Brookfield Properties recently celebrated the opening of Bankside Park, a new public park in Mott Haven, The Bronx. The park is part of the 4.3-acre Bankside development and provides the community with direct access to the Harlem River waterfront for the first time in over a century. Hill West is the design architect for the Bankside master plan.
CityPickle, a New York-based pickleball company, has been selected by New York City Parks for the revitalization of Brooklyn Anchorage Plaza in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. The 60,000-square-foot area, located beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, consists of three sections: Old Fulton Street Yard, Washington Street Yard, and Ash Alley. CityPickle plans to invest $2 million into the revitalization project, and work is expected to begin in 2025.
Construction is complete on Casa Celina, a 16-story affordable housing building at 1810 Watson Avenue in Soundview, The Bronx. Named for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s mother Celina Báez, the structure offers 204 affordable apartments targeted at older adults. It was built in collaboration between Xenolith Partners, The Kretchmer Companies, ELH Management, and JASA, and was designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning.
Work is nearing completion on The Bisby, a 34-story residential building at 30 Park Lane North in the Newport section of Jersey City, New Jersey. Developed by the LeFrak Organization with interiors designed by Woods Bagot Architects, the structure will yield 385 units in studio to three-bedroom layouts, including many with private balconies.
New renderings have been revealed for One Park Point, a 13-story residential building that is close to completing construction at 11 Ocean Parkway in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. Developed by Focus Property Group, a subsidiary of JEMB Realty, the new development is designed by FXCollaborative with interiors by INC Architecture & Design, and both collaborated with Woods Bagot for the amenities collection. Leasing and marketing is being handled exclusively by MNS Real Estate.
