The affordable housing lottery has launched for 23 West Street, a 14-story mixed-use building also addressed as 40 Oak Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by SLCE Architects, the structure yields 216 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 205 units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $54,583 to $103,120.
Permits have been filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at 134 Vanderbilt Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Myrtle and Vanderbilt Avenues, the lot is within walking distance of the Clinton-Washington Avenues subway station, serviced by the G train. Sebastian Mendez of Tankhouse Development is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Façade installation has begun on Four Hudson Square, Disney’s rising 22-story New York headquarters at 137 Varick Street in Hudson Square. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by Silverstein Properties, the 338-foot-tall structure will yield 1.2 million square feet of commercial space. The media giant purchased the rectangular full-block parcel from Trinity Church Real Estate for a total of $650 million, and Skanska was in charge of demolishing four old structures that once occupied the site. Lendlease is constructing the new headquarters, which is bound by Varick Street to the east, Spring Street to the south, Hudson Street to the west, and Vandam Street to the north.
Construction is wrapping up on 7-9 East 30th Street, a 227-foot-tall residential building in the Midtown, Manhattan neighborhood of NoMad. Designed by SWA Architecture and Efrain Perez, and developed by Castellan Real Estate Partners, the 23-story reinforced concrete edifice will yield 41,992 square feet with 54 residences and 2,142 square feet of ground-level retail space. The property is located between Madison and Fifth Avenues and is being built by Titanium Construction Services Inc.
Renderings have been revealed for 185 East 109th Street, a 17-story residential building in East Harlem. Designed by S. Weider Architects, the structure will yield 101 apartments and an assortment of health and wellness amenities. While not confirmed, the building will reportedly debut as a rental property.
