YIMBY recently visited Prospect Lefferts Garden, Brooklyn to check in on 12 residential projects that are under construction or recently completed. The buildings are concentrated around the eastern and southern edges of the neighborhood, within walking distance of 2 and 5 trains at Nostrand Avenue, and the B, Q, and Shuttle trains to the west between Flatbush and Ocean Avenues by Prospect Park.
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YIMBY checked in on five new residential projects coming to The Bronx neighborhoods of Highbridge and Concourse. Located along Jerome and River Avenues, the projects will create more than 900 new homes on properties formerly occupied by auto shops and parking lots. The properties are all within walking distance of the 4 train between the 167th and 170th Street subway stations.
Permits have been filed for a four-story mixed-use building at 1281 37th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of 13th Avenue and 37th Street, the lot is near the Church Avenue subway station, served by the F and G trains. Shmaye Rabinowitz of 284 Prospect Park West LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is complete on 50 Hudson Street, a five-story mixed-use commercial building in Tribeca, Manhattan. Designed by Thierry Despont and developed under the 50 Hudson LLC, the project involved the construction of a two-story expansion above an existing three-story building, bringing its floor area to 26,500 square feet. Peter Shinoda of of Jacobson/Shinoda Architects PC served as the executive architect of record and Jacqueline Peu-Duvallion served as the historic preservation consultant for the property, which is located at the southeast corner of Hudson and Thomas Streets.
New renderings have been revealed for the renovation of 260 Madison Avenue, a 22-story office tower in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by MdeAS Architects and owned by AmTrustRE, the structure spans 570,000 square feet and is undergoing a comprehensive modernization of its entrance, lobby, and common areas. The project will also include a roughly 7,000-square-foot amenity center and nearly 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The property is located between East 38th and 39th Streets.
