Monday, June 14, 2010

East Village getting a 60,000- to 70,000-square-foot residential building?

Yowza... a reader just sent along a Q-and-A from the Times with developer Donald Capoccia, a managing principal and founder of BFC Partners, whose projects include the monstrosities Toren in downtown Brooklyn and Schaefer Landing, a three-building waterfront complex in Williamsburg.

This is the passage that we Yowza'd about:

Q. What else is in the pipeline?

A. We have an East Village property. It’s going to be a 60,000- to 70,000-square-foot building. We’re also looking at a hotel deal in Kennedy Airport — this would be our first hotel. Kennedy, believe it or not, does not have any hotels that offer significant conference space.

Whoa! What? Where?!

To be continued....
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6 comments:

  1. The Macho Man Randy SavageJune 14, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    I hope the East Village property comes with a co-generation plant too. E-lec-tri-fy the MACHO MADNESS. YEAH!

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  2. Laura Goggin PhotographyJune 14, 2010 at 4:46 PM

    The old Cooper Union Engineering building? I think they can build skyward on that lot.

    Either that or the lot next to Rite Aid on 1st Ave. A 120-floor building would fit in nicely.

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  3. HippieChickJune 14, 2010 at 4:50 PM

    I can't do square feet...exactly how big a building would that be? I'm guessing pretty darn big...

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  4. Ryan on Avenue AJune 14, 2010 at 5:31 PM

    70,000 sq ft is what Whole Foods on Houston leases in that building. So imagine turning that on it's side to fit in a lot.

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  5. EV GrieveJune 14, 2010 at 5:41 PM

    I haven't had time yet to delve into this... there are several stalled sites around the neighborhood... like the one on 13th Street between A and B... one on 12th Street between A and First... 10th Street and Fourth Avenue... and the space adjacent to Rite-Aid on First Avenue... There's the development in the works for Houston and D, though I think that's more than 70,000 feet...

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  6. LisaJune 15, 2010 at 9:46 AM

    Hey, maybe it's the blue tarp-laden Mystery Lot?!?

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