YIMBY visited three mid-rise developments that were recently completed in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Flatbush, as well as the sites of two projects that have yet to commence construction. The structures range from six to eight stories and are located within walking distance of the 2, 5, and Q trains.
Construction is complete on 45 Lenox Road, an eight-story residential building between Bedford and Flatbush Avenues in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Designed by Studio Gallos and developed by Bluejay Management, the structure yields 43 rental units, with 14 affordable units for residents earning 130 percent of the area median income (AMI).
The following photos show a straightforward massing with a lone setback on the western side of the eighth floor. The façade is composed of gray brick surrounding a grid of windows and glass doors leading to large balconies on floors three through seven. The lot line walls are windowless and clad in EIFS.
45 Lenox Road. Photo by Michael Young.
45 Lenox Road. Photo by Michael Young.
45 Lenox Road. Photo by Michael Young.
45 Lenox Road. Photo by Michael Young.
45 Lenox Road. Photo by Michael Young.
45 Lenox Road. Photo by Michael Young.
The property was formerly occupied by an open-air parking lot, as seen in the below Google Street View image from before work began in 2022. The building is located in close proximity to the Q train at the Parkside Avenue station, at the southeast corner of Prospect Park.
45 Lenox Road. Image: Google
One block to the east, work is also complete on 161 Lenox Road, a seven-story residential building between Bedford and Rogers Avenues in Prospect Lefferts Garden. Designed by Syndicate Architecture and developed by IDS Management, the 74-foot-tall structure spans 47,000 square feet and yields 62 rental units. The project also includes around 9,000 square feet of community facility space, a cellar level, a 30-foot long rear yard, and 31 enclosed parking spaces.
The following photos show a distinctive multifaceted massing with four staggered columns that protrude from the main southern elevation. Balconies wrap around these angular volumes on floors three through seven, and landscaping is visible atop the flat roof.
161 Lenox Road. Photo by Michael Young.
161 Lenox Road. Photo by Michael Young.
The property was formerly occupied by two three-story row homes and a vacant lot, as seen in the below Google Street View image from before the start of demolition. The building is located between the Church Avenue station, served by the 2 and 5 trains, and the Parkside Avenue station, served by the Q train.
161 Lenox Road. Image: Google
Work is also complete on 2700 Church Avenue, six-story mixed-use building at the corner of Church and Rogers Avenues in Flatbush. Designed by NY Building Associates Inc. and developed by Yanky Geldzahler under the 2700 Church Realty LLC, the 65-foot-tall structure spans 22,858 square feet and yields 16 rental units with an average scope of 704 square feet. The project also includes 4,100 square feet of community facility space and 1,492 square feet of commercial space.
The following photos show a consistent rectangular massing up to the sixth floor, with several setbacks above creating space for terraces. The façade is composed of smooth white paneling surrounding ribbon windows on the first two stories, followed by a tan cementitious envelope with vertical fluting on the upper levels. Thick brown cornices cap the roof line.
2700 Church Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
2700 Church Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
2700 Church Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
2700 Church Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
The property was formerly occupied by a two-story structure and an open-air parking lot, as seen in the below Google Street View image from before the start of demolition. The building is located one block west of the Church Avenue station, served by the 2 and 5 trains.
2700 Church Avenue. Image: Google
Work has yet to begin at 1580 Nostrand Avenue, site of a planned residential building at the corner of Nostrand Avenue and Albermale Road in Flatbush. An excavator sits idly on the empty lot, which has sat undeveloped following the demolition of its former one-story occupant in the summer of 2015.
1580 Nostrand Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
The property was initially planned to give rise to a 23-story, 241-foot-tall residential structure developed by Hello Living with 153 condominium units. The following outdated renderings from 2015 show a distinctive triangular massing with stepped setbacks on the northern elevation, and a tall central cutout spanned by walkways.
Outdated rendering of 1580 Nostrand Avenue. Designed by Hello Living.
1580 Nostrand Avenue, rendering by Loadingdock5
1580 Nostrand Avenue, rendering by Loadingdock5
1580 Nostrand Avenue, rendering by Loadingdock5
1580 Nostrand Avenue.
The following proposed design emerged a few years later, calling for a six-story building yielding 209 units. Designed by Vincent Martineau Architect and dubbed Hello Nostrand, the project would have featured a U-shaped massing lined with long balconies on the outer faces and interior elevations overlooking a central courtyard. The building was aiming for a 2019 completion date, but never began construction.
Updated rendering of Hello Nostrand
The architectural design was intended to emulate the adjacent residential building at 2902 East Albemarle Road. As of today, no updated renderings or plans have been released for the project.
Rendering of landscaped courtyard at Hello Nostrand (1580 Nostrand Avenue)
Work has also yet to get underway at 858–866 Rogers Avenue, site of a proposed six-story commercial building at the corner of Rogers Avenue and Erasmus Street in Flatbush. The property sits cleared of its former two-story commercial and residential occupants, which were demolished beginning in 2022.
858-866 Rogers Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
The following renderings from S. Wieder Architect show the structure abutting the completed seven-story building at 2605 Snyder Avenue. The building was planned to feature a light gray façade surrounding a staggered grid of ribbon windows and floor-to-ceiling glass at the corner. A setback on the sixth floor would have created space for a landscaped terrace.
Rendering of 2605 Snyder Avenue (left) and 858-866 Rogers Avenue (right). Courtesy of S. Wieder Architect.
Rendering of 2605 Snyder Avenue (left) and 858-866 Rogers Avenue (right). Courtesy of S. Wieder Architect.
It remains unclear whether 858–866 Rogers Avenue will eventually be constructed as planned.
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Lots mediocrity at best, but 161 Lenox Road is kind of cool.
Yes, 161 Lenox Road sure has lots of pizazz, or is that pizzazz..? 🙂
Agreed. Would look nice with a small retail space instead of the garage or even next to it
I’m not sure your apartment unit count at 2700 Church Street is correct. 22ksf at 700sf per unit would mean 30 units, not the 16 cited. Unless a few of the apartments are very large penthouses?
The density is laughable. There is so much more room for growth.
Although I consider myself a preservationist I can’t ibject to building housing on a parking lot snd can only mildly object to doing so in the site if two non-landmarked row houses. However I CAN object to saying that Lenox Road is in PLG; it isn’t. PLG ends at Clarkson Avenue.