The affordable housing lottery has launched for 655 Union Street, a 13-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by L+Z Architecture and developed by Avery Hall and Gindi Capital, the structure yields 193 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 50 units for residents at 40 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $33,772 to $218,010.
Permits have been filed for a four-story mixed-use building to be used as a transient hotel at 4932 Arthur Kill Road in Charleston, Staten Island. Located between South Bridge Street and Richmond Valley Road, the lot is near the Richmond Valley subway station, served by the Staten Island Railway. Nirmal Singh under the Richmond Valley Rd LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The Vessel has officially reopened to the public in Hudson Yards, Manhattan following the completion of safety modifications to the beleaguered attraction. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick of Heatherwick Studio and developed by Related Companies, the 15-story honeycomb of staircases stands 150 feet tall as the centerpiece of the first phase of Hudson Yards, and originally opened along with the complex in March 2019. However, access to the attraction was shuttered in July 2021 following a string of suicides from its elevated platforms. Earlier this year, work began on a safety system consisting of steel mesh netting stretched between the openings in the structure, and the revamped attraction is now back to operation.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 2077 Ryer Avenue, a 12-story residential building in Tremont, The Bronx. Designed by S. Wieder Architect and developed by The Vaja Group, the structure yields 93 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 58 units for residents at 125 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $120,515 to $218,010.
Permits have been filed to horizontally expand a three-story residential building at 1126 Ward Avenue in Soundview, The Bronx. Located between Watson Avenue and Westchester Avenue, the lot is near the Elder Avenue subway station, serviced by the 6 train. Aron Stark of MSH Equities LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
