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Joel Friedman, on December 8, filed a permit application for the demolition of a building at 659 Flushing Avenue in East Williamsburg. Back in July, the developer filed a permit application for construction of a seven-story, 7,965-square-foot residential building with three units at the site. The developer acquired the property for for $2 million back in April 2021. The plans call for the demolition of…

Shulem Herman, on December 8, received a permit for construction of a 28-unit, 20,947-square-foot residential building at 139 Frost Street in East Williamsburg. The permits issued were foundation permits. The property was acquired for $5.3 million on July 14, 2015. Shulem Herman was the signatory on the transaction. The plans, pre-filed on March 15, 2018, call for the construction of a 75-foot tall, seven-story, 20,947-square-foot…

Related Companies, on December 8, formally completed a $26 million rehabilitation of multiple floors at 10 Columbus Circle at the Time Warner Center. The plans, pre-filed on November 14, 2019, call for work on floors five through 23 and the cellars of the 750-foot tall, 54-story building. The project is described in the filings as: interior renovation as per plans filed herewith. No change in…

By Atticus O’Brien-Pappalardo SoHo and NoHo have been among the least active neighborhoods in Manhattan for new development over the last five years, according to a PincusCo analysis of new building plans filed in the city since the start of 2017. The lack of development is due to manufacturing zoning which has been in place since the early 1970s that does not allow residential use…

By Atticus O’Brien-Pappalardo In the month of November, Extell Development filed plans for two large buildings in Yorkville, Manhattan. The first plans called for the construction of a 459-unit, 471,953-square-foot building with two towers at 1637 First Avenue and the second plans called for the construction of a 322,838-square-foot mixed-use medical building at 1522 First Avenue. Extell development is one of the city’s most active…

Stephen Ross’ Related Companies and Sterling Equities through the Queens Development Group, LLC, along with the New York City Economic Development Corporation, are seeking chair certification to facilitate the construction of 840,000-square-feet of development which would include 1,100 dwelling units in Willets Point, Queens. The plans have been in the works for a decade now. Initial off-site infrastructure work to support development at Willets Point…

HSN Realty Corp. through 962 Pacific St. LLC, submitted rezoning plans to facilitate the development of a 214,602-square-foot mixed-use building with 150 residential dwelling units at 962 Pacific Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The applicant seeks a rezoning from M1-2/R5D and M1-2/R5B to M1-2/R6A, and zoning text amendment to ZR Appendix F to facilitate the development of a new nine-story, 214,602-square-foot, mixed-use building, including 177,492-square-feet…

Candor Capital, on December 5, filed two permit applications for construction of a 20-unit, 15,913-square-foot residential building at 833 Maple Street and a 13-unit, 10,976-square-foot residential building at 837 Maple Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Charles Wurzberger, president at Candor Capital, filed the plans. The developer has been active in the area recently. On December 1, Candor Capital filed a permit application for construction of…

EJS Group, on December 6, filed a permit application for the demolition of a five-story, 11,600-square-foot building at 1303 Third Avenue in Lenox Hill. Melissa Cohen, a director with EJS filed the plans. The firm, which was founded by Ted Segal, purchased the parcels in three separate transactions from Gastonia Properties for a total of $32.35 million in March. No new building plans have been…

Elie Fourti, on December 6 received a permit for construction of a 27-unit, 21,337-square-foot residential building at 1791 Marmion Avenue in Tremont, the Bronx. Both new building and foundation permits were given to the developer. The plans, pre-filed on January 18, 2018, call for the construction of a 74-foot tall, seven-story residential building. The project is described in the filings as: filing to construct new…

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, on December 2, filed a permit application for construction of a 105-unit, 32,133-square-foot mixed-use building at 108 St. Edwards Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Michael Campo, the facilities manager for Diocese of Brooklyn, filed the plans. The site has been occupied by a Romanesque Revival church for over a century, with construction beginning in 1891 and the final touches…

Szilvia Barnett, on December 2, filed a permit application for construction of a 56-unit, 45,751-square-foot residential building at 21-04 30th Drive in Astoria, Queens. The estimated job cost is $6,716,200. The plans are one of 29 new building plans filed in Astoria this year. In total, the plans call for the construction of 1,175 dwelling units in the neighborhood. The plans call for the construction…

Mirza Rahman, on December 2, filed a permit application for construction of a 64-unit, 64,040-square-foot mixed-use building at 19 East 198th Street in Bedford Park, the Bronx. There have been a total of 12 new building plans filed in Bedford Park so far this year. Ten of the plans, including these plans, called for the construction of residential buildings. The plans combined call for the…

On December 3, several alteration plans were filed for a total of $67.1 million of work at Amazon’s 424 Fifth Avenue, commonly referred to as the Lord & Taylor building, in the Garment District, Manhattan. Seneca Group, a Seattle-based construction management and advisory firm, filed the plans. Amazon acquired the building for $978.1 million from WeWork’s ARK Capital Advisors in March of 2020. The New…

Department of Citywide Administrative Services, on December 3, filed multiple plans calling for $202.9 million of work at 210 Joralemon Street in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. The project is related to the relocation of Brooklyn’s Housing Court to the building. DCAS recently filed plans for a $187.1 million project to renovate office and retail space at the building. Those Alt-CO plans had the same initial cost…

South Bronx Charter School For International Cultures & the Arts, on December 2, filed plans for a $34 million project at the site of a proposed school building at 2500 Park Avenue in Mott Haven, the Bronx. Last year, the school filed a permit application for construction of a 76,486-square-foot school building at 199 East 135th Street. The entry will be at 2500 Park Avenue….

NYC Health + Hospitals, on December 3, filed plans for an $18 million project relating to the replacement of chiller plants and cooling towers at Bellevue Hospital 462 First Avenue in Kips Bay, Manhattan. The plans call for work on floors 13, 22, and 23 of the building and were filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under job number M00595550. The project…

Midwood Investment & Development, on December 1, filed a permit application for construction of a 270-unit, 241,789-square-foot mixed-use building at 192 Douglass Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. John Usdan, CEO of the firm, filed the plans. The plans call for the construction of the fourth most dwelling units in the neighborhood this year. The plans, which are part of a flood of new development plans filed…

George Tsilogiannis, on December 1, filed a permit application for construction of a 92-unit, 87,439-square-foot mixed-use building at 31-90 29th Street in Astoria, Queens. There have been 28 new building plans filed in the neighborhood this year. These plans call for the construction of the third most dwelling units in the neighborhood over the period. Last year the developer paid $9.8 million for retail space…