Articles by Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New Renderings Revealed For 20-Acre Metropolitan Park Proposal in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen recently unveiled new renderings for Metropolitan Park, a 20-acre park on the former site of Shea Stadium in Flushing MeadowsCorona Park, Queens. Designed in collaboration between SHoP Architects and Field Operations, the park is part of the 50-acre, $8 billion plan to transform the parking lots on the western side of Citi Field into a mixed-use casino and hotel complex. The development is bound by Shea Road to the north and west, Roosevelt Avenue to the south, and Citi Field, Seaver Way, and Mets Plaza to the east.

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Exterior Work Continues on 2 Bushwick Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Exterior work is progressing on 2 Bushwick Avenue, a three-story commercial building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by ROART for EMC2 Bushwick LLC, which purchased the parcel for $2.2 million in 2014, the 12,655-square-foot structure will yield two levels of retail space and one level of office space. The property was formerly occupied by a gas station at the corner of Bushwick and Metropolitan Avenues. REAL New York is marketing the commercial space.

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New Diagram Posted for 85 4th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn

Demolition is complete at 85 4th Avenue, the site of a 13-story mixed-use building in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Designed by James Shannon of Strekte Corp. for Harry Einhorn under the 85 4th Avenue LLC, the 125-foot-tall structure will span 176,757 square feet and yield 193 rental units with an average scope of 647 square feet, as well as 5,415 square feet of commercial space, 1,996 square feet of community facility space, a cellar level, and 79 enclosed parking spaces. The property is located between St. Mark’s Place to the north and Warren Street to the south.

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Residential Conversion and Expansion Underway at 285 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn

Construction is progressing on 285 Schermerhorn Street, an office-to-residential conversion and expansion in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by GF55 Architects and developed by Urban Development Partners under the 285 Schermerhorn LLC, the project involves the expansion of the existing seven-story office building to 13 floors, doubling its scope to 105,000 square feet, and will yield 71 condominium units along with commercial and retail space. The property is located on an interior lot between Bond and Nevins Streets.

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Rendering of The Lirio. Designed by CetraRuddy

Excavation Underway for Lirio At 364 West 54th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

Excavation and pilings are underway for Lirio, a nine-story all-affordable housing building at 364 West 54th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by The Hudson Companies in collaboration with Housing Works, and supported by the New York City Department of Housing and Preservation and the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), the structure will yield 112 permanently affordable units, nearly 30,000 square feet of office space for the MTA, and ground-floor retail space along Ninth Avenue. The property is alternately addressed as 806 Ninth Avenue and is situated at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and West 54th Street.

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