Housing Lottery Launches for Coney Island Phase 2 at 2938 West 16th Street in Coney Island, Brooklyn

7:00 am on November 8, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Coney Island Phase 2, a ten-story mixed-use building at 2938 West 16th Street in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Designed by S9 Architecture and developed by BFC Partners, the structure yields 376 residences, commercial space, and 57 parking spaces. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 299 units for residents at 30 to 120 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $17,006 to $210,120.

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Aloft Hotel’s Glass Façade Nears Completion at 450 Eleventh Avenue in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

8:00 am on November 7, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Façade work is nearing the finish line on 450 Eleventh Avenue, a 51-story hotel skyscraper in Hudson Yards. Designed by DSM Design Group and developed by Marx Development Group, the 642-foot-tall structure will house a 379-room Aloft Hotel along with guest amenities such as a business center, a ballroom, and a fourth-floor restaurant with a bar and outdoor terrace. Custom Metalcrafters supplied the curtain wall and Atria Builders is the general contractor for the project, which is located at the corner of West 37th Street and Eleventh Avenue, directly across from the Jacob K. Javits Center.

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Excavation Underway at 1187 Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

7:30 am on November 7, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Excavation and pilings are underway at 1187 Fulton Street, the site of a four-story mixed-use building near the border of Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning, PC and developed in a partnership by the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation and St. Nicks Alliance, the 45-foot-tall structure will span 5,115 square feet and yield three affordable units with an average scope of 1,220 square feet, as well as 1,456 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a cellar level, and a 30-foot-long rear yard. Dekalb Commons NY LLC listed as the owner and Shamus Contracting Co. Inc. is the general contractor for the project, which is located between Spencer Place and Bedford Avenue.

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Artist Jocelyn Goode’s “The Return of the Horse Whisperers,” on Rockaway Avenue, courtesy of Rubenstein

Public Art Installation Debuts at 326 Rockaway Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn

7:00 am on November 7, 2023 By Max Gillespie

ArtBridge, Slate Property Group, and RiseBoro Community Partnership have introduced “Brownsville Reflections: Past, Present, Future,” a 600-foot-long public art installation at 326 Rockaway Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Part of the City Canvas pilot program, the exhibition showcases the talents of local artists Jocelyn Goode, Laurent Chevalier, and Sophia Victor on the construction barriers of an upcoming affordable housing project.

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