Most of President Street in western Crown Heights is densely built out with townhouses, aging apartment blocks, a huge armory, and in some places, detached mansions. But every once in a while, the owner of a small commercial property bows to Crown Heights’ market pressures, either developing their property or selling it to someone who will.
Sasson Properties has filed applications for a five-story, 16-unit mixed-use building at 737 Liberty Avenue, in East New York, located two blocks equidistant from subway stops on either the J or C trains. The development will measure 21,856 square feet in total and will include 3,029 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Beginning on the second floor, there will be four residential units per floor. Apartments will average a relatively spacious 835 square feet apiece and will likely be rentals. The cellar will contain eight parking spots, which is the minimum required under zoning. Sandor Weiss’s Brooklyn-based Gelu Durus Musica is the applicant of record. Three- and two-story buildings, at 737 and 735 Liberty Avenue respectively, must first be demolished.
Property owner Syed Imamuddin has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 92-11 48th Avenue, in eastern Elmhurst. The building will measure 6,520 square feet, which translates into an average unit size of 815 square feet. Sandor Weiss, of Gelu Durus Musica, is the architect of record, and the existing three-story, three-unit structure must first be demolished.
Property owner Issak Tavalov has filed applications for a three-story, two-unit mixed-use building measuring 2,830 square feet at the vacant lot at 5716 New Utrecht Avenue, in southern Borough Park. Retail space will measure 850 square feet on the ground floor, and Sandor Weiss, of Gelu Durus Musica, is the architect of record.
In the face of gentrification, no group in Brooklyn can withstand the onslaught, whether it’s Poles in Greenpoint, African-Americans in Bed-Stuy, Italians in East Williamsburg, Mexicans in Sunset Park, West Indians in Flatbush, or even the…
