30-25 Queens Boulevard. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture.

30-25 Queens Boulevard Skyscraper Rises Above Street Level in Long Island City, Queens

Construction has begun rising above street level on 30-25 Queens Boulevard, a 46-story residential skyscraper in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by Baron Property Group and Largevista, the 525-foot-tall structure will span around 511,000 square feet and yield 561 units, including 169 designated for affordable housing. The project will also include 21,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is alternately addressed as both 29-00 Northern Boulevard and 29-10 Queens Boulevard, and is located at the corner of Queens Plaza East and Queens Boulevard, directly west of the Sunnyside Yards rail tracks.

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Freedom Village Completes Construction at 270 East 2nd Street in Manhattan’s East Village

Freedom Village, a new $54 million affordable housing development at 270 East 2nd Street in the Alphabet City section of Manhattan’s East Village, has officially opened. Designed by JCJ Architecture and developed by Barrier Free Living, the 13-story building contains 74 apartments for survivors of domestic violence and older adults who have experienced homelessness. The project replaces a former school building that had served as transitional housing for roughly three decades and marks a return to the site where Barrier Free Living was founded in 1981.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 282 4th Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 282 4th Avenue, a 14-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Developed by Bruklyn Builders and designed by ND Architecture and Input Creative Studio, the structure yields 48 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 13 units for residents at 40 to 110 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $41,658 to $201,520.

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50-58 Cliff Street. Rendering courtesy of Dattner Architects.

New Renderings Revealed for 50-58 Cliff Street in Financial District, Manhattan

New renderings have been revealed for 50-58 Cliff Street, a forthcoming 24-story all-affordable residential tower in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Dattner Architects and developed by Trinity Church and Settlement Housing Fund, the structure is slated to yield 120 below-market-rate rental units, with 18 dedicated to formerly homeless individuals. The nearly $70 million project would also include ground-floor social services. The 6,000-square-foot property is located near the corner of Cliff and Fulton Streets.

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