By Max Gillespie and Matt Pruznick

Anagram Gowanus Tops Out At 450 Union Street In Gowanus, Brooklyn

Construction has topped out on Anagram Gowanus, a 20-story residential building at 450 Union Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by SO-IL and developed by Global Holdings, Tankhouse, and McArthur Holdings, the 203,000-square-foot structure will yield 158 rental apartments in studio- to three-bedroom layouts. The project will also feature 22,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Magnusson Architecture & Planning is the architect of record for the project, which is located at the intersection of Union and Bond Streets.

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Rendering Revealed for Elleven by Gomes at 16–18 Oliver Street in Newark, New Jersey

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

A new rendering has been revealed for Elleven by Gomes, a six-story residential building planned for 16–18 Oliver Street in Newark, New Jersey. Developed by The Gomes Group under the A&R Limited Capital LLC, the structure will yield 225 rental apartments, with 20 percent reserved for affordable housing. The project will also include ground-floor retail and a suite of residential amenities. The property is alternately addressed as 330–338 Mulberry Street and is bounded by Oliver Street, Mulberry Street, East Kinney Street, and McCarter Highway.

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Rendering of La Central. Courtesy of Hudson Companies

La Central’s Two-Building, 420-Unit Second Phase Takes Shape in Melrose, The Bronx

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is progressing on 625 and 671 Brook Avenue, the final two residential buildings in the La Central complex in Melrose, The Bronx. Designed by MHG Architects and FXCollaborative, the 13- and 25-story structures will yield 420 affordable homes, including 63 supportive units for formerly homeless individuals. The buildings will also feature a 13,000-square foot community facility space, 1,500 square feet of ground-floor retail, and 7,000 square feet of landscaped gardens designed by Future Green Studios. The project is being developed by a joint venture between Hudson Companies, BRP Companies, ELH-TKC, Breaking Ground, Comunilife, and J.P. Morgan, with the city contributing more than $137 million through the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

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