The Symon Finishes Construction at 76 Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn Heights

7:30 am on August 16, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is now complete on The Symon, a 13-story condominium building at 76 Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn Heights. Designed by Colberg Architecture and developed by Lonicera Partners, Orange Management, and The Davis Companies, the property features 59 units with interiors by Studio DB, which also led the design of the façade. The project is located between Boerum Place and Court Street, along the border with Boerum Hill.

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150 Lenox Road in Flatbush, Brooklyn. All images courtesy of NYC Housing Connect

Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 150 Lenox Road in Flatbush, Brooklyn

6:30 am on August 16, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 150 Lenox Road, an eight-story residential building in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by BDF Design with interiors by BEAM Architects and developed by Promont NYC, the structure yields 42 residences, ground-floor community facility space, and parking for seven vehicles. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 13 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $76,286 to $167,570.

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685 Fifth Avenue. Rendering via Marin Architects

685 Fifth Avenue’s Ten-Story Addition Tops Out in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on August 15, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction has topped out on the ten-story addition atop 685 Fifth Avenue, a 100,000-square-foot office-to-condominium conversion in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Marin Architects and developed SHVO in partnership with Deutsche Finance, the $135 million project will yield 69 condominium units designed by March and White Design and managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, as well as retail space with Fifth Avenue frontage marketed by Brookfield Properties. Coach, Stuart Weitzman, and TAG Heuer currently operate their stores on the lower floors of the edifice while work progresses above.

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260 Bowery Completes Construction in Nolita, Manhattan

7:30 am on August 15, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is complete on 260 Bowery, an eight-story residential building in Nolita, Manhattan. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Nexus Building Development, Inc., the 85-foot-tall structure yields a collection of three- to four-bedroom full-floor residences with a duplex penthouse on the top levels with sales and marketing led by BLU Marketing and branding by Flying Machine. The property is located between Houston and Stanton Streets, directly across from the New Museum.

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