Permits have been filed to vertically and horizontally expand a three-story structure into a four-story residential building at 109 South 3rd Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located between Berry Street and Bedford Avenue, the lot is within walking distance of the Bedford Avenue subway station, serviced by the L train. Joseph Spiegel under the 109 South 3rd LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Façade installation has reached the Art Deco-inspired crown of Monogram New York, a 35-story residential skyscraper at 135 East 47th Street in Midtown East. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Navigation Capital Group, the 500-foot-tall structure will yield 191 condominium units designed by Shanghai-based Neri & Hu in studio to two-bedroom penthouse layouts, as well as 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Anthology Group is the hospitality partner and Cauldwell Wingate is the general contractor for the tower, which is located between Lexington and Third Avenues. CORE is handling sales and marketing of the units with asking prices ranging from under $1 million to $5 million for the four-bedroom penthouses.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 1319 East New York Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Located between Howard Avenue and Lincoln Place, the lot is near the Sutter Avenue-Rutland Road subway station, serviced by the 2, 3, and 4 trains. Meilech Friedman of Lincoln Residence NY LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 596 Metropolitan Avenue, a six-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Peter Pizzimenti and developed by Joel Schwartz, the structure yields 12 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 $104,880 to $156,130.
Excavation is set to begin at 239 Nevins Street, the site of a potential 260,000-square-foot residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Developed by Charney Companies and Tavros Capital, which purchased the property from Atkins & Breskin for $13.47 million in a deal brokered by CBRE, the project’s scope includes 26,465 square feet of air rights acquired from an adjacent building. The lot, also addressed as 251 Douglas Street, was formerly occupied by a 10,000-square-foot one-story garage and is located at the corner of Nevins and Douglas Streets.
