Work is coming to close on 75 South 8th Street, a five-story mixed-use building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Julien Flander and developed by David Weiss under the 6977 South 8th Street LLC, the structure yields ten units with an average scope of 1,600 square feet, as well as a 7,500-square-foot community facility. The project is situated on an interior lot between Berry Street and Wythe Avenue.
Work has begun on a 19-story all-affordable housing complex at 1760 Third Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by Dattner Architects and developed by Breaking Ground, New York’s largest non-profit supportive housing developer, the project involves the conversion of a former dormitory for Hunter College and Baruch College into housing for low-income and formerly homeless individuals with 434 units. The property is located between East 97th and East 98th Streets.
Construction is finishing up on 444 Graham Avenue, a seven-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Developed by Marino Marble & Tiles, the 41,711-square-foot structure yields 57 rental units and 4,560 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is located on a 4,570-square-foot interior lot between Richardson Street to the north and Frost Street to the south, and was formerly occupied by a two-story warehouse operated by the developer.
A formal review by The White Plains Common Council began earlier this month for plans to construct a 14-story residential building at 23-29 Quarropas in White Plains, New York. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by HANAC and Monadnock Development, the structure will serve as the new home for the LOFT Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center. The building will yield 141 affordable rental apartments dedicated to low-income senior citizens, approximately 7,400 square feet of office and clinic space for the organization, and parking for 47 vehicles at-grade and in a garage below street level. The property is alternately addressed as 112-122 Court Street and is located at the southwestern corner of Court and Quarropas Streets.
A new rendering has been revealed for Park Tower, a proposed 47-story residential building at 629 Newark Avenue in the Journal Square section of Jersey City, New Jersey. Designed by C3D Architecture and developed by Namdar Group, the structure can potentially be built as of right, yielding 1,151 rental units, 5,000 square feet of retail space, and 26,000 square feet of office space. The project site is bound by the corner of Newark and Central Avenues to the east and Lott Street to the west, and is currently home to a small surface-level parking lot flanked by several two- and three-story structures.
