Real Estate
New 7-Story Building To Replace Parking Garage On Elizabeth St
The new building will have 37 new units at Elizabeth and Hester streets.
LITTLE ITALY, NY — A new seven-story residential building is slated to take the place of a parking garage at Elizabeth and Hester streets, according to city records.
The building owner of 52 Elizabeth St. filed permits for a seven-story, 37-unit building, according to Department of Buildings permits dated Sept. 23.
Records show the structure is currently a two-story parking garage in the Little Italy special district built in 1958.
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The building would rise about 73 feet high near the edges of Little Italy and Chinatown.
The proposal includes commercial and residential parking, an 18-bike storage room, lobby, a fitness room, a roof terrace, and two private terraces for two residences on the seventh floor, according to DOB permits.
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The architect on file for the new residential building is Brooklyn-based Bernheimer Architecture.
Demolition permits for the existing parking garage have not been filed.
The owner on file, Harvey Fung of 52 Elizabeth Street, LLC, did not immediately respond to comment.
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