A large apartment building might be coming to Brooklyn on the edge of Prospect Lefferts Gardens and East Flatbush.<\/p>\n
Local developer Apex Investments Real Estate<\/a> has filed plans with the New York City Department of Buildings to construct a 224-unit residential building at 530 Utica Avenue that will span nearly 200,000 square feet. The property is currently home to a Speedway gas station.<\/p>\n SEE ALSO: The Plan: In Long Island City, an Old Paint Factory Pops as Condos<\/a><\/p>\n The plans, filed June 4, call for a 15-story building with 16 apartment units on the second through 15th floors plus retail and business space on the ground floor. Amenities will include a tenant lounge, laundry facilities, outdoor space and a community space.\u00a0<\/p>\n The registered architect is Shay Alster, managing partner at GF55 Architects<\/a>, while Mimi Ho, vice president of development at Apex Investments, signed for the developer.\u00a0<\/p>\n Spokespeople for GF55 and Apex did not immediately respond to Commercial Observer\u2019s requests for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n There\u2019s been a lot of new multifamily building filings in Brooklyn lately.<\/p>\n A nonprofit group called WellLife Network filed plans in May to build<\/a> a 165-unit residential building at 129 Osborn Street in Brownsville. Developer Ami Weinstock also filed an application to build a 65-unit building at 245 Saint Johns Place in Park Slope, while developer David Brecher filed plans for a 49-unit residential at 419 Vanderbilt in Clinton Hill.\u00a0<\/p>\n