144 St. Felix Street. Image: FXCollaborative and ADP Architects via LPC

By Max Gillespie and Matt Pruznick

LPC To Review Revised Proposal for 27-Story Tower at 144 St. Felix Street In Fort Greene, Brooklyn

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review revised plans for a proposed 27-story residential tower at 144 St. Felix Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Designed by FXCollaborative and ADP Architects and developed by Stretke, the structure would incorporate the landmarked Hanson Place Central United Methodist Church into its base and yield 240 units, with 60 permanently dedicated to affordable housing. The project would also include ground-floor retail space and a community facility. The property is located at the corner of St. Felix Street and Hanson Place, within the Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic District.

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212 Culver Avenue. Rendering courtesy of MVMK Architecture.

212 Culver Avenue Readies for Spring Groundbreaking in Jersey City, New Jersey

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is set to break ground this spring on 212 Culver Avenue, an eight-story residential building in Jersey City, New Jersey. Designed by MVMK Architecture and developed by Tay Investments, the structure will yield 365 rental units. The project will also include 1,550 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 184-vehicle parking garage. The property is located at the corner of Culver and Mallory Avenues.

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1 Mallory Avenue. Image via apartments.com.

1 Mallory Avenue Completes Construction in Jersey City, New Jersey

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is complete on 1 Mallory Avenue, a seven-story residential building in the West Side neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey. Developed and built by MYHomeJC, the structure yields 44 rental units in studio- to two-bedroom duplexes. The project also includes a parking garage and a suite of amenities. The property is located at the intersection of Mallory Avenue and Fisk Street.

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50-58 Cliff Street. Rendering courtesy of Settlement Housing Fund.

Renderings Reveal All-Affordable Housing Tower at 50–58 Cliff Street in Manhattan’s Financial District

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Preliminary renderings have been revealed for 50–58 Cliff Street, a planned 24-story all-affordable residential tower on the border of Lower Manhattan’s Financial District and Seaport District. Designed by Dattner Architects and developed in a joint venture between the property owner Trinity Church and Settlement Housing Fund, the structure is slated to yield 120 below-market 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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