Two Homes On E. 19th Street, Near Cortelyou, To Be Torn Down & Replaced By Eight-Story Rental Building

After learning that an LLC filed late last month to tear down a house at 2 Stratford Road to make way for a three-story development, we’ve discovered a number of more filings for development in our area.

As first reported by New York YIMBY, there were filings with the city Department of Buildings for three projects on Thursday, February 5: one to tear down two homes on E. 19th Street, between Cortelyou Road and Dorchester, and replace them with an eight-story rental building; another to add a seven-story, 29-unit mixed-use building at Flatbush Avenue and Clarendon Road; and one to erect a 21-unit apartment building on Church Avenue, between Rogers and Bedford Avenues.

The filing for 323 E. 19th Street calls for two houses wedged between apartment buildings to be razed and replaced by an eight story, 38-unit rental building – including a little more than 26,000 square feet of residential space. According to the filing, the site’s architect is Charles Mallea’s Manhattan-based M Architecture and the developer is Borough Park-based Barry Farkas, of Ditmas Park Lofts LLC.

At 1127 Flatbush Avenue, there’s a filing for a seven-story 29-unit building (which New York YIMBY reported would likely be rentals and have an average unit size below 700 square feet), including close to 20,000 square feet for apartments and 2,300 square feet of commercial space. According to the filing, Daniel Vislocky, of Atkins & Breskin Co., would develop the site that’s on the corner of Flatbush and Clarendon, and Michael Muroff would be the architect.

The third filing is another one from developer Barry Farkas and architect Charles Mallea and is a plan for a 21-unit building at 2527 Church Avenue, between Rogers and Bedford Avenues. The filing calls for a seven-story building that includes a little more than 14,000 square feet of residential space.

What do you think of these developments? What will they mean for the neighborhood?