Abandoned Maspeth gas station to become mixed-use facility

Updated July 23, 10:20 a.m.

Rumors have surfaced about plans to erect a two-story, mixed-use building on the site of a long-unused gas station in Maspeth.

The speculation floated on local Facebook pages noted that the proposed building at 58-60 Brown Pl. would be 11,000 square feet in size, including 5,500 square feet of retail space on the first floor with a healthcare facility located on the second floor.

According to Community Board 5 (CB 5), the triangular piece of land was once a gas station and currently has a commercial overlay of C1-3, which would allow the construction of a commercial building on the site. The rumored retail space/healthcare facility would fall within the parameters of the overlay.

Plans posted on the Department of Buildings website, filed on July 14, call for the construction f a two-story “commercial and community facility building” encompassing more than 10,996 square feet. These plans were filed under the address 58-38 69th St., which shares the block and lot with 58-60 Brown Pl.

Between 1991 and 2006, the vacant gas station racked up seven building code violations, with most of them concerning the illegal use of the open lot where individuals would sell furniture, according to the city Department of Buildings. The open lot has since been fenced in to avoid any further illegal activity taking place there.

CB 5 has yet to receive any demolition notices for the site.

Editor’s note: An earlier version noted that the latest plans for the site on the Department of Buildings online database dated back to 2010. We regret any confusion which may have resulted.

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