61 Remsen Street

Two-Unit Residential Building To Replace Home At 61 Remsen Street, Dongan Hills

Property owner Regina Makris has filed applications for a new three-story, two-unit residential building at 61 Remsen Street, in Dongan Hills, in east-central Staten Island. The structure will measure nearly 2,600 square feet, and Think Design Architecture is designing. An existing two-story, single-family home was approved for demolition in April.


370 Gates Avenue

Four-Family Residential Building Filed At 370 Gates Avenue, Bed-Stuy

Property owner Rafael Reihanian has filed applications for a four-story, four-unit residential building at 370 Gates Avenue, in western Bedford-Stuyvesant. The same developer filed for a similar building at the adjacent lot 368 Gates Avenue on Friday, and both buildings will measure nearly 5,000 square feet each. L&C Associates is designing, and a dilapidated two-story townhouse was recently approved for demolition.


242 Bedford Avenue

Whole Foods Building At 242 Bedford Avenue Receives Glassy Façade, Williamsburg

In January, Brownstoner reported that the new two-story Whole Foods building had topped out at 242 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, and now Gothamist has the latest with photos of façade installation. The 50,000 square-foot building appears to have received a redesign, which notably includes a cleaner and more modern glass envelope. Aurora Capital Associates and Midtown Equities is developing, and completion is opening is expected in Spring of 2016.