YIMBY went to see four residential projects that recently completed construction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The properties are located north of Grand Street, west of Woodpoint Road/Bushwick Avenue, and on the southeastern side of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), and yield a combined 41 units.
Construction is finished on a new adult fitness area at Shoelace Park in Wakefield, The Bronx. The $1.7 million capital project converted outdated bocce courts into a concentrated fitness hub near East 225th Street, with ten exercise components, five of which are fully accessible to patrons with disabilities. The project also includes new seating, security lighting, shade trees, and reconstructed paths connecting the space to the rest of the park. Shoelace Park runs from East Gun Hill Road to East 230th Street as part of the Bronx River Greenway.
Permits have been filed for a ten-story mixed-use building at 101 Lake Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn. Located between Avenue S and Kings Highway, the lot is near the Kings Highway subway station, served by the F train. Joel Landau of Emerald Developers is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is complete on The Henry, an 18-story residential building at 211 West 84th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects and developed by Naftali Group, the 209-foot-tall structure spans 154,598 square feet and yields 45 condominium units with an average scope of 3,371 square feet. The project also includes 2,898 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a cellar level, and a 17-vehicle parking garage. Hill West Architects as the architect of record for the property, which is located at the corner of West 84th Street and Broadway.
Renderings have been revealed for the renovation of Christie’s auction house at 20 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) and INC Architecture & Design, the project will revamp three levels with a new sales room, expanded private viewing areas, upgraded warehouses, and improved circulation between the galleries. The lobby and entrance will also be renovated. The 310,000-square-foot property is located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
