Bay Ridge Ave Sees More Mixed Use Development

Construction [268 Bay Ridge Ave] is under way on this 26.5k ft² three-story mixed-use building mentioned in NY YIMBY last year. All told, 10k ft² is allotted for parking (below grade), 3.6k ft² toward community facilities, and 10.5k ft² toward residential, with 2.3k toward commercial/retail. If you recall, New Hope Fellowship once occupied this lot, which remained undeveloped under them. It's slated for completion in Summer 2016.

Former Third Ave Mobil Lot Set For New Construction

The Mobil gas station [8101 3rd Ave] operated for years.  When their lease ran out in 2011, the 11,000ft² lot was empty for years until Brooklyn Market had it paved over and turned it into a parking lot.  Little did we know that this was not meant to be for long.

Empire State Bank Opens on 3rd Ave

Empire State Bank [8701 3rd Ave] opened it's fourth branch earlier last week along 3rd Ave, in a nod to the growing number of small businesses opening in the communities along Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights.