Construction has topped out on 1663 East New York Avenue, an eight-story residential building in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Designed by Frank J. Quatela Architects and developed by Like Minded People LLC, the 85-foot-tall structure will span 29,085 square feet and yield 42 rental apartments with an average scope of 692 square feet. The formerly vacant property is located at the corner of East New York and Christopher Avenues.
Construction is progressing on 824 56th Street, a six-story residential building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Henry 824 LLC is listed as the owner of the nearly 70-foot-tall, 9,430-square-foot project, which is slated to yield six units, a community facility, a 407-square-foot rooftop, and a cellar level. The property is located on a 2,000-square-foot interior lot between 8th and 9th Avenues.
Construction is wrapping up on 2440 Fulton Street, a five-story commercial building in East New York, Brooklyn. Designed by Marvel Designs and developed by The Leser Group along with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYEDC), the 400,000-square-foot structure will serve as the home of the New York City Department of Social Services’ (DSS) Human Resources Administration with Class A office space for more than 1,100 employees. The building will also offer 80,000 square feet of private-market commercial space, ground-floor retail space, and enclosed parking for 300 vehicles. The property was formerly occupied by a two-story school building that was demolished following the operating institutions’ relocation, and is bound by Fulton Street to the north, Herkimer Street to the south, and Van Sinderen Avenue to the east.
Work is progressing on 650 First Avenue, an 11-story office-to-residential conversion and expansion in Murray Hill, Manhattan. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Lalezarian Properties under the First and River LLC, the project involves the interior overhaul of a 120-year-old commercial building and the construction of four new stories above its parapet, bringing its height to 125 feet. The structure will span 100,000 square feet and yield 111 units. The property is located at the northeast corner of First Avenue and East 37th Street.
New renderings have been revealed for 80 Clarkson Street, a 37- and 45-story two-tower residential complex under construction along the Hudson River waterfront in Manhattan’s West Village. Designed by COOKFOX Architects with SLCE Architects as the architect of record and developed by Zeckendorf Development, Atlas Capital Group, and The Baupost Group, the 400- and 450-foot tall buildings will yield around 650,000 square feet of space with over 100 condominium units, nearly 37,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, and enclosed parking for 69 vehicles. The 1.3-acre, $1.25 billion development is bound by Clarkson Street to the north, West Houston Street to the south, West Street to the west, and a separate 19-story structure at 570 Washington Street rising on the same city block along Washington Street to the east.
