Block 3904, Lot 1 Project Narrative Description of Proposed Development as of March 2026

The applicant proposes the development of a new 5-story residential building that wraps a 5.5 level parking structure. The subject property is located at a prominent intersection of Kingsley Street and 1st Avenue. The Empress hotel is located immediately to the east, with the hotel’s surface parking lot at the corner of Asbury Avenue and Kingsley Street abutting the property to the south. The design strategy uses the residential building to wrap and shield the parking structure from view on the Kingsley Street and 1st Avenue sides of the building. The south and east sides of the garage will be exposed, but the applicant will utilize an artistic treatment to make the visible portion of the garage an asset to the area.