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George Rigas, on January 27, filed a permit application for construction of a 147-unit, 140,420-square-foot mixed-use building at 263 Prospect Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The properties, between 5th and 6th Avenues along Prospect Avenue, were purchased last year for $30 million. Among the properties acquired was the Grand Prospect Hall, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The building…

Abdul Kayum, on January 28, filed a permit application for construction of a 29-unit, 20,104-square-foot mixed-use building at 1506 Southern Boulevard in East Morrisania, the Bronx. In the previous 12 months there have been 11 new building plans, including these plans, filed in the neighborhood. These plans call for the construction of the second most dwelling units in East Morrisania during the span. The plans…

Tejpal Sandhu through the company Liberty Tuck NY LLC, on January 27, filed a permit application for construction of a 23,452-square-foot community building at 2443 Poplar Street in Parkchester, the Bronx. The building will be used as both a health care center and homeless shelter. The plan call for the construction of a 35-foot-tall, three-story building and were filed with the New York City Department…

Marc Jacobowitz’s Bluejay Management, on January 28, was given a permit for construction of a 43-unit, 32,956-square-foot residential building at 45 Lenox Road in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The plans, pre-filed on March 30, 2020, call for the construction of a 85-foot tall, eight-story, 32,956-square-foot residential building with 43 residential units. The project is described in the filings as: new basement, seven-story & mezzanine, 46 residential units…

The Bromley Companies, on January 28, filed plans for a $13.8 million build-out of several floors at 122 Fifth Avenue in Flatiron, Manhattan. The building is between 17th and 18th Streets. The plans call for work on floors six through 11 of the 168-foot-tall, 11-story building and were filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under job number M00643690. The project is described…

Loketch Group, the Joyland Group and Meral Property Group, on January 25, filed a permit application for construction of a 274-unit, 203,489-square-foot mixed-use building at 275 Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The site has an alternate address of 555 Broadway. Jack Wolcowitz of Hamilton Eastman, an asset management firm, was the one to formally file the permit application. The Joyland Group is the real estate…

Joel Weiss through the company Heartfelt Townhouse Build, on January 26, filed a permit application for construction of an 82-unit, 69,512-square-foot mixed-use building at 260 West 126th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. The plans are the 13th new building plans filed in Harlem in the previous 12 months. The 13 plans combined call for the construction of 723 new dwelling units in the neighborhood over the…

Alex Adjmi’s ACHS Management, on January 26, filed a permit application for construction of a 69-unit, 67,793-square-foot mixed-use building at 2976 3rd Avenue in Longwood, Bronx. Joshua Posner, director of construction at ACHS Management, filed the plans. The plans are one of 13 new building plans filed in Longwood in the previous 12 months. The 13 plans combined to call for the construction of 212…

Simone Sarcona, on January 26, filed a permit application for construction of a 17,750-square-foot commercial kitchens building at 15 Catherine Street in Chinatown, Manhattan. The plans are one of two new building plans filed in Chinatown in the previous 12 months. The plans call for the construction of a 86-foot-tall, seven-story building and were filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under job…

Nurray Yoosuf, on January 25, filed a permit application for a 22,662-square-foot community building at 135-58 Centreville Street in Ozone Park, Queens. The parcel is owned by the Nigerian Muslim Association, which bought it in December 2020 for $930,000. The plans are one of 36 new building plans filed in Ozone Park in the previous 12 months. The plans call for the construction of a…

Carmel Partners, on January 26, filed two permit applications for the demolition of two buildings at 1487 1st Avenue and 356 East 78th Street in Lenox Hill. Matthew Feldman, senior VP of development with the firm, filed the plans. Just two days prior, the developer filed plans for the construction of a 94-unit, 195,299-square-foot mixed-use building at 1487 First Avenue. The developer acquired the properties…

Simon Kaufman through the company 159 Third Residence LLC, on January 26, filed a permit application for the demolition of a building at 159 3rd Avenue in Gowanus. No new building plans have been filed at the site yet. The plans are one of 29 demolition plans filed in Gowanus in the previous 12 months. The neighborhood experienced an explosion of development in the fourth…

New York City School Construction Authority, on January 25, filed plans for a $6.2M project at a school building located at 660 Fox Street in Morrisania, Bronx. The plans aim to provide a new elevator and wheelchair lift, among other work, to the building. The plans call for work on all floors of the 85-foot-tall, five-story building and were filed with the New York City…

Gatsby Enterprises, on January 24, filed a permit application for construction of a 134-unit, 142,145-square-foot mixed-use building at 242 East 71st Street in Lenox Hill, Manhattan. Isaac Ohebshalom, a principal at Gatsby Enterprises, filed the plans. According to an analysis of plans filed with the DOB, these plans call for the construction of the most dwelling units in Lenox Hill in the previous 10 years….

Carmel Partners, on January 24, filed a permit application for construction of a 94-unit, 195,299-square-foot mixed-use building at 1487 First Avenue in Lenox Hill, Manhattan. Matthew Feldman, senior VP of development with the firm, filed the plans. The property was acquired, along with two other buildings, for $73.5 million earlier this month. The plans are one of only two new building plans filed in the…

Vanderbilt Atlantic Holdings, on January 24, filed a permit application for construction of a 93-unit, 98,701-square-foot mixed-use building at 851 Pacific Street in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Tom Li, who runs the company along with Sam Rottenberg, filed the plans. These are the second plans filed at the site this month by the developer. The first plans, filed on January 11, call for the construction of…

On January 18, Threefold Development submitted a condominium plan for 45 residential units and two commercial units at 1462 Flatbush Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. The condo plan, CD220018, has a sellout price of $28 million listed with the New York State Attorney General. Eliahu Nahman is listed as the owner. Renderings of the development were released in April of 2020. In 2018, the developer…

David Marx of Marx Development Group, on January 24, filed a permit application for construction of a 15-unit, 52,188-square-foot building at 242-22 61st Avenue in Douglaston, Queens. The plans were filed through Atria Builders, LLC, one of the development arms of Marx Development Group. Back in 2019, it was reported that the developer was looking to sell the site for roughly $45 million. According to…

Coney Island Hospital, on January 24, filed a permit application for the demolition of a building at 2601 Ocean Parkway in Coney Island, Brooklyn. The building, known as the Hammett Building, is one of 16 buildings located on the lot. It is unclear what the hospital plans to do with the space. The plans call for the demolition of a six-story building. The project is…

Temple Israel of the City of New York, on January 24, filed plans for an $8.2 million project at 112 East 75th Street in the Upper East Side, Manhattan. Per the plans, the project is aimed to increase the size of the existing temple. However, the building will remain the same height. The plans call for the increase in size of the building. This was…