Permits have been filed for a nine-story mixed-use building at 1881-1887 McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Quentin Road and McDonald Avenue, the corner lot is one block south of the Avenue P subway station, serviced by the F train. Abe Betesh of the Abeco Organization is listed as the owner behind the applications. Abeco Construction will be the general contractor on the job.
Developer Seth Martin can now begin construction on a new mixed-use complex in Jersey City known as Bergen Arch Plaza. Plans include construction of two towers that will each top out at about 303 feet tall or 28 floors above ground.
Permits have been filed for a 25-story mixed-use building at 671 Brook Avenue in Woodstock, The Bronx. Located at the intersection of East 153rd Street and Brook Avenue, the lot is near the 3rd Avenue-149 Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. BRP Development Corp., listed as the owner behind the applications, is part of a joint partnership to develop five buildings on the Bronxchester Urban Renewal site in the South Bronx.
Exterior work is moving along at The Dime, a 23-story mixed-use building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located at 209 Havemeyer Street, the 350,000-square-foot project includes the refurbishment and incorporation of the 112-year-old landmarked Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh. The topped-out structure is designed by Fogarty Finger Architecture and developed by Charney Companies (formerly Charney Construction & Development) and Tavros Holdings. Douglas Elliman is handling leasing for The Dime’s 177 rental units, JLL is the commercial broker, and Ripco is in charge of the retail component. Grain Collective is the landscape architect, and 1 Oak Contracting is the general contractor.
A James Rosenquist mural titled Joystick is now on display in the lobby of 3 World Trade Center in the Financial District. The mural was commissioned by Silverstein Properties and spans 46 feet of the office building’s ground-floor entryway.
