Construction has begun on the full redesign of McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Led by the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT), the project will extend existing parking-protected bike lanes between Meeker Avenue and Calyer Street north to the Pulaski Bridge.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review a proposal for façade restoration work at 119 Saint Felix Street, a two-unit townhouse in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The application was prepared by Urban Pioneering Architecture and focuses on replacing existing front façade windows throughout the building. The property is located between Lafayette Avenue and Hanson Place.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 30 Newell Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Located between Nassau Avenue and Driggs Avenue, the lot is closest to the Nassau Avenue subway station, served by the G train. Leslie Xia is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for HELP Hinsdale C, a six-story residential building at 314 Hinsdale Street in East New York, Brooklyn. Designed by Curtis and Ginsberg Architects and developed by HELP Development Corp., the structure yields 51 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 30 units for residents at 40 to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $46,115 to $126,240.
YIMBY recently visited Red Hook, Brooklyn to check in on five low-rise residential and commercial buildings under construction. The projects are all located west of Dwight Street in the northern end of the district, within walking distance of the Red Hook ferry terminal, and are emblematic of the city’s steady transformation of former industrial areas into vibrant mixed-use communities.
