Jersey City has been selected by the Biden Administration as one of 13 cities across America to participate in Local Foods, Local Places (LFLP), a federal partnership program. The initiative will support efforts on the community level to use the local food economy to improve quality of life, protect the environment, and reinvest in existing neighborhoods.
Construction is complete on Beckford House and Beckford Tower, a pair of residential buildings in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The 21-story, 215-foot-tall Beckford House is addressed as 301 East 81st Street and also secondarily addressed as 1562 Second Avenue. Its taller 31-story sibling, Beckford Tower, rises across the street at 301 East 80th Street. The architecturally cohesive structures are designed by Studio Sofield and SLCE Architects and developed by Icon Realty Management, with CM & Associates in charge of construction. The two-tower development is located along Second Avenue between East 80th and 81st Streets.
Foundation work is underway for a new five-story residential property at 378 Weirfield Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Designed by Aufgang Architects, the building will comprise 40,476 square feet, with 25,876 square feet designated for residential space. The property will yield 39 rental apartments averaging roughly 663 square feet apiece. The structure will also have a single cellar level and a 38-foot-long rear yard.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 37 Montrose Avenue, a five-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The 7,487-square-foot development has a total of 10 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $71,829 to $139,620.
Full demolition permits have been filed for 1643, 1647, and 1649 First Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Located between East 85th and East 86th Streets, the cumulative 5,625-square-foot site has 75 feet of street frontage.
