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401 Dumont Avenue

13-Story, 188-Unit All-Affordable Residential Building Planned At 401 Dumont Avenue, Brownsville

3:00 pm on May 6, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In addition to projects in Fort Greene and Mott Haven, the New York City Housing Authority has released plans for a 13-story, 188-unit all-affordable residential building at approximately 401 Dumont Avenue, located within the Van Dyke Houses complex in Brownsville. The new building, being dubbed Dumont Commons, will rent at below-market rates to individuals and families making 30 to 60 percent of area median income (AMI), according to the New York Times. The project will include an urgent care medical facility, a wellness center, and a daycare-like community facility. Dunn Development is the developer and has ground-lease the site, currently a parking lot, from the city for 60 years. Construction is expected to begin in 2017.

190 East 7th Street

Three-Story, Six-Unit Residential Building Planned at 190 East 7th Street, Kensington

2:00 pm on May 6, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Bay Ridge-based EM Development has filed applications for a three-story, six-unit residential building at 190 East 7th Street, in northern Kensington, located four blocks from the Fort Hamilton Parkway stop on the F/G train. The structure will measure 9,400 square feet, and its residential units should average 1,177 square feet apiece, indicative of condominiums. The apartments will be evenly spaced throughout the building, with each floor hosting two units. There will also be five surface parking spaces, probably located behind the building. Paul Lombardi’s Brooklyn-based Design Studio Associates is the architect of record. The 56-foot-wide lot is currently occupied by a two-and-a-half-story wood-framed house.

295 Douglass Street

Reveal For Three-Story Renovation of Gowanus Arts Building at 295 Douglass Street, Gowanus

11:00 am on May 6, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owners of the Gowanus Arts Building – a three-story, 14,750-square-foot community hub at 295 Douglass Street, in northern Gowanus – are planning to renovate and upgrade their building. The project will see the construction of a theater and gallery on the ground floor, a rooftop vegetable farm, interior renovations to art studios, and exterior upgrades, according to DNAinfo. Spoke the Hub, a nonprofit dance organization, will hold events in the new theater, which will open in early 2017. The roof farm is being dubbed Gowanus Sky Farm and will be designed by Brooklyn Grange. Civic Architecture Workshop is designing the overall project. Construction is expected to begin this summer, although some existing tenants must first move out temporarily.

110 St. Edwards Street

Reveal for 16-Story, 145-Unit All-Affordable Senior Building at 110 St. Edwards Street, Fort Greene

6:00 am on May 6, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in July of 2015, it was revealed that the New York City Housing Authority was planning an all-affordable residential building at 110 St. Edwards Street, located at the corner of Myrtle Avenue within the Ingersoll Houses public housing development, in Fort Greene. Now, a rendering, along with additional details, have been revealed on the building in a report by the New York Times. The building will rise 16 stories and will host 145 below-market rate, senior-exclusive (62-years-old and up) rental apartments. The project, dubbed Ingersoll Senior, will also include a senior center featuring a variety of services. BFC Partners is the developer and will ground-lease the property from the city. Construction is expected to begin next year.

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