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An overhead rendering of the plans to redevelop the Bedford Union Armory, courtesy BFC Partners

Potential HUD Cuts Under Trump Threaten Bedford Union Armory Affordable Housing

5:30 pm on February 3, 2017 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Just over a year ago, city officials and Knicks player Carmelo Anthony stood in the cavernous Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights and announced plans to redevelop the historic structure into affordable housing, a recreation center, and condos. Last night, City Councilmember Laurie Cumbo revealed that the city wasn’t sure how much federal housing funding it would receive under the Trump administration, and that uncertainty was threatening negotiations over the city budget and affordable housing at the armory.

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52-22 Roosevelt Avenue

Five-Story, 10-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed at 52-22 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside

1:00 pm on January 30, 2017 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Glen Head, N.Y.-based LLC has filed applications for a five-story, 10-unit mixed-use building at 52-22 Roosevelt Avenue, located on the corner of 53rd Street in Woodside. The project will measure 25,063 square feet and rise 55 feet to its roof. There will be 3,062 square feet of ground-floor retail space, followed by 4,538 square feet of medical office space on the second floor. The residential units will spread across the third through fifth floors, averaging 1,060 square feet apiece. Chinatown-based Z Architecture is the architect of record. The 4,908-square-foot lot is occupied by three-story building. Demolition permits have not been filed.

716 57th Street

Four-Story, Three-Unit Mixed-Use Building Coming to 716 57th Street, Sunset Park

10:00 am on January 30, 2017 By Reid Wilson

A Brooklyn-based property owner has filed applications for a four-story, three-unit mixed-use building at 716 57th Street, on the southern end of Sunset Park. The project will measure 5,856 square feet and rise 42 feet to its roof. There will be 1,080 square feet of medical office space on the ground floor, followed one apartment per floor on the second through fourth floors. The apartments should average 975 square feet apiece, which means either condominiums or rentals could be in the works. Luis C. Wong’s Flushing-based engineering firm is the applicant of record. The 20-foot-wide, 2,003-square-foot lot is vacant.

344 Van Siclen Avenue

Four-Story, Six-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned at 344 Van Siclen Avenue, East New York

11:30 am on January 27, 2017 By Reid Wilson

An Ozone Park-based property owner has filed applications for a four-story, six-unit mixed-use building at 344 Van Siclen Avenue, located on the corner of Belmont Avenue in the heart of East New York. The project will measure 6,550 square feet and contain 1,900 square feet of community facility space across the ground and cellar levels. The space will be utilized by a school. The residential units, which should average 775 square feet apiece, will spread across the second through fourth floors. Nyron Hall’s Brooklyn-based engineering firm is the applicant of record. The 1,900-square-foot site is currently vacant.

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