The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1000 Lorimer Street, a 10-story mixed-use building at 840 Lorimer Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by Richard Bienenfeld Architects and developed by Shabsi Parnes, the structure yields 74 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 15 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $105,223 to $198,250.
Construction is nearing topping out on 323 Bergen Street, a seven-story residential building in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by GF55 Partners and developed and built by Avdoo Partners & Development under the Bergen Owner LLC, the 75-foot-tall structure will span 243,000 square feet and yield 105 condominium units with an average scope of 1,307 square feet, and 50 percent of the inventory will be reserved for affordable housing. The property stands on a large multi-parcel assemblage stretching 400 feet along Bergen Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues, with a narrower 45-foot frontage along Dean Street.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 37 South 3rd Street in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located between Wythe Avenue and Kent Avenue, the lot is near the Marcy Avenue subway station, serviced by the J, M, and Z trains. Harel Edery of EDRE Development is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The 30th-tallest building on our year-end construction countdown is 111 Willoughby Street, a 40-story residential tower that has begun to rise in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed byGF55 Architects and developed by The Michaels Organization, Triangle Equities, and Geolo Capital, the 437-foot-tall structure will span 205,000 square feet and yield 227 rental units, a 20,000-square-foot ministry center for the St. Boniface parish, and 1,814 square feet of commercial space. ZDG, LLC is the general contractor for the property, which is located by the intersection of Willoughby Street to the south and Duffield Street to the east.
Permits have been filed for a nine-story residential building at 155 South Elliot Place in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Located between Hanson Place and South Portland Avenue, the lot is near the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station, serviced by the 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R, and LIRR trains. Mendel Berkowitz is listed as the owner behind the applications.
