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289 Kent Avenue. Rendering courtesy of FXColllaborative.

Renderings Revealed For 289 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Renderings have been revealed for 289 Kent Avenue, a 17-story mixed-use building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by FXCollaborative for Web Holdings LLC, the 301,000-square-foot structure is slated to yield 280 rental apartments, with 70 dedicated to affordable housing. The project will also include ground-floor retail, commercial space, and community facility space. The property is located at the southeast corner of Kent Avenue and South 1st Street, directly across from the Domino Sugar redevelopment master plan.

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Plans Proposed for Food Hall in Williamsburg Savings Bank Tower in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn

By Max Gillespie

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review plans for the adaptive reuse of the landmarked Williamsburg Savings Bank Tower at One Hanson Place in Downtown Brooklyn. Assembled by BSE Global and Acheson Doyle Partners Architects, the proposal would convert portions of the building’s landmarked banking hall and related interior spaces into a Casa Tua Cucina food hall and dining destination while retaining and working around significant historic features of the interior.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 3060 3rd Avenue in Melrose, The Bronx

By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 3060 3rd Avenue, an eight-story residential building in Melrose, The Bronx. Designed by Nikolai Katz Architect and developed by Lipa Engel, the structure yields 25 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are five units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,703 to $146,560.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 1143 Hoe Avenue in Crotona Park East, The Bronx

By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1143 Hoe Avenue, a seven-story residential building in Crotona Park East, The Bronx. Designed by Nikolai Katz Architect and developed by Yonah Grunhut of Grun Group LLC, the structure yields 47 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are ten units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,703 to $168,320.

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Photo by Michael Young.

Four New Residential Buildings Coming to Crotona, The Bronx

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

YIMBY recently visited Crotona, The Bronx to check on four low-rise residential buildings that are either under construction or have been recently completed. All are located around the northern end of Crotona Park, within a short walk of the elevated 174th Street subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. The projects will introduce more than 250 housing units to the historically working-class neighborhood, which is seeing a steady increase in affordable residential construction in recent years.

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