The affordable housing lottery has launched for 280 Meeker Avenue, an eight-story mixed-use building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by NY Building Associates Inc. and developed by Cheskie Weiss under the Withers Tower LLC, the structure yields 69 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 21 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $100,252 to $198,250.
Construction is continuing to progress on 59 Henry Street, a 19-story mixed-use building in Two Bridges, Manhattan. Designed by S9 Architecture and developed by W & L Group, the 227-foot-tall structure topped out in the spring and will span nearly 98,000 square feet and yield 80 rental units with an average scope of 714 square feet, as well as 40,305 square feet of community facility space on the first five stories, 26 enclosed parking spaces, a penthouse, and a cellar level. Front Wave Construction is the general constructor for the project, which is located between Catherine and Market Streets.
Construction is finishing up on The Yellowstone, an 11-story residential building at 69-65 Yellowstone Boulevard in Forest Hills, Queens. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Slate Property Group and Grobman-Gross Properties, the 182,000-square-foot structure yields 166 apartments in one- to two-bedroom layouts with 50 units designated as affordable housing, as well as a 50,000-square-foot Trader Joe’s, space for a bank branch, and 186 enclosed parking spaces. MNS Real Estate is leading leasing and marketing and SD Builder and Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by Queens Boulevard to the northeast, Yellowstone Boulevard to the northwest, 69th Road to the southeast, and Gerard Place to the southwest.
Developer LCOR has closed on a $94 million loan to complete a 28-story residential tower in New Rochelle, New York. The property is located at 247 North Avenue and is on track to debut as one of the largest buildings to incorporate a geothermal system for heating and cooling interior spaces.
Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 2026 Honeywell Avenue in West Farms, The Bronx. Located between East 178th and East 179th Streets, the lot is near the West Farms Square East Tremont Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Yoel Klein under the Boinen LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
