Permits have been filed for a six-story homeless shelter at 38-80 11th Street in Long Island City, Queens. Located between 38th Avenues and 40th Avenue, the lot is near the 21 Street-Queensbridge subway station, served by the F train. Matthew Gross of non-profit UBC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed to expand a three-story structure into a six-story residential building at 972 Myrtle Avenue in Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn. Located between Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Throop Avenue, the lot is near the Flushing Avenue subway station, served by the J and M trains. Yehuda Kohn of City Framers Inc. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The Downtown Manhattan Heliport may be receiving a big overhaul in use and design. Located at 6 East River Piers in Downtown Manhattan‘s Financial District, the pier which comprises of nearly two acres of tarmac is mainly used for helicopter tourism. It is one of three public-use heliports, the other two are at West 30th Street and East 34th Street.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 184 Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn. Located between Bedford Avenue and Rogers Avenue, the lot is one block from the Winthrop Street subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. Aviad Rave of Blue Chip Painting and Contracting is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 499 President Street, an eight-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by The Brodsky Organization and Avery Hall Investments, the structure yields 430 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 88 units for residents at 40 to 100 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $31,235 to $167,700.
