255 West 34th Street Tops Out After Work Resumption in Midtown, Manhattan

Construction has topped out on 255 West 34th Street, a 33-story hotel tower on the southern edge of the Garment District in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Stonehill Taylor Architects and developed by Maverick Real Estate Partners, the 397-foot-tall structure was last planned to yield 330 hotel rooms spread across 155,594 square feet. The property is located on an interior lot between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.

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Rendering of 161 Emerson Place, via nyc.gov

City Launches Redevelopment of Emerson-Davis Family Residence at 161 Emerson Place In Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Construction is set to begin on the Emerson-Davis Family Residence at 161 Emerson Place in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Redevelopment efforts will transform the longstanding facility operated by the Institute for Community Living (ICL) into an 11-story, 103-unit building that combines affordable and supportive housing. Designed by Dattner Architects and led by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), ICL, and Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, the $77 million project will yield 61 supportive units for parents with serious mental illness or substance use disorders and 41 affordable apartments for households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. The property is located a the corner of Willoughby Avenue.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 625 Fulton Street and 12 Rockwell Place in Downtown Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 625 Fulton Street and 12 Rockwell Place, a two-building complex in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Fischer Rasmussen Whitefield Architects and developed by Rabsky Group, the project consists of a 35-story mixed-use tower at 625 Fulton Street with 1,098 rental units and a five-story mixed-use structure at 12 Rockwell Place with 52 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 331 units for residents at 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $64,903 to $227,500.

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