After a decade of delays, Triangle Equities finally landed financing and broke ground last month on Lighthouse Point, a sprawling mixed-use project next to the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island. Now, YIMBY has new images of the residential, retail, and office complex under construction on the North Shore.
A combination of zoning and landmarking makes it tough to build office buildings in the Meatpacking District. Despite the hurdles, 860 Washington Street has taken shape at the corner of West 13th Street. YIMBY reader Tectonic recently stopped by the site, and today we have a look at the construction progress.
New building applications were filed yesterday for a seven-story apartment building with ground floor retail at 701 Washington Avenue, on the eastern, Crown Heights side of the commercial thoroughfare.
Uncertainty over the future of the 421-a tax abatement is driving developers to focus on condos and commercial projects, because rentals are hard to finance without the tax break. Yesterday’s crop of filings brought yet another application for a small commercial building in Lower Manhattan. Milwaukee restaurateur and former Soho bar owner Karl Kopp filed plans for a seven-story retail project at 277 Mott Street, between Houston and Prince Streets in Nolita.
Work began last summer on Pacific Park’s second affordable tower at 38 Sixth Avenue. Now YIMBY has a slew of new facade and interior renderings for the building designed by SHoP Architects.
