Borough Park LED Shop Site to Rise as Eight-Story, 15-Unit Building

A single-story commercial building that has sat at 4117 New Utrecht Avenue in Borough Park since 1930 could soon be replaced by an eight-story mixed-use structure with 15 residences, ground-floor retail, and community space. Permits for the project, located between 41st Street and 42nd Street, were filed this week by owner Leon Goldberger, according to newly filed applications.

The filing was first reported by New York YIMBY, which detailed the scope of the proposed development based on the newly submitted plans. The 72-foot-tall, concrete-based building would total 22,903 square feet, with 14,321 square feet devoted to residential space, 5,254 square feet of commercial space, and 3,327 square feet set aside for community facility use. Mohamed Mahmoud of MSM Engineering Services PLLC is listed as the architect of record.

With an average unit size of 954 square feet across the planned 15 residences, the outlet's report suggests the units are most likely to be condominiums rather than rentals, though that remains an inference based on unit scope rather than a confirmed marketing plan. The building is also slated to include seven enclosed parking spaces. No estimated completion date has been announced, and no demolition permits have yet been filed for the existing commercial structure on the site, per the same account.

A 1930s Lighting Supplier Gives Way to New Construction

The property currently housing the site's single-story, 3,520-square-foot building has most recently served as the commercial office and facility for New York LED Luminaries, a supplier of plug-and-play commercial LED lighting solutions. The commercial parcel had been listed for sale as an industrial development site for $2,799,000 and entered contract on May 1, 2026, according to a NYStateMLS listing, setting up the timeline that led to this month's permit filing.

Goldberger has been active elsewhere in the neighborhood recently. He previously submitted an offering plan in February 2026 for a three-unit residential condominium conversion at 1458 60th Street in Borough Park, targeting a $4.95 million sellout, according to Marketproof. Architect Mahmoud has also stayed busy locally, having filed building permit plans that same February for a separate five-story residential building at 1540 52nd Street in Borough Park.

Transit Access and Neighborhood Density

The proposed development sits near the Fort Hamilton Parkway subway station, an elevated stop on the BMT West End Line served by the D train. The station opened on June 24, 1916, and recorded 907,528 turnstile entries in 2024, according to Wikipedia, underscoring the steady ridership along the elevated line that runs directly over New Utrecht Avenue.

Borough Park ranks among Brooklyn's most densely populated neighborhoods, with local population density exceeding 57,000 residents per square mile, per the NYC Department of Small Business Services. Commercial corridors along New Utrecht Avenue, Fort Hamilton Parkway, and 13th Avenue support more than 45,000 local jobs, a figure that helps explain why developers continue folding retail and community space into new residential projects rather than building purely residential towers.

Pedestrian Safety Upgrades Planned Nearby

Just blocks from the development site, the city has proposed pedestrian safety enhancements for the complex, multi-leg intersection of New Utrecht Avenue, 10th Avenue, and 41st Street. The plan from the NYC Department of Transportation includes four new crosswalks and a concrete refuge island, aimed at improving conditions along a stretch of avenue where community boards have long raised safety concerns.

The project also arrives against the backdrop of the city's broader housing push. The New York City Council approved the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning amendment in December 2024, a citywide measure aimed at enabling roughly 80,000 new housing units over 15 years by easing development constraints near transit hubs. Infill projects like the one planned for 4117 New Utrecht Avenue reflect that shift toward denser, transit-oriented construction along Brooklyn's elevated subway corridors, a pattern Hoodline has also tracked in nearby Bensonhurst.

For now, key details remain unresolved. New York YIMBY's report notes that no estimated completion date has been announced and that demolition permits for the existing 1930 structure have not yet been filed, leaving open whether the current commercial building will come down soon or continue operating while the project moves through further city review.