A seven-story residential development at 827 Sterling Place recently topped off in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights. Located between Rogers and Nostrand Avenues, the 70-foot-tall structure known as The Royal topped off last month after breaking ground in January 2024. Developed by Manhattan-based Haussmann Development and Kriss Capital and designed by Issac & Stern Architects, the ground-up new construction will yield 76 apartments.
Construction tops off for The Royal at 827 Sterling Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Courtesy of Haussmann Development.
Construction tops off for The Royal at 827 Sterling Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Courtesy of Haussmann Development.
It’s still unclear whether projects such as The Royal are viable under the 485-x program, making the delivery of these market rate units under the current 421a all the more critical.” said Josef Goodman, principal of Haussmann Development. The company mainly focuses on ground-up construction for market-rate and affordable rental properties in Manhattan, but is branching out to markets in Brooklyn, Bronx, and Queens.
The Royal at 827 Sterling Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Approximately 23 units at 827 Sterling place will be designated as affordable housing, financed through the defunct 421-a tax abatement program. Residences will range from studios to two-bedroom floor plans. Residents will have access to several amenity spaces including a resident lounge, children’s playroom, fitness center, bike storage, a roof deck, and a parking garage. Also listed in the permits is a 30-foot-long rear yard and exhibition space on the cellar level.
Amenities at The Royal at 827 Sterling Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Amenities at The Royal at 827 Sterling Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Amenities at The Royal at 827 Sterling Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
827 Sterling Place is on a 17,890-square-foot lot, which allows for developer Haussman to take advantage of the site depth to create larger, spacious units. All units were designed to provide optimal furniture layouts and a sense of openness. The typical one-bedroom averages 655 square feet, with ten units featuring a windowed home office. The typical two-bedroom averages 954 square feet, all of which include two bathrooms with double vanities.
Input Creative Studio responsible for interior design for the property. The Royal at 827 Sterling Place is set in a light color palate, focusing on whites and greys. Finishes include wide plank floors and in-unit washers and dryers.
Residences at The Royal at 827 Sterling Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Residences at The Royal at 827 Sterling Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Construction is expected to reach completion in the first quarter of 2025.
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Why is it set back from the street wall?
I hope the so called affordable units are truly affordable for the majority low income residents, that area is low income, which again I see high income moving in crown heights
These color tones look good and feel warm, with whites and greys according to design principles: Thanks.
76 units total: 23 “affordable”, 53 unaffordable.
Once again, taxpayers subsidize an entire building while only a small percentage of the units are built to be (barely) affordable.