NYC’s Top Construction Permits of the Week: Feb. 27, 2026


🏆 New Building: The largest new building application filed last week was in Brooklyn, where a 274,215-square-foot building will be built at 20 Fifth Street. The developer is Hudson Companies, and the building will stand 28 stories tall with 302 residential units. Lissa So is the architect.
Job Filing Number: B01337345-I1
📊 New Building: In Ocean Hill, an application was filed for a 76,182-square-foot building at 2501 Fulton Street. The property, which will stand nine stories tall, will have 95 apartments. The architect is Gerald Caliendo.
Job Filing Number: B01342709-I1
📊 New Building: In Jamaica, Watermark Capital Group plans to construct a 96,499-square-foot project comprised of two, eight-story buildings: one will be at 159-02 Hillside Avenue, measuring 54,721 square feet, and the other will be at 87-77 Parsons Boulevard, spanning 41,778 square feet. The project will include 154 apartments combined, and the architect is Lester Katz.
Job Filing Numbers: Q01360563-I1, Q01360583-I1
🏆 Alteration: Staten Island had the top alteration application filed last week. At 40 Davidson Street, a one-story building, Criterion Development Group plans to undertake 137,111 square feet of alteration work. The architect is Gerald Caliendo.
Job Filing Number: S01363556-I1
📊 Alteration: In the Mapleton-Midwood section of Brooklyn, Habayit Home Away From Home filed an application to alter 13,467 square feet of space at 1490 Ocean Parkway. The two-story property will have five stories added and house seven dwelling units. The project’s engineer is Mohamed Mahmoud.
Job Filing Number: B01351533-I1
📊 Alteration: In Manhattan, an application was filed for 11,400 square feet of alteration work at 114 East 35th Street, a property owned by the Mission of Serbia. The engineer is Tenzin Nyandak.
Job Filing Number: M01355684-I1
🏆 Demolition: In Washington Heights, a two-story industrial property at 711 West 179th Street is being demolished. The 11,557-square-foot structure is owned by JJ Group, and the project’s engineer is Duy Hoang.
Job Filing Number: M01350008-I1
📊 Demolition: Zhuang Miao, engineer, applied to demolish a pair of properties in Kips Bay on behalf of New Empire Corp.: 571 and 569 Second Avenue. The four-story buildings span a combined 11,125 square feet and house a total of 12 apartments.
Job Filing Numbers: M01329863-I1, M01329862-I1
📊 Demolition: In East Williamsburg, Peter Stroh, engineer, filed plans to knock down an 8,244-square-foot, two-story structure at 85 Varet Street.
Job Filing Number: B01350188-I1
Source Notes: Permits filed between 2/23/26 and 2/27/26
Initial permits NB, Major Alterations, Demolitions



