Commercial

155 West 23rd Street

Neglected 12-Story Office Building At 155 West 23rd Street Getting Renovation, Midtown South

The Kaufman Organization and Goldman Sachs have paid $45 million for a 99-year ground-lease on 155 West 23rd Street, in Midtown South, which is owned by Gary Barnett. Crain’s reports the existing 12-story, 82,000 square-foot office building will undergo a $10 million renovation immediately, which will include fixes to the roof, windows, and interior. Completion is expected by 2016, and ground-floor retail space will also be included.


Riverside Galleria

Movie Theater Marks First Lease At Riverside Galleria Commercial Project, Charleston, Staten Island

The first commercial tenant has signed on to the 470,000 square-foot Riverside Galleria development now under construction at 4927 Arthur Kill Road, in Charleston, located on Staten Island’s southern end. The tenant will operate a 55,000 square-foot, 12- to 16-screen movie theater, according to DNAinfo. The general project will eventually include retail stores, restaurants and cafes, and opening is scheduled in 2017. Melohn Properties is the developer, and Casandra Properties is the leasing agent.


2619 East 16th Street

Six-Story, 9,000 Square-Foot Commercial Building Coming To 2619 East 16th Street, Sheepshead Bay

Vitaly Raykhman, doing business as Eliyah Realty, has filed applications for a six-story, 8,991 square-foot mixed-use commercial building at 2619 East 16th Street, in southern Sheepshead Bay, a block from the B and Q trains’ stop at Sheepshead Bay Road. The first two floors will be designated as community space, measuring a total 4,004 square feet, and unspecified commercial space will take up the remainder of the building. Igor Zaslavskiy’s Sheepshead Bay-based Zproekt Architecture is designing, and a 2.5-story building must first be demolished.


95 Evergreen Avenue, rendering by Fogarty Finger

Revealed: Schlitz Brewery Redevelopment, 95 Evergreen Avenue, Bushwick

The controversial redevelopment of Bushwick’s Rheingold Brewery has attracted plenty of press in recent months, but the another huge brewery complex across the street is about to get a new lease on life. A group of investors paid $33.7 million for the former Schlitz bottling plant at 95 Evergreen Avenue in January, and now they’ve released renderings of its future as offices and retail.

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Empire Stores

Six-Story Commercial Conversion & Expansion Tops Out At 55 Water Street, Dumbo

The transformation of a five-story, 1860s-era warehouse into a six-story mixed-use commercial building is nearing completion at 55 Water Street, in Dumbo. According to Brownstoner, the structure’s sixth-floor addition has been constructed, and glass façade is now being installed. Dubbed Empire Stores, the building will yield 395,000 square feet of commercial space, which will be made up of offices, retail, restaurants, and exhibition space; rooftop gardens and outdoor public space are also featured.


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