144 West 125th Street

Studio Museum In Harlem Building New 70,000 Square-Foot Building At 144 West 125th Street

12:30 pm on July 7, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The Studio Museum at 144 West 125th Street in Harlem is planning to build a new 70,000 square-foot museum, including 10,000 square feet for galleries. According to The New York Times, the existing five-story, 60,000 square-foot structure would be demolished for a ground-up building designed by the UK-based David Adjaye; Cooper, Robertson & Partners is the executive architect. Plans will be submitted this Summer, and construction is expected to start in 2017 for a 2019 completion.

541 West 21st Street

Eight-Story Commercial Building At 541 West 21st Street Hits the Market

11:00 am on July 7, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The eight-story, 65,000 square-foot warehouse at 541 West 21st Street, in West Chelsea, has been placed on the market as a redevelopment site. The property could be worth more than $65 million, according to Crain’s Business. The commercial property is primed for a hotel or office conversion. Property owner Erno Bodek has tasked Meridian Investment Sales and Rosewood Realty Group with marketing the property.

196 Freeman Street

Four-Story, 10-Unit Residential Building Filed At 196 Freeman Street, Greenpoint

10:00 am on July 7, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Yidel Hirsch has filed applications for a four-story, 10-unit residential building at 194-196 Freeman Street, in northern Greenpoint, three blocks north of the Greenpoint Avenue station on the G train. The building will measure 8,985 square feet, which means units will average nearly 900 square feet. An existing three-story mixed-use building must first be demolished, and Julien Flander is the applicant of record.

40 Debevoise Street, image via Google Maps

Permits Filed: 40 Debevoise Street, Williamsburg

7:30 am on July 7, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

On a dead-end block of Debevoise Street near Bushwick Houses in Williamsburg, a developer wants to erect a five-story, mixed-use apartment building. New building applications were filed last week for a 22-unit project at 40 Debevoise Street, between Graham Avenue and Humboldt Street, just north of the Bed-Stuy border.

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