What a difference a year makes. Around May of 2014, construction crews installed a sidewalk shed at 21-16 44th Drive and put a rendering up as momentum seemed to be building following demolition of a one-story building. But in September, construction crews removed the shed as well as the rendering, and installed a chain link fence on the site.1 It’s remained that way ever since.
We were poking around the Department of Buildings website earlier this week and noticed that a new permit was pre-filed with the DOB on July 29, 2015, calling for an eight story-mixed used build, with 19,989 square feet of commercial space and 19,799 square feet of residential space for a FAR of 3.98.2 The occupancy classification on the permit calls for “HOTELS, DORMITORIES” and there will be 29 dwelling units. Based on a review of the permit, the owner appears to be Amsterdam Hospitality, which has ties to homeless shelter developer Alan Lapes.3
A chain link fence was installed at 21-16 44th Drive in 2014 and hasn’t been removed since
Was this the property purchased by the self storage developer?
Was this the site rumored to be used as an SRO?
Yes. Seems the owner might have changed though.
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