Envy Apartment

stalled construction site at 132 W. 26th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues." /> The stalled construction site at 132 W. 26th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Maya Rajamani CHELSEA — The new owner of a West 26th Street building plans  to tear it down to make way for a “high-end” apartment complex — just steps from a stalled construction site that has continued to be a magnet for rats and trash, neighbors said. Gary Vinbaytel purchased the five- story building at 128 W. 26th St. between Sixth and Seventh avenues, which formerly housed the restaurant Tre Dici , for around $10.1 million in July. He recently filed for permits to demolish the current building and construct a 14-story, mixed-use building in its place, city Department of Buildings records show . The complex will contain 10 to 12 apartments and have a commercial space on the ground floor, Vinbaytel told DNAinfo New York. “It’s going to be really nice — it’s going to [have]...

Fishbein's new proposal is more dense and more studio-heavy than the original plan, which called for 84 live/work apartments with a more diverse mix of apartment sizes. View Full Caption DPD AVONDALE — Controversial plans to turn the residential portion of "The Fields" development into a high- density studio project received unanimous approval from Plan Commission Thursday . The apartments are part of the massive development taking over the old Marshall Field's warehouse at 4000 W. Diversey Ave. Other components of the project, including the Cermak Fresh Market grocery store , are finished. The apartment proposal will next be considered by the full City Council . It's the second Plan Commission go-around for developer Paul Fishbein of 4K Diversey Partners . Fishbein's new proposal is more dense and more studio-heavy than the original plan, which called for 84 live/work apartments with a more diverse mix of apartment sizes. Under the new proposal, the pr...