Unit Residential Building Planned at 131 Devoe Street, Williamsburg

3:00 pm on May 4, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Steven Ferguson, doing business as an anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC, has filed applications for a five-story, 10-unit residential building at 131 Devoe Street, in northern Williamsburg, located around the block from the Graham Avenue stop on the L train. The structure will encompass 20,008 square feet, and its residential units should average 996 square feet apiece, which means condominiums are probably in the works. Amenities listed in the Schedule A include a fitness center, a bike storage room, a parking garage on the ground floor, and a roof terrace. Midtown East-based Eisner Design is the architect of record. The 50-foot-wide assemblage – spanning 131-133 Devoe Street – is currently occupied by two two-story houses.

Five-Story, 16-Unit Residential Building Filed at 364 Harman Street, Bushwick

11:00 am on May 4, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Zephyr Construction Management has filed applications for a five-story, 16-unit residential building at 364 Harman Street, in Bushwick, located three blocks from the Knickerbocker Avenue stop on the M train. The structure will encompass 15,845 square feet, and its residential units should average 686 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Amenities listed in the Schedule A include an eight-car parking lot behind the building, a bicycle storage room, a lobby with a recreation room, and a rooftop terrace. Greenwich Village-based De-Jan Lu is the architect of record. The 48-foot-wide site is currently occupied by a two-story townhouse. Demolition permits were filed for it in November.

187 Cook Street, rendering by J Frankl Associates

Reveal for 187 Cook Street, East Williamsburg Office Space

8:00 am on May 4, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Last month, YIMBY reported on new office space in the works for 187 Cook Street in East Williamsburg. Now, we have the first rendering of the development, which will rise between Bushwick Avenue and White Street.

Three-Story, Three-Unit Residential Building Coming to 124 Sterling Street, Prospect Lefferts Gardens

2:00 pm on May 3, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Martin Forrester has filed applications for a three-story, three-unit residential building at 124 Sterling Street, in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, located two blocks from the Sterling Street stop on the 2/5 trains. The structure will measure 3,201 square feet, which means its full-floor residential units should average 1,067 square feet apiece, indicative of condominiums. The ground floor apartment will be a duplex and will feature additional private space in the cellar. Brooklyn Navy Yard-based Freeform + Deform is the architect of record. The 2,575-square-foot corner site, at Bedford Avenue, was occupied by a four-story apartment building until it was demolished in 2006.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Project Planned at 11 Conselyea Street, Williamsburg

1:00 pm on May 3, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Patrick Moses is following up on applications originally filed in 2013 for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 11 Conselyea Street, in northern Williamsburg, located two blocks from either the Metropolitan Av. or Lorimer St. stops on the G or L trains, respectively. The new structure will measure 6,499 square feet, and its residential units should average 714 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Both apartments on the fourth floor will also feature space – bedrooms, specifically – on the building’s upper penthouse level. Astoria-based Christopher V. Papa is the architect of record. Demolition permits were filed in 2015 to raze the site’s existing three-story townhouse.

Two Four-Story, Four-Unit Residential Buildings Planned at 1430 51st Street, Borough Park

3:00 pm on May 2, 2016 By Reid Wilson

David Weisz, doing business as an anonymous Midtown-based LLC, has filed applications for two four-story, four-unit residential building at 1430-1432 51st Street, in the heart of Borough Park, located four blocks from the 50th Street on the D train. The structures will measure 7,259 and 7,083 square feet respectively. Across both buildings, the full-floor residential units should average 1,377 square feet apiece, indicative of condominiums. The buildings will be topped by a open roof terrace. Hudson Valley-based Kenneth Thomas is the applicant of record. The 50-foot-site’s two-and-a-half-story house has yet to receive demolition permits.

Construction at 626 Flatbush Avenue. Photo by Tectonic

Construction Nears Home Stretch for The Parkline, 626 Flatbush Avenue, Prospect Lefferts Gardens

8:00 am on May 2, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

It was over a year ago YIMBY last checked in on the mixed-use project under construction at 626 Flatbush Avenue, between Fenimore Street and Hawthorne Street in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood. At that time, the 23-story building had just topped out. Now, as seen in photos sent to us by our friend Tectonic, exterior work on the Marvel Architects-designed building is very close to done.

19-Story, 195,700-Square-Foot Office Tower Filed at 540 Fulton Street, Downtown Brooklyn

6:00 am on May 2, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Jenel Management has filed applications for a 19-story, 195,705-square-foot office building at 540 Fulton Street, in Downtown Brooklyn. The 305-foot-tall project would contain 173,963 square feet of commercial space, a majority of which will be utilized for offices. The ground-floor office lobby will feature a storage room for nine bikes, and the office space will take up floors three through 19. Retail will fill the rest of the cellar, ground, and second floors. Jonathan Marvel’s TriBeCa-based Marvel Architects is the architect of record. The 110-foot-wide, 18,531-square-foot lot was, until recently, occupied by a two-story, 26,000-square-foot commercial-retail building. According to filings, the building was demolished in December of 2015.

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