Permits & development · 11/04/2026
Chelsea leads NYC permit filings with 28-story, 99-unit tower
New building filings for the week ending 10/30/2026 were led by 228 West 29th Street in Chelsea, a 28-story mixed-use project with ground-floor retail and 99 apartments across 105,076 square feet. The outlet's headline says 99 stories, but the article text says 28. Other filings include 340 Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn and a Flushing logistics center alteration.
Reported by The Real Deal · New YorkRead the original ↗
What happened
The Real Deal published its weekly list of New York City's largest construction filings on 11/04/2026, covering the week ending 10/30/2026. Projects were ranked by square footage. The headline describes a 99-story building in Chelsea, but the article text describes a 28-story building with 99 apartments. The top new building application was for that 28-story, mixed-use building at 228 West 29th Street, filed by Jacob Goldman and Mardechai Druxman. It would have ground-floor retail and 99 apartments across 105,076 square feet.
Other new building filings on the list were a 17-story, mixed-use building at 340 Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn with 93 units, and a 15-story, 99-unit building of 56,025 square feet at 1756 Weeks Avenue in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx. The Bronx site is owned by 1756 Weeks Avenue LLC.
New York YIMBY reported on 11/03/2026 that the Livingston Street building would be 181 feet tall with 93 residences averaging about 573 square feet. It said 19 of those homes would be permanently affordable under New York City's Universal Affordability Preference. The two outlets give different figures. The Real Deal put the project at 92,555 square feet and named Nevins Street Capital as the developer. YIMBY put it at 74,992 square feet, with 70,784 residential and 4,208 commercial. YIMBY listed Kevin Shahery of Monarch Realty Holdings as the owner behind the applications, filed under Nevins Street Capital LLC. YIMBY said demolition permits had not been filed yet, demolition is expected to begin in early 2027, and completion is anticipated in 2029.
The Real Deal also listed several alteration and demolition filings. The largest alteration was 85,725 square feet of first-floor space at 28-10 Whitestone Expressway in Flushing, a three-story logistics center. Another was 31,182 square feet at 1633 Broadway in Times Square, owned by Rithm Capital, to add places of assembly on the 2nd and 17th floors. The top demolition filing was for three Astoria properties at 9-16, 9-06 and 9-18 Rear 27th Avenue, totaling 25,725 square feet and owned by the Roman Catholic Church and CCJ Capital LLC. Rodolfo Enterprises II LLC also filed to demolish a one-story, 15,747-square-foot building at 355 Third Avenue in Morrisania.
Key facts
- Filing week
- Week ending 10/30/2026
- Largest new building
- 228 West 29th Street, Chelsea: 28 stories, 99 apartments, 105,076 sq ft, ground-floor retail
- Chelsea filers
- Jacob Goldman and Mardechai Druxman
- Downtown Brooklyn
- 340 Livingston Street: 17 stories, 93 units
- Affordable units (Livingston St.)
- 19 permanently affordable under Universal Affordability Preference, per New York YIMBY
- Livingston St. timeline
- Demolition expected early 2027, completion anticipated 2029, per New York YIMBY
- Bronx
- 1756 Weeks Avenue, Mount Hope: 15 stories, 99 units, 56,025 sq ft
- Largest demolition
- 9-16, 9-06 and 9-18 Rear 27th Avenue, Astoria: 25,725 sq ft combined
What it means
Tenants and voucher holders
These are filings, not finished buildings. The only affordable count in the material is 19 permanently affordable homes at 340 Livingston Street, with completion anticipated in 2029. Nothing here is available to rent now.
Caseworkers
The Livingston Street project may eventually offer 19 affordable units, but the material gives no rent levels, income limits or lottery details. Watch for official marketing before advising clients.
Landlords
The filings point to new rental supply in Chelsea, Downtown Brooklyn and Mount Hope over the next few years. The material does not say whether these units will be rentals at market rate, affordable or both, except for Livingston Street.
The highlights
- Nevins Street Capital filed for a 17-story, 93-unit building at 340 Livingston St.
- A 15-story, 99-unit building is planned at 1756 Weeks Avenue in Mount Hope, Bronx.
- Three Astoria properties on 27th Avenue, 25,725 sq ft combined, face demolition.
Why it matters Landlords
These filings show where new rental supply may come in Chelsea, Downtown Brooklyn and the Bronx, which can affect local competition.
What to do: Track these sites for future lease-ups near your buildings.
Not known yet
- Rents, income limits and lottery timing for the 19 affordable units at 340 Livingston Street
- Whether 228 West 29th Street or 1756 Weeks Avenue will include any affordable units
- Construction start and completion dates for the Chelsea and Bronx projects
- Which reported square footage for 340 Livingston Street is current
Background
In New York City, a new building application filed with the Department of Buildings is an early step, not an approval. Plans can change before permits are issued and construction begins, and projects can be delayed or dropped. When a new building includes income-restricted affordable units, those units are typically rented through an official lottery that is advertised once the building nears completion, with posted income limits and rents.
Buildings in this story
- 228 West 29th Street · building facts and open city records
- 1756 Weeks Avenue · building facts and open city records
- 340 Livingston Street · building facts and open city records
Also drawn from: Permits Filed for 340 Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn (New York YIMBY)
Summary written by Bulwark from The Real Deal · New York’s reporting. The original story is at therealdeal.com. This is general information, not legal advice.
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