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The vacant lot at 1780 Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Google Maps)The Department of Buildings (DOB) this month denied a property owner’s application to raise a six-story, 70-foot-tall residential building on Sheepshead Bay Road. Property records show [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=1&passjobnumber=321267464&
News
The construction site at 1501 Voorhies Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Emergency responders closed down a section of Voorhies Avenue for an hour Tuesday morning after a pile driver collapsed at the construction site for the proposed 28-story tower beside the Sheepshead Bay subway station. The FDNY says first
631 East 18th Street
Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park CornerThe lone Victorian home at the corner of East 18th Street and Foster Avenue may be torn down and replaced with a new seven-story apartment building, according to YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2015/10/permits-filed-631-east-18th-street-ditmas-park.html] . Based on permits filed [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.
3768 Nostrand Avenue
The new storefront at 3768 Nostrand Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Cricket Wireless [https://www.cricketwireless.com/] has signed the lease for a 1,200-square-foot storefront being built adjacent to the 7-Eleven at Nostrand Avenue and Avenue Y, according to the property owner. The new store is expected to
1501 voorhies ave
If you see activity this week over at 1501 Voorhies Avenue it’s because contractors will begin hammering in test pilings for theplanned 30-story residential tower adjacent to the Sheepshead Bay subway station [/voorhies-tower-gated-entrance-sheepshead-bay-rd-one-bedrooms-start-700k-absolutely-affordable-housing/] . With paperwork still under review at the Department of Buildings, the developer tells Sheepshead Bites that
575 Ocean Parkway
575 and 581 Ocean Parkway, via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.634285,-73.972112,3a,45y,74.4h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sDLXGkNmRJJ8Eh3wtTynuFg!2e0] .It looks like two brick homes at 575 and 581 Ocean Parkway will soon be replaced by an eight-story apartment building with
1277 east 14th st
The Vitagraph smokestack (Source: Lisanne Anderson)Preservationists have been bracing themselves for news of the Vitagraph smokestack’s fate ever since scaffolding was placed around it in October. Now the developer who owns the 1263 East 14th Street property has filed plans to construct a new eight-story residential building with
2027 emmons ave
Rendering of the proposed expansion. Provided by architect Robert Palermo. Community and civic leaders met with representatives for the owners of Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza to discuss a plan to add a new floor to the development. The heated discussion boiled down to whether or not the plan was an
1045-104 7 fulton street
Walking past 1045-1047 Fulton Street (between Downing Street and Classon Avenue) earlier this week, we thought we noticed additional scaffolding and netting had been erected atop the existing sidewalk shed–and our suspicions were confirmed by the Department of Buildings [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/home/home.shtml]
1882 east 12th st
1882 East 12th Street (Source: Google Maps)For eight years Homecrest residents have been bemoaning the erection of what has come to be known as “the monstrous tower” or “Homecrest tower.” The owner of the residential building, located on 1882 East 12th Street [/tag/1882-east-12th-st/], Joseph Durzieh, called it an
1670 42nd st
Source: Google MapsWith a $2.8 million lien against it, a long-under-construction, outsized mansion in Borough Park will go to auction this week. The three-floor residence at 1670 42nd Street between 16th and 17th avenues has sat unfinished for years, towering over the block’s modest homes. Its neglected, overgrown
Asian American Writers' Workshop
It’s almost Christmas in the nabe. What are your plans for the holiday, locals? (Photo by Francisco Daum)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Today starts the last shopping weekend before Christmas. The nabe will experience a heat wave this weekend – Sunday is even supposed to hit temperatures
Affordable Healthcare for America Act
A blush of color has started to penetrate the area around the dust bowl in Fort Greene Park. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. The Greene Hill School, a private elementary school located at 39 Adelphi Street, wants to
1882 east 12th st
1882 East 12th Street (Source: Google Maps)Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz admonished the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) for allowing the continued construction on the reviled “Homecrest Tower” (1882 East 12th Street). In a press release, Cymbrowitz cited issues of safety as a major complaint in his opposition to the
closings
As you may already know, Sycamore [http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/] (1118 Cortelyou Rd) has had to close their backyard and basement spaces until further notice. The reason behind this, owner Justin Israelson explained, is the need to resolve some issues with the Department of Buildings. Specifically about the basement, John Hagan,
282 beaumont st
Built for expansion: This owner of this Beaumont Street home violated the terms of their special application, so they tore down their home and rebuilt this structure so they could apply again. (Source: CB15)“Bullet Points [/tag/bullet-points/]” is our format for Community Board 15 meeting coverage, providing takeaways we