Boston Properties, on May 12, formally completed a $12.2 million fit-out of one floor of the General Motors Building at 767 Fifth Avenue in the Plaza District. The plans, pre-filed on July 30, 2020, call for a fit-out of the 45th floor of the 681-foot tall, 50-story building. The project is described in the filings as: general construction for interior fit-out for commercial office space…
Die Chen through the company CMZ Properties Group, LLC, on May 10, filed a permit application for construction of a 14-unit 10,007-square-foot residential building at 31-18 30th Street in Astoria, Queens. The plans call for the construction of a 55-foot tall, five-story building, and were filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under number Q00494799. The development site spans one tax lot. The…
Chang Qing Lin through the company 97-101 LLC, on May 10, was given a permit for construction of a 24-unit, 22,196-square-foot mixed-use building at 21 Meserole Street in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The permit issued was a plumbing permit. The developer received initial new building and foundation permits earlier this year. The plans, pre-filed on November 27, 2018, call for the construction of a 55-foot tall,…
Edge Fund Advisors filed plans for a $9.4 million build-out for Schrödinger Inc. at the former Bertelsmann Building, located at 1540 Broadway in Times Square, Manhattan. The pharmaceutical software developer signed a lease for nearly 109,000 square feet of space, spanning floors 21 through 24, in the building last month. According to the New York Post it was the largest new office lease commitment signed…
The New York City Housing Authority filed plans for a $7.2 million rehabilitation of the cellar at 2130 Madison Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan. The plans call for the removal of boilers and pipes in the building’s cellar, and were filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under number M00492424. The project is described in the filings as: remove existing boilers and burners…
TF Cornerstone, on May 10, formally completed a $14.5 million build-out of a building at 230 Park Avenue South in Flatiron. The plans, pre-filed on November 19, 2019, call for work on floors seven through 12 of the 130-foot tall, 13-story building. The global media brand Discovery, Inc., signed a lease to occupy the entire building in 2018. The project is described in the filings…
L&L Holding Company, on May 10, was given permits for two build-out projects totaling $19.3 million in work at 425 Park Avenue in the Plaza District. A portion of the work is for Citadel Enterprises “diagrid floor and mezzanine” space, which the New York Post reported in 2019 was on the 12th to 14th floors. The developer recently received a TCO for the 511,538-square-foot, 892-foot…
Brookfield Properties filed plans for a $2.6 million build-out for tenant Goodwin Procter LLP at 620 Eighth Avenue, known as The New York Times Building, in Times Square, Manhattan. The plans call for a build-out of the 21st floor of the building, and were filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under number M00496742. The project is described in the filings as: Goodwin…
Silverstein Properties, Kaufman Astoria Studios, and BedRock Real Estate Partners are seeking a zoning map amendment, zoning text amendments, and special permits to develop a 2.7-million-square-foot mixed-use project in Astoria, Queens. The developers released their plans for the $2 billion project, known as Innovation QNS, years ago and are now moving forward with the zoning filing. Even before making the plans public, there were years…
On May 7, a permit was issued for construction of a 40-unit, 34,376-square-foot residential building at 36-45 31st Street in Long Island City. Ellen Senisi filed the plans for the development. Both foundation and new building permits were issued. The property is owned by John Senisi’s Green Design Construct. The developer purchased the site for $6.3 million on February 1, 2019. Later that year, the…
Ren Da Chen through the company 28 Property LLC, on May 6, filed a permit application for construction of an eight-unit, 12,024-square-foot residential building at 5306 9th Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn. The plans call for the construction of a 70-foot tall, seven-story mixed-use building, and were filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under number B00517128. The development site spans one tax lot….
Yoel Kahan through the company HSK Management Inc., on May 6, filed a permit application to add eight dwelling units to an existing two-unit residential building at 371 Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn. The plans call for the increase in the size of the building from a 23-foot tall, two-story building to a 53-foot tall, five-story building, and were filed with the New…
The New York City Housing Authority, on May 6, was given a permit for a $7.6 million mechanical service project at a 136,604-square-foot residential building at 2950 West 35th Street in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Michele Moore filed the plans. The project is part of a restoration is associated with a Hurricane Sandy resiliency and renewal initiative. According to the Housing Authority’s website, 35 NYCHA developments…
Columbia University, on May 6, filed a permit application for the demolition of a structure at 603 West 218th Street in Inwood, in Manhattan. The plans call for the demolition of a single-story structure. The project is described in the filings as: full demolition of one-story structure with attached tennis courts in air supported structure. Using hand held and mechanical means to demolish concrete slabs,…
New York City School Construction Authority, on May 6, filed a permit application for an $8.5 million rehabilitation of the exterior of a school building at 40 Division Street in Chinatown. The plans call for work on roof, all floors, and space outside of the 36-foot tall, three-story building. The project is described in the filings as: M124-replacement of roof, existing windows and guards. New…
The Brooklyn Home Company submitted a condominium plan for 14 residential units at 670 Union Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. The condo plan, CD210130, has a sellout price of $29.9 million with the New York State Attorney General. William Caleo is listed as the principal of the sponsor. Brooklyn Home has a number of projects in the borough. For example, on November 25, the city give…
733 Development LLC submitted a condominium plan for 30 residential units at 733 Ocean Parkway in Kensington, Brooklyn. The condo plan, CD210132, has a sellout price of $22.8 million with the New York State Attorney General. Boris Tansky and Eric Fridman is listed as the principal of the sponsor. According to city records, the developers purchased the site for $6 million in 2018. In July…
On May 5, a permit was given for construction of a 66-unit, 63,644-square-foot mixed-use building at 1884 Broadway in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Both new building and foundation permits were issued. The plans were filed by Yisroel Greenfeld through the company Broadway 1884 LLC. It is the same LLC which Joel Schwartz used to purchase the property, along with three other parcels, for $8 million in…
Michael Mishal, through the company 1406 Ocean Parkway LLC, submitted a condominium plan for seven residential units at 1406 Ocean Parkway in Midwood, Brooklyn. The condo plan, CD210133, has a sellout price of $19.9 million with the New York State Attorney General. Michael Mishal is listed as the principal of the sponsor. In April of 2018, Jacob Azrad through 1406 Ocean Parkway LLC, filed new…
Arthur Weiner through the company United Management, on May 5, was given a permit for construction of a 49-unit, 52,670-square-foot residential building at 1 Sullivan Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The permit issued was a plumbing permit. The developer was issued a new building permit last month and foundation permits in the fall of last year. The plans, pre-filed on May 2, 2019, call for…
