Rendering of 240 Willoughby Street - Courtesy of Rabsky Group

240 Willoughby Street’s Exterior Nears Completion in Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Exterior work continues on 240 Willoughby Street, a 30-story residential building in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Designed by Fischer Rasmussen Whitefield Architects and developed by Rabsky Group, which purchased the property for $95 million in 2019, the structure will yield 300 rental units with 147 dedicated to affordable housing. 240 Willoughby LLC is the owner of the property, which directly abuts an existing 21-story apartment building that is simultaneously undergoing extensive renovations. The development is bound by Willoughby Street to the north, the Brooklyn Hospital Center to the south, Fort Greene Park to the east, and Ashland Place to the west.

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Housing Lottery Launches for Bridge Rockaway Apartments in Brownsville, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Bridge Rockaway Apartments, a pair of six- and seven-story mixed-use towers at 203 Newport Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Designed by Think! Architecture and Design and developed by Mega Development, nonprofit industrial developer Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center, and The Bridge, the structure yields 174 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 86 units for residents at 30 to 70 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $24,480 to $134,820.

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Below-Grade Work Continues for RAMSA’s 255 East 77th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Below-grade work is continuing at 255 East 77th Street, the site of a 36-story residential skyscraper in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects with Hill West Architects as the architect of record and developed by Naftali Group, the 500-foot-tall structure will span 170,481 square feet and yield 62 condominium units, as well as 3,861 square feet of retail space, two cellar levels, and 33 enclosed parking spaces. The property is alternately addressed as 1481 Second Avenue and located at the corner of Second Avenue and East 77th Street.

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