Articles by Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

218 Front Street Nears Completion in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn

Exterior work is finishing up on 218 Front Street, a seven-story, two-building residential complex in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by S. Wieder Architect and developed and built by Chess Builders, the project will yield 218 rental apartments with 66 affordable housing units, as well as 350 square feet of commercial space and 180 square feet of community space on the ground floor. The property is bound by Front Street to the north and York Street to the south, and was formerly occupied by a one-story industrial warehouse and an open-air lumber yard.

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185 Chrystie Street Tops Out on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

Construction has topped out on 185 Chrystie Street, a 17-story residential building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by GF55 Partners and developed by Omnia Group and Naveh Shuster, the 175-foot-tall structure will span 75,000 square feet and yield 57 units and ground-floor retail space. The property is located between Stanton and Rivington Streets, directly across from Sara D. Roosevelt Park.

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Foundations Underway at 270 East 2nd Street in Manhattan’s East Village

Foundation work is underway at 270 East 2nd Street, the site of a 12-story mixed-use building in Manhattan’s East Village. Designed by JCJ Architecture and developed by the non-profit Barrier Free Living, the 65,000-square-foot structure will yield 74 housing units and administrative offices for the organization, which provides both temporary and permanent housing for survivors of domestic violence with disabilities. 270 East 2nd Street Partners, LLC is listed as the owner for the $30 million project, which is located on an interior lot between Avenue C and D, directly across from Gustave Hartman Square.

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280 East Houston Street Tops Out In Manhattan’s East Village

Construction has topped out on 280 East Houston Street, a 12-story residential building in Manhattan’s East Village. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by SMA Equities, the structure will span 224,809 square feet and yield 157 apartments with an average scope of 1,324 square feet, as well as 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 1,300 square feet for a community facility. Whitehall Interiors is the interior designer for the project, which is located on an elongated trapezoidal interior lot between Avenue A and Avenue B. REAL New York is handling marketing and leasing for the project.

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25-01 Queens Plaza North Tops Out in Long Island City, Queens

Construction has topped out on 25-01 Queens Plaza North, a 28-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Grubb Properties, which purchased the property for $63 million in 2021, the 311-foot-tall structure will yield 417 rental units with 124 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 7,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The project is located between Crescent and 27th Streets, directly adjacent to the elevated Queensboro Plaza station serving the 7, N, and W trains.

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