Permits have been filed for a nine-story residential building to be used for affordable senior housing at 1356 Fulton Avenue in Morrisania, The Bronx. Located between East 169th Street and East 170th Street, the lot is near the Freeman Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Cornelia Narovici is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a five-story commercial building at 126-87 Willets Point Boulevard in Willets Point, Queens. Located south of the intersection of Willets Point Boulevard and 127th Street, the lot is one block north of the Mets-Willets Point subway station, serviced by the 7 train. New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is nearing completion on Pearl House, a 29-story office-to-residential conversion at 160 Water Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Designed by Gensler and developed by Vanbarton Group, the project involves the addition of three floors atop the parapet of the 24-story structure and the conversion of its 525,000 square feet of office space to yield 588 rental units in studio to two-bedroom layouts, as well as a suite of amenities. Compass Development Marketing Group is the exclusive leasing and marketing partner for the property, which is bound by Pearl, Water, and Fletcher Streets.
Renderings have been revealed for a new biomedical research building on Columbia University‘s medical campus in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the eight-story structure will house biomedical research and lab facilities, as well as symposium and community spaces for the university’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. The property is located at the corner of Audubon Avenue and 167th Street.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for Edgemere Commons, a 17-story mixed-use building at 5123 Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway, Queens. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by The Arker Companies and Slate Property Group, the structure yields 194 affordable apartments, a 23,000-square-foot supermarket, and 133 parking spaces. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 134 units for residents at 30 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $24,480 to $154,080.
