May 2018

Long Island City’s First Office Towers Of The Decade, “JACX,” Near Halfway Mark

8:00 am on May 31, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has been slow-moving this year for the JACX development in Long Island City, Queens. Two 26-story towers are rising at 28-07 Jackson Avenue and 28-10 Queens Plaza South, and the pair will yield new office space marketed toward the technology sector. Images for the site reveal construction has risen as high as the twelfth floor, an increase of eight floors since January. Tishman Speyer and Qatari Diar are responsible for the development.

21 West End Avenue Debuts New York City’s Largest Digital Sculpture, “Luci”

7:30 am on May 31, 2018 By Sebastian Morris

21 West End Avenue, the premier component of Riverside Center’s ongoing mega-development, is now home to Luci, New York City’s largest digital sculpture.

Elevation on site of 250 Water Street, image by an anonymous YIMBY reader

Rendering Revealed for 250 Water Street in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn

7:00 am on May 31, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Thanks to a YIMBY reader, we have a first look at what’s rising at 250 Water Street, a five-story residential building in the Vinegar Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The building will rise on a 70-foot wide lot that’s been empty for over a decade. Global Property Group is responsible for the development.

976 Woodycrest Avenue, front elevation by Badaly Architects

Permits Filed for 976 Woodycrest Avenue, Highbridge, The Bronx

6:30 am on May 31, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 976 Woodycrest Avenue in Highbridge, the Bronx. The site is located five blocks away from the 161^st Street Yankee Stadium station, serviced by the D trains and the first stop in the Bronx. Kim Tasher of SKF Development is responsible for the development.

Permits Filed for 140 Remsen Avenue, East Flatbush, Brooklyn

5:30 am on May 31, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 140 Remsen Avenue, East Flatbush, Brooklyn. The site comes eight blocks away from the Sutter Avenue-Rutland Road subway station, serviced by the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains. Mark Rosenberg is listed as responsible for the development.

May 2018

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