On Monday, city officials celebrated the opening of the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center, a $141 million community facility at 3105 Farragut Place in the Little Haiti section of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Developed by the NYC Department of Design and Construction using the design-build method, the 74,000-square-foot center is expected to serve more than 41,000 residents living within a 15-minute walk or transit ride.
Permits have been filed for a 13-story mixed-use building at 767 East New York Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Located between Troy Avenue and Schenectady Avenue, the interior lot is near the Crown Hts–Utica Avenue subway station, served by the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains. Yonah Grunhut of Grun Group LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Funding was recently secured for the first phase of Sparrow Square, a $1 billion redevelopment of the Kingsboro Psychiatric Center at 681 Clarkson Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by nonprofit Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corp. and Douglaston Development, the project will consist of two ten-story buildings yielding 262 affordable units. The complex will also include an 8,000-square foot community facility for the Brooklyn Ballet. Adjaye Associates is serving as design architect for the 7.2-acre property, which is generally bounded by Winthrop Street to the north, Clarkson Street to the south, and Albany Avenue to the west. The development will also create Sparrow Way, a new private drive aligned with East 43rd Street.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 354 East 28th Street, a five-story residential building in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by NA Design Studio and developed by Charles Wurzberger of Candor Capital One, the structure yields 33 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are seven units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $88,903 to $140,000.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 406 Remsen Avenue, an eight-story mixed-use building in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by Asher Hershkowitz Architect and developed by Samnon Associates, the structure yields 95 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 26 units for residents at 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $73,166 to $227,500.
