Scarano to Design Commercial Building on Big Empty Lot Near Graveyard in Bushwick

Scarano Architect is designing a two- or three-story storage facility on a desolate stretch of Bushwick Avenue near the last L train stop in the neighborhood. The lot at 1517 Bushwick Avenue has been empty for decades and covers the entire block from Furman to Aberdeen Street except where the back of the block turns into a hill that belongs to the adjacent graveyard.

Some stores would bring more life to the avenue, but it seems like an appropriate use for what is in practice a stretch of busy highway. There are houses off the avenue and foot traffic from the Bushwick Aberdeen stop, but otherwise only a few auto repair shops and a shuttered gas station.

The plot has not recently changed hands. Plans were filed in 2010 but approved only this month, according to permits. NY YIMBY was the first to note the plans.