Big Dorm/Hotel Planned for Eastern Parkway

A large hotel/dorm is slated to go up on the lots next to the Oholei Torah school in Crown Heights, on the corner of Eastern Parkway and Brooklyn Avenue. A student at the school we spoke to said it’s being built by the owners of the school (which is perhaps substantiated by the fact that the owner listed on DOB records is a rabbi) and city documents show that the facility is supposed to have 60 units and rise 8 stories. We’re guessing it’s a dorm rather than a hotel since it’s right next to the school, but who knows. The exact address on city filings for the development is 699 Eastern Parkway, and although it’s next to a deep vacant lot, 699 hasn’t actually been demolished, nor are there permits on file to bring it down. GMAP DOB