277 Canal Street. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects.

LPC to Review Plans for 21-Story Residential Building at 277 Canal Street in Soho, Manhattan

Today, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will begin reviewing plans for 277 Canal Street, a proposed 21-story mixed-use residential building in the Soho Cast Iron Historic District. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by United American Land, the project will add 18 floors atop the Oltarsh Building, which has occupied the property since 1927. The 145,880-square-foot structure will yield 143 rental units with an average scope of 975 square feet, including 31 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 6,510 square feet of ground-floor retail.

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1920 Turnbull Affordable Housing Tower Set To Begin Construction In Soundview, The Bronx

Construction is set to begin on the first phase of 1920 Turnbull, a 22-story affordable and supportive housing development at 1920 Turnbull Avenue in Soundview, The Bronx. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning and developed by Gilbane Development, Strada Development LLC, and the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS), the nearly $170 million building will contain 228 affordable rental apartments, including 137 permanent supportive housing units for formerly homeless individuals and families. The property is located between Pugsley Avenue and White Plains Road.

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New Permits Filed for 995 President Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

New permits have been filed for a nine-story mixed-use building at 995 President Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Located between Franklin Avenue and Classon Avenue, the interior lot is two blocks south of the Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College subway station, served by the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains. Moses Rabinowitz of Residents Group is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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260 East 72nd Street. Designed by Peter Penoyer Architects.

260 East 72nd Street Tops Out On Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Construction has topped out on 260 East 72nd Street, a 20-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Peter Pennoyer Architects and developed by Simon Dushinsky of Sky Equity Group, the 161,000-square-foot structure will yield 60 condominium units in two- to five-bedroom layouts, as well as 3,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space divided into two storefronts. The project will also include an adjacent 10-story annex.

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