Downtown Brooklyn

Housing Lottery Launches for The Brook at 589 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn

By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Brook, a 51-story residential building at 589 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Witkoff Group and Apollo Global Management, the structure yields 591 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 178 units for residents at 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $64,766 to $227,500.

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287 Flatbush Avenue Extension. Photo by Michael Young.

Foundations Underway for 450-Unit Project at 287 Flatbush Avenue Extension in Downtown Brooklyn

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Foundation work is progressing at 287 Flatbush Avenue Extension, the site of a five-tower, 450-unit residential complex in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by J Frankl Architects and developed by Jacob Kohn of The Jay Group, the conjoined structures are planned to stand 27 stories and 293 feet tall, each with 90 units and two cellar levels. The property is located at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and Willoughby Street.

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The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Rendering courtesy of NQS Creative.

The Brook Nears Completion at 567 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on The Brook, a 51-story residential skyscraper at 567 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Witkoff Group and Apollo Global Management, the 601-foot-tall structure will span 557,973 square feet and yield 591 rental units with an average scope of 827 square feet. The development will also include 68,693 square feet of retail space, a cellar level, and two floors of recreational and sports amenities. Thirty percent of the units will be reserved for affordable housing. Suffolk is the general contractor for the property, which is bounded by DeKalb Avenue to the north, Fulton Street to the south, Flatbush Avenue Extension diagonally to the east, and Bond Street to the west.

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395 Flatbush Avenue Extension. Designe dby TenBerke Architects.

Renderings Reveal 840-Foot Skyscraper Proposed for 395 Flatbush Avenue Extension in Downtown Brooklyn

By Michael Young

New renderings have been revealed for 395 Flatbush Avenue Extension, a proposed 80-story residential skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by TenBerke Architects and developed by Rabina and Park Tower Group in collaboration with the city’s Department of Housing Preservation & Development, the 840-foot-tall structure is slated to yield 1,263 rental units with 20 to 30 percent reserved for affordable housing. The development would repurpose the existing seven-story mid-century building into its podium with 66,000 square feet of retail space on the first two floors and office space on levels three and four. The trapezoidal 1.2-acre property is bounded by DeKalb Avenue to the north, Fulton Street to the south, Hudson Avenue to the east, and Flatbush Avenue Extension to the west.

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Housing Lottery Launches for Maxwell Downtown Brooklyn at 111 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn

By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Maxwell Downtown Brooklyn, a 40-story residential building at 111 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by GF55 Architects and developed by The Michaels Organization, Triangle Equities, and Geolo Capital, the structure yields 227 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 69 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $101,143 to $218,010.

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