25 Burgher Avenue

Twin Three-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming To 25 Burgher Avenue, Dongan Hills, Staten Island

11:00 am on November 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based Palermo Construction Corp. has filed applications for two three-story, two-family houses at 25-29 Burgher Avenue, in Dongan Hills, a neighborhood located along Staten Island’s East Shore. The buildings will measure 3,281 square feet each, and across both, the residential units should average a family-sized 1,339 square feet apiece. Each building will come with a 262-square-foot, single-car garage. Lo Bue & Valenziano, a Staten Island-based architecture firm, is the architect of record. The 75-foot-wide, 8,072-square-foot property is occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits were filed in April.

210 West 31st Street

Church of St. John the Baptist To Be Converted Into 30,000 Square Feet Of Retail At 210 West 31st Street, Chelsea

10:00 am on November 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

KBS Capital has entered into contract with Onyx Equities to acquire an 80 percent stake in the Church of St. John the Baptist, a two-story, 23,110-square-foot structure at 210 West 31st Street in Chelsea. KBS and Onyx plan to convert the structure into roughly 30,000 square feet of retail space, The Real Deal reported. The space will be divided between three units, all with space on the ground floor and additional space on the cellar and second levels. A roof patio could also be constructed. KBS is set to pay $39.8 million for the stake. A timeline regarding the sale or construction has not been disclosed. Alteration permits have not been filed at this time.

The Empire State Building as seen from the top of The Bryant. All photos by Evan Bindelglass unless noted

Scoping Out The Views From The Bryant, 33-Story Hotel And Condominium Tower At 16 West 40th Street, Midtown

8:00 am on November 9, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

It was just weeks ago that The Bryant, a new building along the southern edge of Bryant Park, celebrated its topping out. YIMBY recently went all the way up to the penthouse terraces to check out the view. The Bryant, located at 16 West 40th Street, is a hybrid: the base contains 230 hotel rooms and, starting on the 16th floor, there will be 57 condominium units. Joining their lobbies on the ground floor will be a restaurant. HFZ Capital Group is the developer.

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101 Pennsylvania Avenue, photo by Tectonic

Seven-Story Medical Office Building Grows At 101 Pennsylvania Avenue, East New York

7:30 am on November 9, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

When plans were filed to build a medical office building on the site of a late 19th century bank in East New York, neighbors rallied to try and save the neglected Renaissance Revival bank. But they were too late. The building already had demolition plans on file, which meant that the city could not give it landmark protections. Now we’re checking in on the construction of its replacement at 101 Pennsylvania Avenue, with photos from Tectonic.

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23-01 41st Avenue, rendering by Architects Studio

Six-Story, 37-Unit Mixed-Use Project Close To Topping Out At 23-01 41st Avenue, Long Island City

7:00 am on November 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction is close to topping out on the six-story, 37-unit mixed-use building under development at 23-01 41st Avenue, located on the corner of 23rd Street in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City. Progress can be seen thanks to an update by The Court Square Blog. The latest building permits indicate the structure will measure 42,367 square feet and rise 60 feet to its roof, not included the bulkhead, when complete.