Articles by Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Renderings Revealed for Owls Head CSO Facility at 2 2nd Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn

Renderings have been revealed the proposed design and master plan for the Owls Head Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Facility at 2 2nd Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Selldorf Architects in collaboration with Hazen and Sawyer, Brown and Caldwell, and SCAPE Landscape Architecture for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, the facility is planned to yield a 24,750-square-foot head house to support a four-million-gallon underground tank, two acres of public waterfront, and the relocation and redesign of a salt shed for the New York City Department of Sanitation. The project, the second new facility of its type in the borough, would be built along the southern end of the Gowanus Canal on a narrow triangular peninsula, south of the CSO Red Hook site.

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New Renderings Revealed For 930 McCarter Highway in Newark, New Jersey

New renderings have recently been revealed for 930 McCarter Highway, a 25-story residential building under construction in Newark, New Jersey. Designed by MHS Architects and developed by Boraie Development, the 289-foot-tall structure will span 432,650 square feet and yield 265 market-rate rental units, 68 affordable units, 3,750 square feet of commercial and retail space, and a four-story parking garage capable of holding 240 vehicles. The development is rising on a 1.1-acre waterfront plot bound by the Passaic River to the east and the intersection of McCarter Highway and Center Street to the west.

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Work Remains Stalled on 2960 Brighton 4th Street in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn

Construction is stalled on 2960 Brighton 4th Street, a 12-story residential building in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Designed by Dome Architecture for 4th Brighton Realty LLC, the 118-foot-tall structure will span 29,500 square feet and yield 22 condominium units with an average scope of 1,030 square feet, as well as an 8,950-square-foot parking garage for 21 vehicles. The property is located on a 9,450-square-foot plot by the intersection of Brighton 4th Street and Ocean View Avenue.

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Aerial view of Edgemere Commons - Aufgang Architects

Façade Work Nears Completion on Edgemere Commons Building B1 in Far Rockaway, Queens

Exterior work is nearing completion on Edgemere Commons’ second all-affordable housing building at 5119 Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway, Queens. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Tishman Speyer’s TS Communities, the company’s affordable housing development platform, the 247,000-square-foot structure will yield 237 rental apartments in studio to three-bedroom layouts, with 36 reserved for the formerly homeless, as well as 8,000 square feet of retail space and 7,500 square feet of community facility space. The property, also known as Edgemere Commons Building B1, is located between Beach 50th and Beach 53rd Streets, across from its sister development, Building A1.

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Excavation Awaits at 179 22nd Street in South Slope, Brooklyn

Excavation has yet to begin at 179 22nd Street, the site of a proposed 12-story mixed-use building in South Slope, Brooklyn. Designed by Michael Kang Architect, PLLC for E. Home Real Estate, LLC, the 125-foot-tall structure will span approximately 71,800 square feet and yield 84 rental units, ground-floor retail space, a community facility, and 6,727 square feet of enclosed parking for 17 vehicles in the cellar. The property is located at the corner 4th Avenue and 22nd Street.

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