From left: 300 Schermerhorn Street and Gene Kaufman
Two empty lots in Downtown Brooklyn will become hotels designed by Gene Kaufman with completion set for 2014, Brownstoner reported.
The Department of Buildings approved plans last year for a 182-unit building at the corner of Nevins and Schermerhorn streets, the blog said. Queens-based Barone Management bought the site in January for $4.5 million, according to city records.
Meanwhile, at 300 Schermerhorn Street, the DOB renewed permits for a 14-story, 247-unit Holiday Inn this summer, Brownstoner said. A family concern bought the lot for $11 million in 2007, the blog said. [Brownstoner] –Guelda Voien
