An 11-story mixed-use building is now officially in the works for 1070 Pacific Street in Crown Heights, with fresh permit filings signaling another mid-rise headed for one of the neighborhood’s busy commercial stretches. The applications list PIFR Real Estate Holdings as the owner and Kao Hwa Lee Architects as the architect of record, with plans for dozens of apartments rising above ground-floor commercial space a short walk from the Franklin Avenue subway stop.
Permit documents put the building at 124 feet tall and roughly 177,745 square feet in total. About 154,399 square feet are earmarked for residential use and 23,345 square feet for commercial space. The plans call for 64 residential units on the lot, averaging about 677 square feet per apartment, a concrete-frame structure with a cellar, and 15 open parking spaces, according to New York YIMBY.
An earlier construction-permits roundup flagged the same filing as part of a three-site push by PIFR Real Estate Holdings, noting a 64-unit submission at 1070 Pacific Street and listing job filing numbers tied to Department of Buildings applications. That weekly breakdown also highlighted related permits at 971 and 985 Dean Street, according to The Real Deal.
Where It Sits And Why It Matters
The site runs along the block between Classon and Franklin Avenues, just steps from the Franklin Avenue station served by the A, C, and S lines, placing it in a pocket of Crown Heights that has been racking up new permit activity. The project lines up with the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, a City Council-approved rezoning that opens long-industrial corridors in Central Brooklyn to higher-density residential and mixed-use construction.
A May 2025 city press release from the Mayor’s Office and Department of City Planning describes the plan as a way to spur thousands of new homes and additional commercial space, a framework that developers say is helping drive interest in sites like 1070 Pacific Street, according to the Mayor’s Office.
Local Pipeline And Next Steps
Recent permits and coverage show Crown Heights turning into a hotspot for projects that land just under the size thresholds that trigger certain prevailing-wage and tax-abatement rules, a pattern showing up along Dean Street, Pacific Street, and nearby corridors. Local reporting has also pointed to other sizable plans in the area, including an 18-story proposal on Grand Avenue that is being watched as another sign of an accelerating development pipeline, as detailed in 18-Story Tower Poised.
Demolition permits for the existing two-story building on the 1070 Pacific Street lot were filed last month, clearing the way for the new construction once approvals line up. So far, no public timeline or estimated completion date has been posted for the project.
What To Watch
As the building moves through the review process, job filings and permit updates will show up in Department of Buildings records, and the local Community Board process may offer residents a chance to weigh in before major work begins. Neighbors can track progress through DOB NOW and the Buildings’ Find Building Data portal, where job numbers and milestones are posted as they are processed, according to guidance from the NYC Department of Buildings.
