Development Watch: 135 5th Avenue
A small building is planned for the corner of 5th Avenue and St. Johns Place, replacing a vacant lot and bringing some rare new construction to the North Slope retail drag. A crew’s been doing prep work on the site over the past month or so, and DOB filings say a five-story, four-unit structure’s in…
A small building is planned for the corner of 5th Avenue and St. Johns Place, replacing a vacant lot and bringing some rare new construction to the North Slope retail drag. A crew’s been doing prep work on the site over the past month or so, and DOB filings say a five-story, four-unit structure’s in the offing. The lot’s been vacant as long as we can recall; anyone know if there was ever a building here? GMAP P*Shark DOB
I HAVE AN OLD WARDROBE TRUNK STAMPED ON THE SIDE WITH I.S.&CO,INC /WITH THE ADDRESS 135 5TH AVE. N.Y.C. THE TRUNK IS OVER 100 YRS. OLD. IS ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH THIS COMPANY?
Of course there was a buidling there once – that’s obvious from the site.
8;17 if you know the architect then fill us in on the look of the building, 5 story with retail on the ground floor tells us nothing that we do not already know.
I know the architect – it will be a 5 story building, with retail on the ground floor and apartments above.
A one-car driveway is a nuisance? Get a grip. High-class problems…
That’s the “Olive Garden Building”:
– http://bstoner.wpengine.com/brownstoner/archives/2008/01/olive_garden_so.php
Yeah that thing at 12th St and 4th Ave is freaking huge yet I haven’t seen any mention of it – does anyone have a link to more info?
I walk by this every morning and have been wondering too. The construction signs have a contractors name with “homes” in it, but not sure if that means it will be some sort of residential dwelling or now.
Along those lines, on my block of Union (bt 4th & 5th), there’s notice of a 10-unit condo building going up. Right now it’s a vacant lot and has been since I moved here, but there are I-beams laying in there now and a sign announcing the building of a condo. It’s either 701 or 710. I haven’t seen much about that either.
And yeah, what’s up with that colossal building going up on 4th, north slope, away from argyle/crest/novo. I haven’t seen mention of that anywhere and that construction is well underway.
Fifth Ave desperately needs another sushi place.