61 9th Avenue

Reveal For Nine-Story, 150,000 Square-Foot Office Building At 61 Ninth Avenue, Chelsea

In the first half of 2015, YIMBY reported on filings for a nine-story, mixed-use commercial building at 61 9th Avenue, on the corner of West 15th Street in Chelsea, and now Crain’s has the first rendering of the project. The entire structure will measure 153,754 square feet in total, and there will be 115,000 and 37,000 square feet of boutique office and retail space, respectively. Retail will be located on the cellar through the second floor. Rafael Viñoly is behind the design, and Vornado Realty Trust and Aurora Capital are developing. Demolition permits were filed in December to remove the existing lumber shop and billboard sign. Groundbreaking is expected in mid-2016, with completion scheduled for early 2018.


210 Pacific Street

Façade Being Installed At Seven-Story, 10-Unit Residential Project At 210 Pacific Street, Boerum Hill

In October of 2014, YIMBY revealed renderings of Nava Companies’ planned seven-story, 10-unit Passive House residential building at 210 Pacific Street, in Boerum Hill, and early in 2015, the building topped out. Surprisingly, a brass tile façade is now being installed, Pardon Me For Asking reports, which is an exciting departure from the earlier renderings we released. The residential units will average a spacious 2,020 square feet apiece, and recreational space and a gym will be located in the cellar and ground levels. SBLM Architects is the architect of record. Opening can probably be expected later this year.


6804 Tides Road will rise in Arverne by the Sea's final phase, "The Tides".

Seven-Story, 126-Unit Residential Building Filed At 190 Beach 69th Street, Arverne

Benjamin Companies and the Beechwood Organization have filed applications for a seven-story, 126-unit mixed-use building at 190 Beach 69th Street, in Arverne, Queens, located just south of the Beach 67th Street stop on the A train. The building is part of Arverne by the Sea’s multi-family phase dubbed “The Tides.” It’s the mega-project’s final phase, and roughly 2,300 townhouses have already built on the surrounding oceanfront, according to The Real Deal. This building will measure 151,760 square feet in total, and the residential space will amount to 105,442 square feet, which means units will average 837 square feet apiece. Commercial-retail space and car parking will be located in a ground-floor podium. Urbahn Architects is the applicant of record and developers expect to break ground within the coming months.