New York YIMBY

8:00 am on January 18, 2019 By Michael Young

Cantilevers Begin to Conjoin for Domino Sugar Factory Redevelopment’s 260 Kent Avenue, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

When YIMBY last checked in on 260 Kent Avenue, the building had only risen a few floors over Domino Park. Now, construction workers are bridging the gap between the two reinforced concrete structures that make up the bottom half of the structure. The 435-foot tall residential tower is being designed by COOKFOX, and will yield 462,000 square feet of space. There will be 330 rentals, 66 affordable units, and 150,000 square feet of office space spread among 22 floors, as well as 13,000 square feet of retail space at the base. Recent photos show the first level of the upper half being assembled.

BLDG Management’s First Ground-Up Residence Launches Leasing in Midtown East

7:30 am on January 18, 2019 By Sebastian Morris

This month, BLDG Management officially began leasing at The Summit, a new rental property the developer has coined “a diamond in the sky.” Located at 222 East 44th Street, the 43-story building arrives as the first ground-up, residential building in Manhattan from BLDG.

New Filings for 620 East 31st Street in Flatbush, Brooklyn

7:00 am on January 18, 2019 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a five-story residential building at 620 East 31st Street in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Located between Farragut Road and Glenwood Road, the interior site is situated two blocks south of the Newkirk Avenue Station on Nostrand Avenue, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Jacob Perez is listed as the owner behind the applications.

New Filings for 1521 West 2nd Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

6:30 am on January 18, 2019 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 1521 West 2nd Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Located between major thoroughfare 65th Street and Avenue P, the interior site is three blocks west of the Avenue P subway station, serviced by the F train. Andy Ho of 1521 W2, LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Michael Kirchmann of GDSNY Updates YIMBY With Fresh Renderings of SOM-Designed 1241 Broadway, in NoMad

8:00 am on January 17, 2019 By Nikolai Fedak

YIMBY has covered plans for a new office building at 1241 Broadway extensively over the past few weeks, first reporting on the applications and initial rendering, and then checking in on site progress. Today, we can reveal the updated current design thanks to developer Michael Kirchmann of GDSNY, who also told us all about the project and its burgeoning surrounds in an interview ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony, scheduled for this morning. Sweden-based Klovern is also behind the plans.

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