55 Suffolk Street’s Superstructure Rises Above Street Level on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

8:00 am on October 6, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is rising on 55 Suffolk Street, a 30-story mixed-use building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Dattner Architects and developed by Gotham Organization, the 310-foot-tall structure is part of the two-building Broome Street Development complex along with the 16-story 64 Norfolk Street. The complex will span 387,223 square feet and yield 488 rental units, of which 43 percent will be dedicated to permanently affordable housing. Monadnock Construction, Inc. is the general contractor for both developments, which are being built near the intersection of Broome and Norfolk Streets.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 1600 East 19th Street in Midwood, Brooklyn

7:00 am on October 6, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1600 East 19th Street, an eight-story mixed-use residential building in Midwood, Brooklyn. Designed by Studio Gallos and developed by Gabriel Sakass of 1590 East 19th Street LLC, the structure yields 22 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are seven units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,429 to $167,570.

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Permits Filed for 5402 Fort Hamilton Parkway in Borough Park, Brooklyn

6:30 am on October 6, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a seven-story commercial building at 5402 Fort Hamilton Parkway in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Fort Hamilton Parkway and 54th Street, the corner lot is four blocks from the 50th Street subway station, serviced by the D train. Joshua Markovics of Royal Builders Development under the FT 5402 LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Gotham Point’s 57-Story ‘Parcel F’ Tops Out in Hunters Point South, Queens

8:00 am on October 5, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction has topped out on Parcel F, a 57-story 559-foot tall skyscraper in the Gotham Point development in Hunters Point South, Queens. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Gotham Organization, RiseBoro Community Partnership, Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the reinforced concrete structure will yield 689 units alongside a 1,100-seat Intermediate High School built by the School Construction Authority, and Parcel G, its 33-story, 336-foot tall, 443-unit sibling. Gotham Point is located at the confluence of the East River and Newtown Creek, bound by Center Boulevard to the north, 56th Avenue to the east, and 57th Avenue to the west. Handel Architects is also the interior designer while BHDM did the interior for the model apartment only.

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