Citadel Care Centers files plan for 10-story office, community facility building in Borough Park
1490 McDonald Avenue (Credit - Cyclomedia)
Citadel Care Centers submitted a new building construction project for a 133,959 square-foot commercial building at 1490 McDonald Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. The plan was filed with the New York City Department of Buildings on January 15, 2026 under job number B00998383. It calls for the construction of a 10-story building. The project is described in the filing as: construct new ten (10) story mixed-use commercial building, including community facility and office space as per plans filed. Mayer Gottlieb, Director of Project Development at Citadel Care Centers, filed the plans. The The architect is C3D Architecture.
1490 McDonald Avenue
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | floor | comment | description | persons_permitted | occupancy_label | zoning_use | dwelling_units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | Sub-Cellar - 1 | ELECTRICAL ROOM, WATER METER ROOM, TELECOM ROOM, ATS ROOM, FIRE PUMP ROOM, RAU ROOM, ELEVATOR PIT ROOM. | Mechanical and/or electrical equipment room | 9 | Factory and Industrial | 4D | |
| 2 | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | Sub-Cellar - 1 | ACCCESSORY BIKE STORAGE ROOM FOR 16 BICYCLES (302 SF) | Storage of non combustible Materials | 1 | Storage | 4D | |
| 3 | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | Sub-Cellar - 1 | MANAGEMENT OFFICE | Business and Service | 1 | Business | 6G | |
| 4 | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | Sub-Cellar - 1 | ACCESSORY BUILDING STORAGE | Storage of non combustible Materials | 1 | Storage | 4D | |
| 5 | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | Cellar | CAFE | Business and Service | 74 | Business | 6A | |
| 6 | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | Cellar | ACCESSORY COMMERCIAL ATTENDED PARKING FOR (68 SPACES) | Parking Garage | 1 | Storage | 4D | |
| 7 | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | Cellar | OFFICE LOBBY | Business and Service | 0 | Business | 4D | |
| 8 | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | Cellar | ACCESSORY CAFE STORAGE ROOM | Storage of non combustible Materials | 1 | Storage | 6G | |
| 9 | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | Open Space | ACCESSORY EATING & DRINKING OUTDOOR SEATING | Business and Service | 32 | Business | 6D | |
| 10 | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | acris | 01/20/2026 06:23 AM | 1 | ACCESSORY COMMERCIAL ATTENDED PARKING FOR (123 SPACES) | Parking Garage | 2 | Storage | 4D |
The property
The industrial building in Borough Park has 29,550 square feet of built space and 26,236 square feet of additional air rights for a total buildable of 55,822 square feet according to a PincusCo analysis of city data. The parcel has frontage of 200 feet and is 200 feet deep with a total lot size of 27,911 square feet. The lot is irregular. The zoning is C8-2 which allows for up to 2 times floor area ratio (FAR) for commercial. The city-designated market value for the property in 2022 is $2.5 million. The most recent loan totaled $9.1 million and was provided by Metropolitan Commercial Bank on July 13, 2022.
Prior sales, articles and revenue
This property was sold by Jean Rosenthal for $13 million to Allure Group on December 28, 2021.
The 29,550-square-foot property generated revenue of $318,016 or $11 per square foot, according to the most recent income and expense figures.
Development
Mayer Gottlieb of Citadel Care Centers submitted a new building construction project for a 133,959 square-foot 56 building at 1490 Mcdonald Avenue. The plan was filed on January 15, 2026. It calls for the construction of a 148-foot tall, 10-story building and was filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under job number B00998383. The architect is C3d Architecture Pllc. The project is described in the filing as: construct new ten (10) story mixed-use commercial building, including community facility and office space as per plans filed.
Violations and lawsuits
According to city public data, the property has received $500 in OATH penalties in the last year.
There were no lawsuits or bankruptcies filed against the property for the past 24 months.
The neighborhood
In Borough Park, The bulk, or 25 percent of the 23.3 million square feet of commercial built space are specialty buildings, with mixed-use buildings next occupying 21 percent of the space. In sales, Borough Park has near average sales volume among other neighborhoods with $918.1 million in sales volume in the last two years and is the 4th highest in Brooklyn. For development, Borough Park has near average amount of major developments among other neighborhoods and is the 15th highest in Brooklyn. It had 1.3 million square feet of commercial and multi-family construction under development in the last two years, which represents 6 percent of the neighborhood’s built space. There was one pre-foreclosure suit filed among other development buildings in the past 12 months.
The block
On this tax block, PincusCo has identified the owners of two of the 23 commercial properties representing 29,550 square feet of the 206,926 square feet. The two identified owners are Allure Group and City Of New York. On the tax block, there were six new building construction projects totaling 214,381 square feet. The largest is a 133,959 square-foot 56 building submitted by Citadel Care Centers and filed by Mayer Gottlieb with plans filed January 15, 2026 and it has not been permitted yet. The second largest is a 44,078 square-foot 57 building submitted by Barkai Yeshivah and filed by Barkai Yeshivah with plans filed July 29, 2025 and it has not been permitted yet.
The owner
The PincusCo database currently indicates that Allure Group owned at least seven commercial properties in New York City with 628,185 square feet and a city-determined market value of $115.8 million. (Market value is typically about 50% of actual value.) The portfolio has $186.9 million in debt, with top three lenders as Webster Bank, Dwight Capital, and Metropolitan Commercial Bank respectively. Within the portfolio, the bulk, or 75 percent of the 628,185 square feet of built space are specialty properties, with N2 properties next occupying 19 percent of the space. They are all located in Brooklyn.
The surrounding
This is the first commercial real estate event of interest identified within the 400-foot radius of 23 Avenue M in the past 24 months.
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