> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://bklyner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Development Roundup: Flatbush Luxury Apartments, Ditmas Park Biz & Kensington Demolition - URL: https://bklyner.com/development-roundup-flatbush-luxury-apartments-ditmas-park-biz-kensington-demolition/ - Published: 2016-11-16T19:23:47.000Z - Updated: 2017-01-09T17:34:38.000Z - Author: Carly Miller - Tags: News, Nonsponsored, Real Estate, Central Brooklyn, Department of Buildings, Ditmas Park, Flatbush, hello flatbush, property shark, yimby, #wp ![1357 Flatbush Avenue. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_1986-1000x750.jpg) 1357 Flatbush Avenue. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner) With a tentative deal struck on the controversial [421-a tax credit for developers](/blog/news/deal-reached-controversial-tax-credit-affordable-housing-construction/), construction is projected to continue at a rapid pace with many new buildings in our area. Here’s a quick roundup of what we’ve spotted, both from a birds-eye view and a hyper-local angle — adding up to 73 new apartments, six retail spaces, and two floors of offices proposed for Ditmas Park, Flatbush, and Kensington. **1\. Seven-story luxury rental building at 1357 Flatbush Avenue near Foster Avenue** ![1357-flatbush-avenue](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1357-Flatbush-Avenue-1000x750.jpg) (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner) Work permits were filed for a seven-story luxury rental apartment building on Flatbush Avenue near Foster Avenue, according to the [Department of Buildings](http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/WorkPermitDataServlet?allisn=0003102510&allisn2=0001506384&allbin=3421435&requestid=2&ref=bklyner.com). The permit was originally issued to another applicant in 2008, and the new owner has re-issued the permits with changes, according to the DOB. The upcoming building is a project from Hello Living, a real estate development firm with [nine luxury buildings throughout Brooklyn](http://www.helloliving.com/map/?ref=bklyner.com) and eight more in development, including a [12-story high-rise in Prospect Lefferts Gardens](http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/10/hello-living-rentals-hit-a-dozen-stories-at-271-lenox-road-in-flatbush.html?ref=bklyner.com). According to the firm’s website, the building plans include 35 luxury rentals, 7,000 square feet of retail space, private terraces, insulated triple-paned windows and doors, and an on-site gym. Eli Karp of Hello Flatbush LLC bought the 5,425 square foot lot late last year for $1,750,000, [according to PropertyShark](http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Property-Report/?propkey=958756&ref=bklyner.com). The property was previously divided, and now the new building will rise on three merged lots, [according to the DOB](http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=3&houseno=1357%20&street=Flatbush%20Avenue&requestid=0&s=A03C41B885B461E4F46BD08866A7430E&ref=bklyner.com). The building application includes seven stories plus a cellar. Excavation permits connected to the project were approved in June, and it looks like excavation is well underway at the site. ![img_2013](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_2013-1000x750.jpg) 1357 Flatbush Avenue excavation site. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner) This luxury apartment building would tower over the rest of the block, which is mostly storefronts and smaller apartments. **2\. Three-story commercial building filed for 1039 Coney Island Avenue at Foster Avenue** ![1039 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1039-Coney-Island-Avenuereal-estate-1000x750.jpg) 1039 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner) The Brooklyn-based property owner at this Coney Island Avenue gas station filed applications for a three-story, 45,262-square-foot commercial building at the corner of Foster Avenue in Ditmas Park, [reports YIMBY.](http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/11/three-story-45300-square-foot-commercial-building-planned-at-1039-coney-island-avenue-flatbush.html?ref=bklyner.com) The project will hold six retail spaces on the ground floor, office space on the second and third floors, a 42-car garage in the cellar, and eight off-street parking spaces outside, according to the real estate publication. The development is planned to rise on the same block as PS 217. **3\. Eight-story apartment building proposed at 567 Ocean Parkway between Ditmas & 18th Avenues** ![567 Ocean Parkway (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/567-Ocean-Parkwayreal-estate-1000x750.jpg) 567 Ocean Parkway (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner) Last week, plans were filed for an eight-story, 38-apartment residential building on Ocean Parkway between Ditmas and 18th Avenues, [reports YIMBY](http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/11/permits-filed-567-ocean-parkway-kensington.html?ref=bklyner.com). The new development would have 26,056 square feet of residential space, with average units measuring 685 square feet, and an 11-car garage in the basement, YIMBY reports. The building would rise next door to the Yeshiva Torah Temimah, which was recently featured in the news over [a settlement for a teacher accused of sexually abusing students](/blog/news/alleged-serial-child-molester-protected-kensington-yeshiva-2-1m-settlement-news/). The project would raze a detached, two-story house built in 1933 that was owned by the Yeshiva and used as an educational facility, [according to PropertyShark](http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Property-Report/?propkey=255704&ref=bklyner.com). Developer Sam Klein’s LLC bought the 5,600-square-foot site from the Yeshiva in May for $3,222,500.