Residential

11-51 47th Avenue

New Details For 11-Story, 56-Unit Residential Project At 11-51 47th Avenue, Long Island City

In August of 2014, YIMBY reported on applications for an 11-story, 56-unit residential building at 11-51 47th Avenue (a.k.a. 13-33 Jackson Avenue), in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City, located directly above the 21st Street – Van Alst Avenue stop on the G train. Then last December, YIMBY reported that excavation was imminent following the demolition of the site’s former two-story warehouse. Now, the New York Times has the latest details on the Fogarty Finger-designed project, which will be clad in exposed concrete and industrial-esque windows. We also have a few words from Chris Fogarty himself, Director of Fogarty Finger.

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18A Bleecker Street

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Project Filed At 18A Bleecker Street, Bushwick

Roei Paz, doing business as an anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC, has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 18A Bleecker Street, in central Bushwick, located three blocks from the Gates Avenue stop on the J and Z trains. The new structure will measure 7,762 square feet in total and each floor will contain two apartments. The residential units will average 686 square feet apiece, although one of the fourth-floor units will include an exclusive fifth-floor penthouse level. Ruslan Goychayev’s Brooklyn-based RSLN Architecture is the architect of record. An existing two-story townhouse must first be demolished.


Construction at 117 Livingston Street. Photo by Tectonic.

Mixed-Use 117 Livingston Street Reaches Second Floor, DoBro

It was back in September of 2014 that YIMBY brought you word of plans for a 21-story mixed-use building at corner of Livingston Street, Boerum Place, and Red Hook Lane in Downton Brooklyn. It was in April of 2015 that demolition started and in June of 2015 that we showed you a rendering. Now, thanks to photos from our friend Tectonic, we can report that the project at 117 Livingston Street (a.k.a. 415 Red Hook Lane) has reached its second story.

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1471 Amsterdam Avenue

Six-Story, Nine-Unit Mixed-Use Building Coming To 1471 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattanville

Property owner Zhi Lin has filed applications for a six-story, nine-unit mixed-use building at 1471 Amsterdam Avenue, in Harlem’s Manhattanville section, on the block between West 131st and 133rd streets. The new building will rise on a 25-foot-wide lot and measure a total 8,854 square feet. The ground floor will have a 1,280-square-foot commercial establishment and the residential units stacked above will average a rental-sized 616 square feet apiece. Amenities include a recreation room and laundry in the cellar, and rooftop recreation area. James Cheng’s Flushing-based Urban Architectural Design is the architect of record. Demolition work commenced on the existing single-story structure this past December, according to filings.


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