211 Elizabeth Street

City Pushes Forward With Affordable Housing Development At 211 Elizabeth Street, Nolita

2:00 pm on August 26, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The Department of Housing and Preservation has applied for a $6 million grant from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation to develop affordable housing at 211 Elizabeth Street/21 Spring Street, in Nolita, where the Elizabeth Street Garden currently operates. According to DNAinfo, the city has had plans to build up to 75 residential units at the vacant site since 2012. In September, the LMDC plans to hold a public hearing for the project.

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10 Bond Street

Façade Wraps Up At Seven-Story, 11-Unit Condo Building At 10 Bond Street, NoHo

12:30 pm on August 26, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Nearly a year ago, YIMBY brought you a construction update on 10 Bond Street, in NoHo, where a seven-story, 11-unit condominium building is being constructed. At that point, the concrete shell had been completed and the façade’s terra cotta was beginning to be installed. Today, we know the exterior of the structure is completely installed, courtesy of photography by Tectonic. SK Development, Ironstate Development and the Chetrit Group are the developers, and Annabelle Selldorf is the designer. Occupancy is expected later this year.

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New York Wheel

Cranes Arrive At New York Wheel Site in St George, Assembly Will Begin In 2016

11:00 am on August 26, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Last month, piling began at the site of the 630-foot-tall New York Wheel, at 155 Richmond Terrace, in Staten Island’s St. George. Now cranes have arrived to assist construction, per the Staten Island Advance. Construction of a 950-space parking garage and the Wheel’s foundation is currently underway, and according to Commercial Observer, parts for the main structure will arrive in February of 2016. Skanska is building the foundation, and Starneth BV is designing.

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491 Myrtle Avenue

Four-Story, Six-Unit Mixed-Use Project Revealed At 491 Myrtle Avenue, Clinton Hill

10:00 am on August 26, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In February, YIMBY reported on filings for a small mixed-use development at 491 Myrtle Avenue, in northern Clinton Hill, and now renderings have surfaced of the four-story, six-unit building, per Fort Greene Focus. The entire building will measure just 4,967 square feet, which includes 1,228 square feet for retail space on the ground floor. Units above will average a rental-sized 623 square feet, two per floor, although the top two units will also share a fifth-floor penthouse. An anonymous LLC is developing, and Issac & Stern Architects is designing. Construction is reportedly underway.

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