YIMBY recently visited three new residential developments across Bushwick, Brooklyn. All are located between Wyckoff and Irving Avenues in close proximity to the DeKalb Avenue station, served by the L train, and will add nearly 150 units to the developing neighborhood.
Construction is finished on 1601 DeKalb Avenue, a nine-story, two-building residential complex with frontage on both DeKalb Avenue and Hart Street. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Camber Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership, the structure yields 127 affordable housing units in studio to three-bedroom layouts, with 45 reserved for stable housing. The $75 million project also includes on-site supportive services for young families.
Façade installation finished since our last construction update last September, when hoists were still attached to each of the reinforced concrete buildings. All scaffolding has been removed, revealing the finished look of the gray brick exterior, which includes sections with a decorative rough-hewn texture.
1601 Dekalb Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
1601 Dekalb Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
1601 Dekalb Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
1601 Dekalb Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
1601 Dekalb Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
1601 Dekalb Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
1601 Dekalb Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
1601 Dekalb Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
1601 Dekalb Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
1601 Dekalb Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
1601 DeKalb Avenue was the first project to take shape under a rezoning initiative by local elected officials, Brooklyn Community Board Four, and various community stakeholders. Units are divided into 33 studios, 52 one-bedroom, 24 two-bedroom, and 18 three-bedroom units. The project was engineered to meet the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria and features all-electric heating and cooling systems. Amenities include 24/7 security, bike storage, community rooms, and an open landscaped courtyard between the two structures.
Construction is rising on 316 Stockholm Street, a four-story residential building. Designed by TL Engineering for Frank Gagliardo, the 41-foot-tall structure will yield eight rental units with an average scope of 682 square feet. The project will also include a cellar level and a 39-foot-long rear yard.
The first two stories have been built behind the sidewalk shed and wooden fencing. Based on its modest scope, the building should top out sometime this summer.
316 Stockholm Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The following elevation diagram from the construction board shows a straightforward massing culminating in a flat roof with a bulkhead. The façade will be composed of brick with decorative stone accents surrounding a grid of rectangular windows and glass doors leading to a stack of balconies.
Completion is slated for fall 2027, as noted on site.
316 Stockholm Street. Photo by Michael Young.
Work is nearing completion on 917 Hart Street, another four-story residential building. Designed by Philip Toscano Architects for Paul Caine, the 55-foot-tall structure will yield seven rental units with an average scope of 716 square feet. The project will also include a cellar level and a 33-foot-long rear yard.
The structure is topped out and clad in black metal paneling with a ridged texture. The fenestration is composed of windows with black frames and glass doors leading to balconies on levels two through four. Work is still finishing up on the first story, which remains obscured behind construction fencing. YIMBY expects construction to wrap up sometime later this year.
917 Hart Street. Photo by Michael Young.
917 Hart Street. Photo by Michael Young.
917 Hart Street. Photo by Michael Young.
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1601 DeKalb took a long time to finish, and it’s kind of weird but in a boring way. 917 Hart is curious in that it replaces a midcentury row house. Bushwick keeps getting new projects and the designs are a mixed bag of decent and dull.