The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Y Garden, an eight-story residential building at 11-24 31st Drive in Astoria, Queens. Designed by S. Wieder Architect and developed by Meshulem Twersky, the structure yields 101 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 16 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $105,223 to $181,740.
Last week, Rockefeller Center celebrated the opening of Skylift at Top of The Rock, a new open-air attraction at 30 Rockefeller Center in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed in collaboration between architect Richard J. DeMarco, AIA, principal of MADGI, and experiential designer THG Creative, the experience hoists visitors to nearly 900 feet above street level on a revolving platform, providing unobstructed 360-degree views of New York City. 30 Rockefeller Center is bound by Sixth Avenue, Rockefeller Plaza, and West 49th and West 50th Streets.
Exterior work is progressing on Prospect House, a five-story residential building at 228-236 13th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Designed by Dome Architecture, Design & Engineering and developed by Robert Saffayeh under the 205 14th Street LLC, the 50-foot-tall structure will span 32,751 square feet and yield 28 condominium units in one- to three-bedroom layouts with an average scope of 1,169 square feet, as well as a cellar level, 22 enclosed parking spaces, six open parking spaces, and a 30-foot-long rear yard. The property is situated on an interior lot between 4th and 5th Avenues.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 368-372 East 194th Street, one five-story, ten-unit building and one five-story, eight-unit residential building in Fordham, The Bronx. Designed by Pirooz Soltanizadeh’s Royal Engineering and developed by Chee Wong’s TNE Buildings, the structures yield 18 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are seven units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $110,880 to $218,010.
