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Render of Clarkson Estates, courtesy of New York State

Construction Begins on Clarkson Estates Affordable Housing Project at 329 Clarskson Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn

On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the commencement of construction on Clarkson Estates, a nine-story affordable housing project at 329 Clarkson Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Developed by Empire State Development, the structure will yield 328 apartments, including 164 supportive units for the formerly homeless, as well as a 30,000-square-foot community facility and 80 rentable parking spaces. The project is a part of the state’s Vital Brooklyn initiative, which seeks to address social, economic, and health disparities in Brooklyn.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 318-322 East 32nd Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 318-322 East 32nd Street, a four-story residential building in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by Sander Williams Architect, the structure yields six 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 $68,400 to $227,630.

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Foundations Progress For Two-Tower Development at 1 Java Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

At number 27 on our annual construction countdown is 1 Java Street, a two-tower residential development along the East River in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by Marvel Architects and developed and built by Lendlease, which secured a $360 million construction loan at the end of 2022, the project will yield 834 rental units across the two structures, the taller of which will stand 37 stories and 402 feet tall. Aware Super is the joint developer, INC Architecture & Design is the interior designer for the public areas, and Crème is the interior designer for the townhouse units at the complex, which is alternately addressed as 18 India Street and occupies a full block bound by India Street to the north, Java Street to the south, West Street to the east, and the India Street pier over the East River to the west.

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Construction Reaches Street Level at 18 West 55th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

Foundations have reached street level at 18 West 55th Street, the site of a 26-story residential building in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed and built by Skyline Developers under the 18 West 55th Street LLC, which purchased the property for $83 million in 2017, the 289-foot-tall structure will span 152,084 square feet and yield 97 rental units with an average scope of 1,319 square feet, as well as 6,380 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a 10,343-square-foot cellar level. The development sits on a formerly vacant interior lot next to the Peninsula Hotel between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.

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