Articles by Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The new residential buildings at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center. Rendering courtesy of Cord Meyer Development

Three-Building Bay Terrace Residential Complex Begins Construction in Bayside, Queens

8:00 am on June 7, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is underway on three five-story residential buildings at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center in Bayside, Queens. Designed by STUDIO V Architecture and developed by Cord Meyer Development, the structures will add 145 rental units to the 326,445-square-foot shopping complex. The project will replace two surface-level parking lots along 26th Avenue between 210th Place and 212th Street, at the southwest corner of the retail property.

Bushwick, Brooklyn. Photo by Michael Young.

Three New Residential Projects Coming to Bushwick, Brooklyn

7:00 am on June 7, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

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.

289 Kent Avenue. Rendering courtesy of FXColllaborative.

Renderings Revealed For 289 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

8:00 am on June 5, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Renderings have been revealed for 289 Kent Avenue, a 17-story mixed-use building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by FXCollaborative for Web Holdings LLC, the 301,000-square-foot structure is slated to yield 280 rental apartments, with 70 dedicated to affordable housing. The project will also include ground-floor retail, commercial space, and community facility space. The property is located at the southeast corner of Kent Avenue and South 1st Street, directly across from the Domino Sugar redevelopment master plan.

Pfizer HQ’s Residential Conversion, Expansion Progresses at 219-229 East 42nd Street in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 4, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Work is moving along on the office-to-residential conversion and expansion of the former Pfizer headquarters at 229 East 42nd Street in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Gensler and developed by Metro Loft Development and David Werner Real Estate Investments, the project involves the gut renovation and full re-cladding of the 33-story tower, along with the construction of a 19-story vertical expansion of the adjacent building at 219 East 42nd Street. The conversion will yield 1,600 rental apartments, with 25 percent reserved for affordable housing, as well as ground-floor retail space and 100,000 square feet of amenities. The abutting properties are located at the northwestern corner of East 42nd Street and Second Avenue.

The Grandline. Designed by MHS Architecture.

510-Unit Mixed-Use Complex ‘The Grandline’ Approved for Palisades Park, New Jersey

8:00 am on June 3, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The Palisades Park Planning Board has granted approval for The Grandline, a sprawling mixed-use complex with two residential towers in Bergen County, New Jersey. Designed by MHS Architecture and developed by March Associates, the 19- and 17-story structures will yield a combined 510 apartments, including 102 units dedicated to affordable housing. The project will also feature a hotel, a wellness center, and a two-story, 175,000-square-foot shopping plaza straddling a landscaped public esplanade. LEEMS Corp. is listed as the owner, and Melillo Bauer Carman is the landscape architect for the 6.2-acre property, which is bounded by West Ruby Avenue to the north, Route 46 to the south, and Grand Avenue to the east.

Four New Residential Buildings Coming to Crotona, The Bronx

7:00 am on June 3, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

YIMBY recently visited Crotona, The Bronx to check on four low-rise residential buildings that are either under construction or have been recently completed. All are located around the northern end of Crotona Park, within a short walk of the elevated 174th Street subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. The projects will introduce more than 250 housing units to the historically working-class neighborhood, which is seeing a steady increase in affordable residential construction in recent years.

Rendering courtesy of Inglese Architecture + Engineering.

Renderings Reveal Phase One Of Hoboken Housing Authority Redevelopment in Hoboken, New Jersey

8:00 am on June 2, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Renderings were recently revealed for the first phase in Hoboken Housing Authority’s sweeping plan to redevelop or modernize every public housing unit in Hoboken, New Jersey. The project aims to either rebuild or significantly rehabilitate six separate housing complexes originally constructed between 1940 and 1979, carrying out a one-for-one replacement of all 1,354 units.

New Brunswick, New Jersey. Image courtesy of https://www.liveat50neilson.com/photogallery

New Residential, Commercial Developments Coming to New Brunswick, New Jersey

7:30 am on June 2, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

YIMBY visited the sites of four new developments joining the wave of residential and commercial construction in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The projects are located in the downtown area and by Buccleuch Park along the Raritan River, and will introduce nearly 300 housing units and new administrative space for Middlesex County.

8 Carlisle Street. Designed by Handel Architects.

8 Carlisle Street Passes the Halfway Mark in Financial District, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 1, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is quickly progressing on 8 Carlisle, a 64-story residential skyscraper at 8 Carlisle Street in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Grubb Properties and Pink Stone Capital, the 789-foot-tall structure will span 326,221 square feet and yield 462 residential units. The project will also include 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 60-foot-long rear yard. The property is alternately addressed as 111 Washington Street and located at the corner of Washington and Carlisle Streets, just south of the World Trade Center complex.

Looking west on Northern Boulevard between Corona and East Elmhurst, Queens. Photo by Michael Young

Four New Residential Projects Coming to Corona and East Elmhurst, Queens

7:30 am on June 1, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

YIMBY recently checked in on the progress of four new residential projects in Corona and East Elmhurst, Queens. The developments are located near Northern Boulevard and will add 188 units to the neighborhoods. All four properties are within proximity of the 7 train at the elevated 111th Street station along Roosevelt Avenue.

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