Articles by Vanessa Londono

Permits Filed for 268 East 2nd Street in the East Village, Manhattan

Permits have been filed for Freedom Village, a 13-story residential building at 268 East 2nd Street in Manhattan’s East Village. Located at the intersection of Avenue C and East 2nd Street, the corner lot is three avenue blocks east of the 2nd Avenue subway station, serviced by the F train. Non-profit Barrier Free Living is listed as the owner behind the applications. YIMBY revealed renderings and details of a housing development at 270 East 2nd Street by this developer in December 2018. It is unclear if the design have changed with this permit filing.

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2735 Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, Manhattan

Permits Filed for 2735 Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem

Permits have been filed for a ten-story mixed-use building at 2735 Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem. Located between West 145th Street and West 146th Street, the interior lot is three blocks from the 145th Street subway station, serviced by the A, B, C, and D trains. Also within walking distance is the 148th Street Lenox Terminal station, serviced by the 3 train. New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Rendering of Rockaway Village via Marvel Architects

Permits Filed for the Third Phase of Rockaway Village in Far Rockaway, Queens

Permits have been filed for three mixed-use buildings at 20-12 and 21-02 Mott Avenue, and 17-21 Redfern Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens. The three structures are part of Phase 3 of the Rockaway Village complex, a five-phase development bringing eight buildings with retail, community facilities, and 1,700 new affordable housing units to an under-utilized area near the Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue subway station, serviced by the A train. Non-profit developer Phipps Houses under the Mott Center, LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. Marvel Architects is listed as the architect of record.

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10 West 55th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

Permits Filed for Morris Adjmi-Designed 10 West 55th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

Permits have been filed for a 24-story mixed-use building at 10 West 55th Street in Midtown, Manhattan. Located between 5th and 6th Avenues, the through lot is close to the 5th Avenue-53 Street subway station, serviced by the E and M trains, and 57th Street station, serviced by the F train. Leonard Wilf of Garden Homes under the 18 West 55th Street, LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. The family behind Garden Homes and Skyline Developers purchased the abutting 9 West 54th Street and 10 West 55th Street lots, a combined 22,500 square feet, for $75 million last year.

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