The Building Boom: Application Filed For Seven-Story Residential Building On Church Avenue

Following what seems like an explosion of filings to build housing in our area, an application was filed earlier this week for a seven-story, 59-unit apartment building at 2415 Church Avenue, by Bedford Avenue, as New York YIMBY first reported.

According to the February 23 filing with the city Department of Buildings, the 59-apartment structure will take up about 48,000 square feet of residential space and will include rental units averaging around 820 square feet. A total of 30 parking spaces are planned for the unit, including 12 on the first floor.

The property owner, William Stein, of Garden City, purchased the property for $1 million, which New York YIMBY noted is “a steal compared to what it would trade for today.”

The construction of this apartment complex is one of a series of similar developments in our area, including a filing for a seven-story, 23-family residential building in the space currently occupied by a single family-home at 62 E. 21st Street, by Caton Avenue.

There are also plans to tear down two homes at 323 E. 19th Street, near Cortelyou Road, and replace them with an eight-story, 38-unit rental building. Other recent filings call for a seven-story, 29-unit building at 1127 Flatbush Avenue and a 21-unit building at 2527 Church Avenue.

What do you think all this building will mean for the neighborhood?