Sunset Yards, a ten-story converted factory, is now open for business at 341 39th Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Completed by New Gables Capital, the building will serve as the new home of the Brooklyn Prospect Sunset Yards Elementary School and New York Studio Factory, a coworking venture that provides space for musicians, producers, artists, and small local businesses.
TF Cornerstone this week debuted Luminescence Market, the first grocery store to open within the Hunter’s Point South complex in Hunter’s Point, Queens. The store is located at the foot of 5203 Center Boulevard, a 52-story residential tower that overlooks the East River.
The New York City Council voted Tuesday, November 21 to approve Innovation QNS, a $2 billion mixed-use development that will bring 3,200 apartments to Astoria, Queens. The development team behind the property includes Kaufman Astoria Studios, Silverstein Properties, and BedRock Real Estate Partners, which was forced to price around 1,400 apartments, or nearly half of the planned units, below market rate.
Work is complete on the Stanley Manne Research Institute, a new research and lab facility at the Bronx High School of Science in Bedford Park, The Bronx. Construction was made possible by alumnus Stanley Manne’s $18 million gift to the high school’s alumni association, the largest-ever gift to a New York City public school.
Developers, New York City officials, and community leaders recently joined to celebrate the grand opening of 425 Grand Concourse, a 26-story affordable housing property in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Designed by Dattner Architects and developed by Trinity Financial and local non-profit group MBD Community Housing Corporation, the 300,000-square-foot structure will yield 277 affordable apartments, an educational facility, a health clinic, a supermarket, and a community cultural space.
