49-08 111th Street

Two Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Buildings Filed At 49-08 111th Street, Corona

6:30 am on October 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Flushing-based LLC has filed applications for two four-story, seven-unit residential buildings at 49-08 and 49-10 111th Street, in Corona. The buildings will measure 7,053 square feet and 6,450 square feet, respectively. Across both buildings, the residential units should average 739 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Some of the apartments will be duplexes. Ling Li’s Flushing-based firm Li Architect Associate is the architect of record. The 50-foot-wide, 5,000-square-foot assemblage consists of two- and three-story residential buildings. Demolition permits have not been filed. The 111th Street stop on the 7 train is nine blocks north.

158 Bay 49th Street

Four-Story, Four-Unit Residential Building Planned At 158 Bay 49th Street, Gravesend

6:00 am on October 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based property owner Anselmo Plumitallo has filed applications for a four-story, four-unit residential building at 158 Bay 49th Street, in southern Gravesend. The project will measure 6,100 square feet and its full-floor residential units should average 1,167 square feet apiece, indicative of condominiums. There will be three off-street parking spaces and the apartment on the fourth floor will feature a roof deck. Nicholas Scire-Chianetta’s Brooklyn-based firm NSC Architecture is the architect of record. The 40-foot-wide assemblage consists of a single-story house and vacant lot. The Bay 50th Street stop on the D train is two blocks away.

Foundation work at the Avora. photo courtesy of Landsea

Avora Condos Rise on the Weehawken Waterfront

3:00 pm on October 13, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The former railyard on the Weehawken waterfront has slowly blossomed into a new neighborhood, complete with upscale residential buildings, shops, and restaurants. Now the area, known as Port Imperial, is about to get a new, two-tower condo building called Avora. Industrious photographer Tectonic brings us a look at the construction, which has risen several stories along the Hudson River.

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148-18 Archer Avenue

Revealed: 15-Story, 338-Key Dual-Brand Hotel Under Construction At 148-18 Archer Avenue, Jamaica

12:00 pm on October 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

A 15-story, 338-key hotel is quietly rising above street level at 148-18 Archer Avenue, in downtown Jamaica, and a rendering of the project has been spotted on the construction fence. The latest building permits indicate the project will eventually encompass 202,314 square feet and rise 170 feet above street level to its roof. It will be home to a 224-key Courtyard Inn on the second through 10th floors and a 114-key Fairfield Inn and Suites on the 11th through 15th floors. Guest amenities will be located on the ground and cellar levels. An anonymous Flushing-based LLC is the developer and Raymond Chan’s Flushing-based firm is behind the architecture. Completion is slated for early 2019.