1548, 1550 1552, 1554, 1556, 1558, 1560, 1562, 1564 Bedford Avenue
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This property has been for a sale for a little while, and is rumored to have recently been sold. It might be torn down.
The property is zoned C8-2, so the new owners will have a hard time building residential.
Here are the listings for site: http://www.masseyknakal.com/listingimages/setup/pdf/1550_Bedford_Avenue_-_Setup.pdf
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That's unfortunate. It's not like there's a massive housing shortage in this city or anything.
Forty years ago I worked for an auto parts store that delivered to that station. It was called Hilltop Esso at the time.
The only Gas Station I could ever find in Williamsburg.
This gas station is on the SW corner.
Meanwhile, the gas station/car wash on the NE corner of EP and Bedford is about to be up zoned.
So, in addition to the old theater being razed and built on, it would not surprise me if that gas station/car wash was soon developed.
In response to this post, Brownstoner did a little digging and has confirmed the site pictured above REMAINS for sale.
Apparently the realtors are pitching this site to potential buyers as a potential conversion site, meaning that a (in my opinion "Brave") investor could buy it with the hopes that zoning could be changed to allow residential at some point in the future.
http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2013/05/big-lot-at-bedford-and-eastern-parkway-for-sale/#disqus_thread
Heard on 880AM this morning that some developer bought a parking garage on 1st ave in midtown Manhattan for 60 (sixty) million just so it could be knocked down and a residential tower could be put up. Seems like housing is the way to go no matter what borough you're in. And to absorb that kind of outlay no doubt the cheap apartments will be going for more than one million.
As of mid August, this site seems to have not yet been sold:
http://www.masseyknakal.com/listings/detail.aspx?lst=21477
No longer for sale.... Don't know who/what etc.
This place, as well as the gas station on the corner of Bedford and Empire, is boarded up and permits to remove the tanks and canopy’s are pending. Both are owned by Conoco Phillips. I don't think the lot was actually sold.
As a result of your post, I walked by there last night.
Yes, it definitely seems they are making this lot into "something else". Given it's zoning and excellent location, it would not surprise me if we ended up with a health care facility.
...with maybe a bank and a drug store on the first floor.
Permits were approved to start removing the gas tanks at Empire and Bedford. It's safe to assume that this will no longer be a gas station.
I hope it won't become more mini storage.
Because both sites had/have the same owners, I do wonder if we will have a new use that is the same for each.
Thanks Sonja!
http://www.masseyknakal.com/listingimages/setup/pdf/1550_Bedford_Avenue_-_Setup.pdf
Marriots are independently owned, and this location was purchased by a buyer who owns a few other locations, and intends to build one here. Note, there are several brands and grades of "Marriots"
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The gas station still remains.
If this plan comes to fruition, I think the owners will do well.
Also, the signs on the construction plywood indicate the owner is Cumberland Farms, a convenience store chain:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_Farms
This makes me wonder whether my source that said "Marriott Hotel franchise" is correct.
Also, the site is only zoned for 38k buildable sf.
I'm now leaning toward the site becoming a convenience store with gas tanks in a different location than the prior one.
If they don't tear down the building soon, this seems likely.
I presume the hotdogs and snack foods remain inside.
A hotel would conform with this zoning, but an apartment building would not.
So, unless the developers get a variance....
Although, I do think that a TASTEFUL hotel would do some great business. There are a lot of visitors in our area, especially during the Jewish high holy days, that would benefit from a nice hotel. And it would be great to have a hotel because they could provide additional meeting and event space.
While I don't spent all of my time looking for such things, I consider myself pretty aware and have not seen anything of the sort.
We may need to be patient.
In the current environment, the vacant lot might be appreciating at 15% a year.
Why rush...
Today, I am pleased to announce that a Marriott brand will be constructing a hotel at a yet-to-be-disclosed BROOKLYN location. Said hotel will not be luxurious, and have smaller than usual rooms to cater to young travelers:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-19/lightstone-committing-2-billion-to-hotel-projects
...sounds promising.
Note: This site is likely to be rezoned residential during the rezoning of Western CB9, which may be a more profitable use than a hotel. Likewise, the rear portion of the armory is likely to be rezoned residential in the rezoning if that matches the plan for the site.
...my sense is that hotels can be in locations less prime, such as this corner.
It will also be a boom to other "price conscious" grocery stores in the area, and the car services that transport shoppers home from them.
I am betting we get a hotel on this site (the former Gulf Station) or the armory garage before we get one at Western Beef. Western Beef seems quite busy, and I assume they are able to translate that into a profit.
Whereas the Gulf Station site is vacant, and the "masters of the armory" would like an ongoing cash flow to subsidize the big drill hall for the public.
This is the norm in Manhattan, as well as many dense residential areas throughout the country.
Ten years from now, I see "us" meeting this definition. ...the days of the local, single story supermarket with parking lot are rapidly drawing to a close.
Many of the transit corridors (Nostrand, Bedford, Empire, Altantic) could now financially support such uses.
Eastern Parkway could as well, but it will likely remain landmarked to preserve its present appearance.
The plans for the armory have now been announced.
In addition, this site is likely to be rezoned to allow residential, with commercial on first floor.
In light of this new information, any guesses on whether they will build a hotel "now" or wait until the rezoning happens to build residential with commercial?
Yes, I think they will have commercial on the first floor.
Given the demand I expect the armory to generate, I might even run a commercial parking garage out of the basement.
...and have something like 10 stories of residential above.
Thanks
@unionbedford -
We are largely crowd sourced. What kind of work are you seeing? Drilling? Fence repair? Engineers?
May 5, 2016: Demolition permit granted for the remains of the gas station.
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=1&passjobnumber=321379496&passdocnumber=01
I don't see the zoning for this site as being related to the projects on the other (aka north) side of EP.
At this time CB9 has requested that DCP do a zoning study. However, DCP is not under a deadline to complete it, or even to do one.
A hotel is allowed under present zoning. However, it would not surprise me if we see a variance requested to allow commercial.
...the investors may conclude that the nearby armory project makes demand for a hotel greater than that for residential.
The gas station that was at the NE corner of EP and Bedford is progressing nicely to becoming a residential building.
Per the plans, the developer will pack 100 rooms into 38,000 square feet of space, located two blocks east from Prospect Park. Eran Chen of ODA New York is the architect of record for the project.
The full filing reveals the five-story hotel will include a banquet hall as well as retail and restaurant space on the first and third floors. The top floor will host a bar and public terrace.
Press: http://newyorkyimby.com/2016/07/permits-filed-hotel-at-1548-bedford-avenue-crown-heights.html
And, here's the link to the permits, incase people want to watch the play-by-play: http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=1&passjobnumber=321413412&passdocnumber=01
Plus the visiting parents of us young transplants in Crown Heights.
I'm just waiting to get confirmation that this site will become one of the Marriot brands, as my source informed me back in May of 2014.
(see above)
I am kind if surprised they are not yet digging the hole for the foundation yet, and wonder if they are going to wait until the armory revitalization gets on its feet again.
The city does not aquire land for parks very often.
...maybe if the owner fell behind in taxes, we would have a distant shot.
But even then, there are need$ more pressing than parks.