Residential

42nd Street Theaters, Osborne Interior, More Round Out First Manhattan Landmarks Backlog Hearing

Last Thursday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held another public hearing in the process of dealing with its 95-item backlog. It was the first to deal with properties in Manhattan. In addition to hearing testimony about the IRT Powerhouse, Bergdorf Goodman’s headquarters, Union Square Park, and others, the commissioners heard about seven theaters on 42nd Street, a five-story building, a former hotel, and an apartment building lobby.

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30-63 31st Street, image via Google Maps

Permits Filed: 30-63 31st Street, Astoria

When the city rezoned Astoria five years ago, stretch of 31st Street that runs underneath the elevated N/Q tracks got new zoning that encouraged mixed-use development instead of just residential buildings. Now developers are snapping up small lots beneath the tracks and filing plans for moderately sized apartment buildings, incorporating a mix of residential, commercial and community facilities. Flushing-based builder Wen Ye is planning a seven-story project with retail and a small medical office at 30-63 31st Street, a block south of the 30th Avenue stop.

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1475 Palisade Avenue

Seven-Story, 128-Unit Residential Project At 1475 Palisade Avenue Financed, Teaneck, New Jersey

Back in 2013, the Teaneck, New Jersey Zoning Board of Adjustment granted a variance to build a seven-story, 128-unit apartment building at 1475 Palisade Avenue. Now the developer, The Family Office, has landed a $30 million construction loan to build the project, according to Real Estate Weekly. The building will sit atop a two-story, 256-car parking garage, and residential units will have one- to three-bedroom configurations. An estimated completion date has not been released.



35 Monroe Avenue

Three-Story, Three-Family Residential Building Coming To 35 Monroe Avenue, St. George

Property owner Kaplan Ibraimovic has filed applications for a three-story, three-unit residential building at 35 Monroe Avenue, in St. George, on Staten Island. The little multi-family home will measure 2,256 square feet, and full-floor units will average a rental-sized 752 square feet apiece. Staten Island-based Frank Vaccaro is the applicant of record, and a recessed garage, originally associated with the neighboring residence, must first be demolished.


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