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NYC’s top construction permits: Week ending July 17, 2026

TRD reports on the Big Apple’s top new permits last week

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🏆 New Building: The largest new building application filed last week was on the border of Crown Heights and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. Rafael Rabinowitz of HSD Construction plans to build a 112,279-square-foot, eight-story development at 103 Empire Boulevard. The mixed-use project is slated to have 50 apartments. Kao Hwa Lee is the architect.

Job Filing Number: B01408304-I1

📊 New Building: Borough Developers filed plans to construct an 82,731-square-foot mixed-use project at 45-51 and 45-49 Vernon Boulevard in Queens. The building will stand 10 stories tall and have 86 apartments. Kao Hwa Lee is the architect.

Job Filing Numbers: Q01425664-I1, Q01425663-I1

📊 New Building: In the Tremont section of the Bronx, VL Construction Group filed an application to build two nine-story apartment buildings, each with 99 units, at 761 East Tremont Avenue and 1962 Prospect Avenue. Combined, the complex will span 128,738 square feet. The architect is Mohammad Badaly.

Job Filing Numbers: X01419754-I1, X01422558-I1

🏆 Major Alteration: The top alteration project filed in records last week was in the Financial District, where Brookfield Properties plans to undertake 192,245 square feet of alteration work at 250 Vestry Street, which stands 33 stories tall. The architects are Joshua Rider and John Sadlon.

Job Filing Numbers: M01400288-I1, M01400205-I1, M01402870-I1

📊 Major Alteration: In College Point, Turnbridge Equities intends to change the use of 20-25 130th Street to a commercial vehicle storage lot. The work will cover 90,723 square feet. Sanford Berger is the project’s architect.

Job Filing Number: Q01429267-I1

📊 Major Alteration: In Downtown Brooklyn, JPMorgan Chase plans to renovate 30,000 square feet of space at 126 Myrtle Avenue. The architect behind the work is Michael Ritchie.

Job Filing Number: B01369359-I1

🏆 Demolition: The largest demolition project filed last week was in the Bronx, where RiverSpring Living plans to knock down a 65,000-square-foot, three-story structure at 5801 Palisade Avenue. The engineer is James Patterson.

Job Filing Number: X01426625-I1

📊 Demolition: In the Bronx, Rubin Equities filed an application to tear down a two-story property at 1342 Inwood Avenue that measures 56,250 square feet. Chris Sanders is the engineer.

Job Filing Number: X01407671-I1

📊 Demolition: Waterfront Property Management intends to demolish two one-story buildings at 1029 and 1035 Atlantic Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Combined, the properties span 15,535 square feet. The engineer is Duy Hoang.

Job Filing Numbers: B01407676-I1, B01407675-I1

Source Notes: Permits filed between 7/13/26 and 7/17/26.

Initial permits NB, Major Alterations, Demolitions

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