Brooklyn

205 Montague Street. Photo by Michael Young.

Demolition Prep Underway for 47-Story Skyscraper at 205 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Crews are prepping for demolition at 205 Montague Street, the site of a 47-story residential skyscraper in Brooklyn Heights. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Jonathan Landau of Landau Properties, the 672-foot-tall structure will span 529,597 square feet and yield 90 rental apartments and 46 condominium units with an average scope of 2,100 square feet. The $500 million project will also include nearly 40,000 square feet of retail space, multiple cellar levels, and more than 100 enclosed parking spaces. The 19,000-square-foot property is located at the northwest corner of Montague Street and Cadman Plaza West.

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Photograph of Public School 15 Annex, courtesy of LPC.

LPC Designates Three Properties Tied To City’s Immigration History In Brooklyn And Manhattan

By Max Gillespie

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has designated three properties tied to the city’s immigration history as individual landmarks: the Public School 15 Annex at 372 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn, the Church of Saint Mary at 440 Grand Street on the Lower East Side, and the Lithuanian Alliance Building at 307 West 30th Street in Chelsea. The designations recognize buildings associated with immigrant communities that helped shape New York City, from Irish and other Catholic newcomers on the Lower East Side to Lithuanian Americans in Manhattan and a broad mix of first- and second-generation families in Brooklyn.

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92 Boerum Place. Photo by Michael Young.

Below-Grade Work Progresses at 92 Boerum Place in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Excavation is progressing at 92 Boerum Place, the site of a six-story mixed-use building in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by StudiosC Architecture PLLC and developed by Farhad Bokhour of Eliat Realty Corp., the 71-foot-tall structure will span around 15,700 square feet and yield six condominium units with an average scope of 1,956 square feet. The project will also include nearly 3,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space, and amenities including bike storage and enclosed parking. The property is alternately addressed as 237 Pacific Street and located at the northwest corner of Boerum Place and Pacific Street.

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