Articles by Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

All-Affordable Housing Building Tops Out at 63 Stockholm Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn

8:00 am on September 7, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on 63 Stockholm Street, a four-story all-affordable residential building in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Designed by STAT Architecture and developed by RiseBoro Community Partnership and St. Nicks Alliance under the Bushwick Alliance LLC, the 20,111-square-foot structure will yield 20 rental units, a cellar level with bike storage, and a rooftop covered with a photovoltaic canopy. The $10 million project is located on a formerly vacant interior lot between Central and Evergreen Avenues.

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South Battery Park City Resiliency Project Progresses in Lower Manhattan

8:00 am on September 6, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Work is continuing to progress on the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBCRP), an integrated coastal flood risk management system at the southern tip of Battery Park City, Manhattan. Designed by architect and engineer AECOM and developed in a collaboration with the Battery Park City Authority, the $296 million project involves the creation of an elevated, landscaped waterfront esplanade spanning from the Museum of Jewish Heritage to Pier A Plaza, as well as the reconstruction of the Wagner Park Pavilion with a new design by Thomas Phifer and Partners. AECOM-Tishman is building the SBPCR, which is one component of the 3.5-mile-long Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) master plan, which is engineered to reduce the risk of flood damage from sea level rise and storm surges from events like Hurricane Sandy. Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is the owner of the property, which is addressed on permits as 20 Battery Place.

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8 Court Square Completes Construction in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on September 4, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is is complete on 8 Court Square, a 20-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Rose Associates and Werwaiss Properties under the 25-34 Jackson Avenue Property Owner LLC, the 224-foot-tall structure yields 157 rental units in one- to two-bedroom layouts with an average scope of 684 square feet, as well as 10,170 square feet of retail space. Forty-eight of the apartments will be reserved for affordable housing. Cauldwell Wingate served as the general contractor for the property, which is alternately addressed as 27-10 44th Drive and is bound by 44th Drive to the northeast, Jackson Avenue to the northwest, and Thomson Avenue to the west and south.

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Renderings Revealed for 1490 McDonald Ave in Mapleton, Brooklyn

8:00 am on September 3, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for 1490 McDonald Ave, an upcoming 12-story mixed-use building in Mapleton, Brooklyn. Designed by C3D Architecture, the 185,000-square-foot structure will yield office space, a community facility, parking for tenants, a public plaza, and a space for a restaurant and cafe. The 29,500-square-foot trapezoidal property is bound by Washington Cemetery to the north, Avenue M to the south, McDonald Avenue to the east, and a number of low-rise warehouses and commercial facilities to the west.

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372 Wallabout Street Nears Completion in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn

7:30 am on September 3, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on 372 Wallabout Street, a five-story mixed-use building in the Broadway Triangle section of South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Diego Aguilera Architects P.C., the 65-foot-tall structure will span 8,100 square feet and yield six units with an average scope of 867 square feet, as well as 2,900 square feet of community facility space. The building sits on a 2,500-square-foot plot between Throop and Harrison Avenues.

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