Vinegar Hill

Foundations Take Shape for Two-Building Complex at 218 Front Street in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn

8:00 am on June 17, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Foundations are taking shape at 218 Front Street, the site of a two-building residential complex in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by S. Wieder Architect and developed and built by Chess Builders, the structures will yield seven stories and 218 rental apartments with 66 affordable housing units, as well as 350 square feet of commercial space and 180 square feet of community space. The site is bound by Front Street to the north and York Street to the south, and was formerly occupied by a one-story industrial warehouse and an open-air lumber yard.

Rendering of 218 Front Street - S. Wieder Architect

Renderings Revealed for 218 Front Street in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn

7:00 am on October 16, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

Chess Builders, a New York City-based developer, has revealed renderings for a forthcoming rental property at 218 Front Street in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by S. Wieder Architect, the building will stand seven stories tall and will replace a single-story warehouse.

Permits Filed for 218 Front Street in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn

6:30 am on January 5, 2022 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 218 Front Street in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn. Located between Bridge and Gold Streets, the lot is within walking distance of the York Street subway station, serviced by the F train. Cheskel Schwimmer under the Chess Builders LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. Urban Realty Partners purchased the site in October 2021 for $49 million.

Friday Housing Lottery Round-Up: Closings Imminent For Six Buildings in The Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens

7:00 am on January 8, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

The housing lottery closes in six days for Arthur Avenue Senior Apartments, a nine-story senior living development at 600 East 179th Street in Tremont, The Bronx. Developed by Foxy Management in partnership with Hebrew Home at Riverdale under HPD’s Senior Affordable Rental Apartments program and designed by SLCE Architects, the building has 122 apartments available on NYC Housing Connect at 30 to 50 percent of the area median income, ranging from $0 to $51,200.

Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 86 Units at 260 Gold Street in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn

7:30 am on November 14, 2020 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery is now open for 260 Gold Street, a 13-story residential development in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn. Developed by Solomon Feder‘s Gold Street Realty Holdings and designed by J Frankl Associates with interiors by Studio C Architects, the building yields a total 286 rental units in a mix of studio and one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 86 apartments for residents at 130 percent of the area median income, ranging in eligible income from $76,835 to $183,300.

Rendering of 251 Front Street aka 68 Gold Street - CW Realty / Input Creative Studio

Renderings Revealed for 251 Front Street, aka 68 Gold Street, in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn

7:30 am on April 8, 2020 By Sebastian Morris

CW Realty recently dropped $20 million to acquire a controversial parcel in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn, where previous owners failed to win approvals for development. Located at 251 Front Street, also referred to as 68 Gold Street, the site currently supports a large parking lot that would be redeveloped to support a five-story building with 59 rental units.

Permits Filed for 288 Water Street in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn

6:30 am on February 5, 2020 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a five-story residential building at 288 Water Street in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn. Located between Gold Street and Hudson Avenue, the lot is near the York Street subway station, serviced by the F train. Harel Edery of EDG Development is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Aerial map of 265 Front Street - Bing Maps

Developers Pursue Approvals for Residential Project at 265 Front Street in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn

7:00 am on January 27, 2020 By Sebastian Morris

Michael Spinard of TS Contracting has submitted zoning amendment proposals for a 6,500-square-foot lot in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn with the aim of developing a six-story residential building. The proposed project would take shape at 265 Front Street, located just a few blocks from the Manhattan Bridge and the East River Waterfront.

Elevation on site of 250 Water Street, image by an anonymous YIMBY reader

Rendering Revealed for 250 Water Street in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn

7:00 am on May 31, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Thanks to a YIMBY reader, we have a first look at what’s rising at 250 Water Street, a five-story residential building in the Vinegar Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The building will rise on a 70-foot wide lot that’s been empty for over a decade. Global Property Group is responsible for the development.

Previous rendering of 251 Front Street aka 68 Gold Street - Think Architecture & Design

Revealed: Nine-Story Residential Building Seeking Rezoning at 251 Front Street, Vinegar Hill

7:30 am on December 14, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

New development rarely happens in Vinegar Hill, a tightly zoned, tiny neighborhood wedged between Dumbo, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the East River waterfront. But the owner of a parking lot 251 Front Street hopes to get an upzoning to construct a nine-story apartment building there, according to documents filed with the Department of City Planning.

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