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.

Exit Realty In, Cold Stone Out

EXIT Realty Today [8403 3rd Avenue] a full-service franchisor, specializing in residential and commercial real estate, takes over for the former Cold Stone Creamery earlier this month.  EXIT franchisee Michael Afanasyev, whose other Bay Ridge office is 547 92nd St, like many, saw the former ice cream shop idle on the market for months and decided to commit to opening another office to service the community.

(More About Cold Stone follows...)

Residential Building Dealt For $10.7M

537-547 Ovington Ave

TheRealDeal reported 537-547 Ovington Ave. changed hands from Meridian Properties to Paul Valentino’s Quinray Realty Corporation to the tune of $10.7 Million for the 62-unit residential building in what would be a relative quiet transaction. What interested us was that rents in the building were averaging $1300/mo