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Amarjit Singh files plans for 25-unit resi building, first NB plans filed in Bronxwood this year

Amarjit Singh, on October 8, filed a permit application for construction of a 25-unit, 14,945-square-foot residential building at 3020 Williamsbridge Road in Bronxwood, the Bronx. The plans are the first new building plans filed in the neighborhood so far this year. Last year there were 17 new building plans filed in Bronxwood. Last month the developer filed plans for a 16-unit, 10,655-square-foot residential building at…

Vorea files plans to demolish three LIC buildings ahead of 499-unit development

The Vorea Group, on October 7, filed three permit applications for the demolition of a three buildings in Long Island City. In late august, Peter Papamichael’s Vorea Group filed a permit application for construction of a 499-unit, 443,449-square-foot mixed-use building at 2-33 50th Avenue, the address of one of the three demolitions. The new building plans were among the largest plans filed this year, and…

Hospital permitted for $81.3M project to add six stories, 86K sf to Lenox Hill hospital

Hospital for Special Surgery, on October 7, received a permit for an $81.3 million vertical expansion of a medical building at 537 East 71st Street in Lenox Hill. Lisa Goldstein filed the plans. The plans are the third most expensive alteration plans filed in the neighborhood since the start of 2019. The plans are one of two alteration plans filed at the building since the…

Columbia University permitted for 50K sf indoor sports complex in Inwood

Columbia University, on October 12, received a permit for construction of a 50,112-square-foot sports complex building at 603 West 218th Street in Inwood, in Manhattan. Edward McArthur filed the plans. The developer received foundation permits for the project, in this latest action. The plans were one of three new building plans filed in Inwood in 2020. So far this year there have been plans for…

City permitted for $20M exterior rehab of high school in Gravesend

New York City School Construction Authority, on October 8, was given a permit for a $20 million rehabilitation of a school building at 50 Avenue X in Gravesend. The building is known as John Dewey High School. The plans, pre-filed on July 2, 2019, call for work on all floors and the roof of the 54-foot tall, three-story building. The project is described in the…

Fortuna Realty permitted for stalled 310-key hotel in Midtown, six years after plans were filed

Morris Moinian’s Fortuna Realty, on October 6, received permits for construction of a 310-key, 138,345-square-foot hotel building at 1150 Sixth Avenue in Midtown, in Manhattan. The developer received both foundation and new building permits. No construction loan has been recorded as of publication date. Fortuna has a $40 million loan with Morgan Stanley Private Bank secured by the property. The permits come one year after…

Condo declaration recorded at SJP’s $933M 200 Amsterdam

SJP Properties and partner Mitsui Fudosan had their condo declaration recorded on October 6 for their development at 200 Amsterdam in the Upper Wast Side of Manhattan. The recording of the condo declaration is one of the required steps before sales can close in the building. The project’s condominium plan, CD170043, which has a current sellout price of $933.8 million, was submitted to the New…

Extell permitted for 534-key hotel in Midtown West, one of firm’s three large hotels planned since 2020

Gary Barnett’s Extell Development, on October 6, received a permit for the construction of a 534-key, 168,897-square-foot hotel building at 32 West 48th Street in Midtown West. Extell has been one of the most prolific developers in the last couple years, with plans for at least five new buildings filed since the start of last year. The developer has at least three active hotel plans…

Dragonfly Design Build submits condo plan with 40 units in Bed-Stuy

On October 4, a condominium plan was submitted by Dragonfly Design Build for 40 residential units at 435 Tompkins Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. The development is known as Diana Condominium. The condo plan, CD210278, does not have a sellout price listed with the New York State Attorney General. Benjamin Pinover is listed as the Principal. The developer purchased the property in 2018 for $6 million….

Straus Group permitted for 41-units in W. Village, most units filed in the nabe since 2014

Straus Group, on October 5, received permits for construction of a 41-unit, 35,695-square-foot mixed-use building at 38 West 8th Street in West Village. Joseph Straus, a principal with the firm, filed the plans. The West Village does not experience a high volume of new development. These plans were one of two new building plans filed in the neighborhood in 2018. The following year, one new…

Bolivar Development permitted for 118K sf Inwood school

Peter Fine of Bolivar Development, on October 6, was given a permit for construction of a 118,231-square-foot school building at 401 West 218th Street in Inwood, Manhattan. The permit issued was a new building permit. The plans are one of four new building plans filed in Inwood this year. The other three plans were for residential buildings which range from seven dwelling units to 140…

City files plans for 29K sf school in Rego Park

The New York City School Construction Authority, on October 5, filed a permit application for construction of a 29,459-square-foot school building at 65-30 Dieterle Crescent in Rego Park, Queens. Joe Scalisi, chief project officer at NYC School Construction Authority, filed the plans The plans call for the construction of a 37-foot tall, two-story school building. The project is described in the filings as: construction of…

$5.8M rehab filed at Manhattan Community College in Tribeca

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, on October 6, filed plans for a $5.8 million rehabilitation of one floor of a building at 199 Chambers Street in Tribeca, Manhattan. This is the first alteration plan of over $1 million filed at the building since 2017, according to a PincusCo analysis of plans filed with the NYC DOB. The plans call for upgrades…

Third Quarter 2021 Dev report

By Atticus O’Brien-Pappalardo Overview New development is highlighted by massive Two Bridges projects from CIM and Starrett Second most square feet of new construction filed for since the start of 2020 Most dwelling units filed for since the start of 2020 Residential development surges Office and hotel development continue to drop Residential development Q3 was the strongest quarter for both total square feet of planned…

Royal Builders files plans for 53K sf community, commercial building in Borough Park

Joshua Markovics’ Royal Builders Development, on October 4, filed a permit application for construction of a 53,629-square-foot community and commercial building at 5402 Fort Hamilton Parkway in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Earlier this year the developer filed plans for a 97-foot tall, eight-story, 64,817-square-foot commercial building at 1514 60th Street in Borough Park. Another project of the developer’s began to wrap up this year as well….

NB building review: Sept. most active month for newly filed resi units since 2020, with 4,268

By Atticus O’Brien-Pappalardo Last month new building plans were filed calling for the construction of 4,268 residential dwelling units, the most filed in any month since the start of 2020. For the quarter, plans were filed for the construction of 9,871 residential units, the highest quarterly total since the start of last year. Of the 10 largest buildings filed this year in terms of residential…

Feil files plans to demolish three Downtown BK buildings where family has 400K buildable sf

The Feil Organization, on October 4, filed three permit applications for the demolition of buildings at 370, 366, and 356 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The family owns all but one property on the block, which is located between Red Hook Lane and Smith Street. According to a report from The Real Deal earlier this year, after the firm confirmed it was in contract to…

$25.9M condo plan with just 4 units submitted in East Village

On September 30, a condominium plan was submitted for four residential units at 118 East 1st Street in the East Village, Manhattan. The condo plan, CD210273, has a sellout price of $25.88 million with the New York State Attorney General. Warren Freyer and Robert Marty are listed as members on the plan. Warren Freyer of Freyer Architects is also listed as the architect on the…

Shorewood permitted for 233-unit mixed-use building in Bed-Stuy

Shorewood Real Estate Group, on June 18, filed a permit application for construction of a 233-unit, 195,548-square-foot residential building at 1100 Myrtle Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The plans, pre-filed on June 18, 2020, call for the construction of a 115-foot tall, 11-story, 195,548-square-foot residential building with 233 residential units. The project is described in the filings as: proposed new 11-story mixed-use building. Bklyner released renderings from…

Extell files plans for $7.3M in work related to proposed 195K Times Square office tower

Extell Development, on October 4, filed plans for a $7.3 million project related to mechanical work at a new construction project planned for 740 Eighth Avenue in Times Square, Manhattan. Last year the developer filed new building plans for construction of a 194,552-square-foot office building at the site. These plans call for mechanical work on the proposed building and were filed with the New York…