New York

Preservationists Oppose Making Union Square Park A City Landmark

4:30 pm on November 6, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

It’s not every day that you see preservationists speak out against designating a new landmark, but that’s what happened on Thursday as the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing about designating Union Square Park a city scenic landmark. The LPC is continuing its process of dealing with its backlog of 95 items that have been on the calendar since before 2010. Thursday was the first day to deal with properties in Manhattan.

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35 Monroe Avenue

Three-Story, Three-Family Residential Building Coming To 35 Monroe Avenue, St. George

3:00 pm on November 6, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Kaplan Ibraimovic has filed applications for a three-story, three-unit residential building at 35 Monroe Avenue, in St. George, on Staten Island. The little multi-family home will measure 2,256 square feet, and full-floor units will average a rental-sized 752 square feet apiece. Staten Island-based Frank Vaccaro is the applicant of record, and a recessed garage, originally associated with the neighboring residence, must first be demolished.

185 Throop Avenue

Six-Story, 89-Unit Supportive Residential Building Planned At 185 Throop Avenue, Bed-Stuy

2:00 pm on November 6, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Comunilife and Woodhull Medical Center are planning to build a six-story, 89-unit all-affordable residential building at 185 Throop Avenue, at a vacant lot in northern Bedford-Stuyvesant where the medical center is also located. The building will include 53 apartments for people referred by Woodhull and 36 low-income residential units, according to DNAinfo. Brooklyn Community Board 3 recently approved the project, although applications have yet to be filed with the DOB.

5002 Second Avenue

Three-Story, 139,000 Square-Foot Self-Storage Facility Planned At 5002 Second Avenue, Sunset Park

1:00 pm on November 6, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Banner Development has filed applications for a three-story, 139,264 square-foot self-storage facility at 5002 Second Avenue, in Sunset Park, located two blocks in from the New York Harbor. The operational commercial space will span roughly 82,510 square feet in the building, and the basement floor will also be used for storage. Frank Relf, based on Long Island, is the architect of record, and an existing block-thru warehouse must first be demolished.

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