🏆 New Building: The largest new building application filed last week was a 201,551-square-foot project spanning two buildings in Astoria. Elie Parente of EMP Capital Group filed the plans for an 111,492-square-foot building at 37-09 36th Avenue and a 90,059-square-foot building at 35-43 37th Street. Both residential towers are slated to stand 26 stories tall and bring a combined 198 units to the neighborhood. Ralph Kowalcyzk is the architect listed on both applications.
Job Filing Numbers: Q01388823-I1, Q01388824-I1
📊 New Building: Also in Astoria, Mark Stagg of the Stagg Group filed an application for a nine-story residential building spanning 82,960 square feet at 29-12 Hoyt Avenue South. The development will house 68 apartments, and the architect behind the project is Minkuk Kim.
Job Filing Number: Q01395583-I1
📊 New Building: In the Mt. Hope section of the Bronx, owner Andrea Gjini filed an application to construct a 12-story, 99-unit residential complex at 1917 Morris Avenue. The project will measure 59,704 square feet, and John Backos is the project’s architect.
Job Filing Number: X01399986-I1
🏆 Major Alteration: Elisha Blechner of Safehold Inc. filed the top alteration application last week, with plans to alter 18,681 square feet of space at 135 West 50th Street in Midtown. The work will add 32 apartments to the 23-story building. Ambrose Aliaga Kelly is the architect.
Job Filing Number: M01400622-I1
📊 Major Alteration: In Sunnyside, an application was filed to alter 12,861 square feet of space at 43-32 33rd Street. The owner is Seventy Hospitality, and the architect behind the work is Ivan Shcherbakov. The work includes adding an indoor badminton court to the property.
Job Filing Number: Q01399218-I1
📊 Major Alteration: A a five-story property at 1100 Franklin Avenue in the Bronx, Yehuda Kohn plans to alter 10,756 square feet of space. Gladmore Mwandiambira is the architect.
Job Filing Number: X01397534-I1
🏆 Demolition: The largest demolition filing was for three properties at 27, 31 and 33 Hall Street in Fort Green. Combined, the buildings measure 43,032 square feet and stand three and five stories tall; they each have two housing units. YS Developers is the owner behind the project, and the engineer is Duy Hoang.
Job Filing Numbers: B01392128-I1, B01392103-I1, B01392160-I1
📊 Demolition: The Bronx had the second-largest demolition filing last week, with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation planning to knock down two structures measuring a combined 19,280 square feet, at 300 Hutchinson River Parkway in Ferry Point Park. Matthew Giordano is the engineer.
Job Filing Numbers: X01399339-I1, X01400309-I1
Source Notes: Permits filed between 5/11/26 and 5/15/26. Initial permits NB, Major Alterations, Demolitions