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The construction gear and what not is off the front of 31-33 Second Ave., showing the exterior of Ben Shaoul's new residential building here just south of East Second Street.
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According to plans on file with the city, workers remodeled the existing commercial space on the ground floor ... remodeled the existing apartments on the 2nd and 3rd floors ... and added three floors on top of the existing building. Each floor will contain two apartments, per the DOB documents.
The south side of the building appears to still need some work … or else the cinder-block look is in…
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BoweryBoogie previously reported that a Petco-branded store is set for the retail space.
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Previously on EV Grieve:
Ben Shaoul planning a 3-story addition at 31-33 Second Ave.
Bracing for 3 new floors at 31-33 Second Ave.
Checking in on the work in progress at 31-33 2nd Ave., where Ben Shaoul is adding 3 new floors
[Photo of 31-33 2nd Ave. from 2009 by LuciaM via Panoramio]