A four-story mixed-use building with 14 residences is headed for 1472 67th Street in Bensonhurst, sandwiched between 14th and 15th Avenues just blocks from the elevated D train. Demolition permits for the current residential structure on the site were filed this month, clearing the way for a concrete-based structure that will rise 45 feet and yield more than 17,000 square feet of new space.
The project comes from owner Slawomir Wojda, with Harry Simino of Simino Architect listed as architect of record, according to New York YIMBY. The filing calls for 13,247 square feet of residential space alongside 3,859 square feet of commercial space, plus a cellar and a 20-foot-long rear yard. Five open parking spaces are also part of the plan, and the 14 units, averaging 946 square feet apiece, are most likely headed for the rental market rather than for sale, per the outlet's report.
How the Numbers Stack Up Against Standard Zoning
The site falls within a standard R5 residential district, where New York City typically caps building heights at 40 feet and limits floor area to a baseline ratio of 1.25 — a formula that usually produces three- to four-story attached homes or small apartment buildings rather than a 45-foot, 14-unit structure, according to Vinculum Architecture. Reaching beyond those baseline numbers generally requires special qualifying conditions or an overlay, the firm notes. No estimated completion date has been announced for the project, the same YIMBY report notes.
The timing lines up with a broader shift in city housing policy. In December 2024, the City Council approved the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning amendment, which encourages three- to five-story “missing middle” apartment buildings on qualifying lots near transit in low-density R3 to R5 districts, according to the New York Housing Conference. The initiative aims to add up to 82,000 housing units citywide over 15 years, the group notes.
A Transit Hub That's More Than a Century Old
The 71st Street subway station on New Utrecht Avenue, served by the D train, sits close enough to the project site to matter for future tenants. The elevated stop, part of the BMT West End Line, first opened on June 24, 1916, anchoring the neighborhood's early growth when the line connected lower Brooklyn to Coney Island, per Wikipedia. The station logged 1,107,830 annual turnstile entries in 2024, a 3.6% jump over the prior year that ranked it 275th out of 423 stations citywide.
That century-old infrastructure is also getting attention from transit officials. In May 2026, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued a contract solicitation for state-of-good-repair design-build work across ten BMT West End Line stations, including full-length southbound track replacement at 71st Street, according to agency documents. The upgrades underscore how much the elevated line still shapes daily commuting patterns in the neighborhood it has served for more than a century.
Familiar Names Behind a Familiar Pattern
Neither the architect nor the developer is new to this kind of project. Simino has filed permits for a five-story, 22-unit mixed-use building at 7924 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights and for two four-story developments on 84th Street in Bensonhurst, establishing a pattern of concrete-based, low-density multi-family infill across southern Brooklyn, YIMBY's reporting shows. Wojda, meanwhile, has pursued other residential projects in the area, including foundation filings for a three-family building at 135 Bay 11th Street in nearby Bath Beach, according to permit records reviewed by Sinra.ai.
Those track records fit a neighborhood where land values have been climbing. Residential and parcel property values on the 1400 block of 67th Street have hovered between $1.6 million and more than $2 million as of May 2026, according to sales data from Redfin, reflecting rising demand for multi-family development sites in the area.
A Neighborhood Built for Renters
Bensonhurst, part of Brooklyn Community District 11, had a homeownership rate of just 34.5% in 2024 alongside a median property value of $1.07 million and a population estimated between roughly 183,300 and 198,800 residents, according to Census-derived figures compiled by Data USA. That combination of high property values and a majority-renter population helps explain the steady push toward multi-family rental construction in the district.
The 1472 67th Street proposal also lands amid a wider wave of transit-adjacent redevelopment interest in Bensonhurst. In June 2026, the city issued a Request for Proposals to redevelop the New Utrecht Library site at 1743 86th Street into a modernized library paired with new residential units, New York YIMBY has reported, signaling that public and private developers alike are eyeing multi-use housing near the neighborhood's transit corridors. Whether the 67th Street project taps any specific transit-oriented zoning bonus, and how neighbors will respond once demolition begins, remain open questions as the application moves through the city's permitting process.
