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651 Fulton Street

BAM To Link Three Properties At 651 Fulton Street With Single-Story Base, Fort Greene

6:00 am on August 3, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The Brooklyn Academy of Music is planning to connect three Fort Greene properties with a unified single-story base, according to The New York Times.The buildings include the three-story BAM Harvey Theater at 651 Fulton Street, a vacant lot at No. 653, and the ground floor of the condominium building at 230 Ashland Place. The $25 million project will link BAM’s spaces, while creating visual art galleries and amenities, including a cafe. Construction will begin soon, and completion is scheduled for September 2017, with Mitchell Giurgola Architects designing.

Rabsky's 10 Monteith Street, rendering by ODA

What the Rheingold Development Controversy Tells Us About Bloomberg-Era Planning

6:46 pm on July 31, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Last night, a collection of Bushwick community activists, union members and neighbors sweated it out on folding chairs at a church on George Street to figure out how they would hold Rabsky Group—the developer of part of the Rheingold Brewery site—to the previous owner’s agreement to provide affordable units and funding for neighborhood schools and parks.

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4302 4th Avenue

Three-Story Redevelopment Site At 4302 4th Avenue Purchased, Sunset Park

12:30 pm on July 31, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this year, the landmarked buildings at 4302 4th Avenue, in northern Sunset Park, were placed on the market as a development site, and now Yosef Streicher has purchased the property for $6 million, according to Commercial Observer. The dilapidating two- and three-story buildings, which amount to nearly 20,000 square feet, need to be gut-renovated, and 14,567 square feet of unused air rights can be used for an expansion. No plans have been disclosed, but changes to the facade would require approval from the LPC.

953 Pacific Street

Four-Story, Three-Unit Residential Project Proposed At 953 Pacific Street, Crown Heights

11:00 am on July 31, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this year, applications were filed for a two-family building at 953 Pacific Street, in northwestern Crown Heights, but those plans have since been scraped and a new application calls for a four-story, three-unit residential building, according to DNAinfo. The building will measure 3,984 square feet, with units averaging 1,328 square feet, and Infinity Properties is developing. Suresh Manchanda’s L&C Associates is the architect of record.

382 Lefferts Avenue

Seven-Story, 46-Unit Affordable Building Wraps Up At 382 Lefferts Avenue, PLG

10:00 am on July 31, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Construction is wrapping up at the seven-story, 46-unit subsidized rental building at 382 Lefferts Avenue, in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, just a block from the 2/5 subway’s Sterling Street stop. In 2007, developer Tali Realty began construction with plans to build 26 condos, but after the financial crisis stalled the project, the City provided funding in return for an all-affordable building, according to Brownstoner. Units are currently in the applications process, and the building will likely open before 2016. Amie Gross is the architect of record.

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