The affordable housing lottery has launched for 8623 Flatlands Avenue, a four-story residential building in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Designed by RSLN Architecture and developed by Eugene Josovits of 8623 Flatlands Realty LLC, the structure yields 12 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are four units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $73,989 to $198,250.
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has unveiled a new set of renderings of its 4.1-million-square-foot proposal for Freedom Plaza, a potential mixed-use casino development on the border of Murray Hill and Tudor City. Developed by The Soloviev Group, which currently owns the property, in a joint collaboration with Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, plans call for two new residential skyscrapers rising 50 to 60 stories tall with 1,325 apartments, including 510 affordable housing units, as well as two 51-story hotel towers with 1,200 guest rooms split between Banyan Tree and Mohegan branding. A new landscaped waterfront park, a below-grade casino, and a museum would sit beneath the skyscrapers. The 6.5-acre property is the largest undeveloped plot in Manhattan, and is located along First Avenue between East 38th and East 41st Streets, directly south of the United Nations complex.
Exterior work is progressing on 4778 Broadway, a 12-story mixed-use building in Inwood, Manhattan. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Maddd Equities, which purchased the property for $12 million in 2018, the 99,000-square-foot structure will yield 80 affordable housing units and 18,759 square feet of commercial space on the lower levels. M4778 Broadway LLC is listed as the owner and GDI Construction is the general contractor for the project, which rises from a 12,000-square-foot interior parcel by the corner of Broadway and Dyckman Street.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is reviewing a proposal for renovations to 57-59 Christopher Street in Manhattan’s West Village. Designed and assembled by EDG, the proposal is an application to remedy fire damage to the adjoining buildings’ roofs, while adding height to each building’s top floor.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 763 Park Avenue, a four-story residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by S. Wieder Architect and developed by Joel Jakobowitz, the structure yields eight 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 $127,989 to $198,250.
