Sales Launch for FÖRENA at 540 Sixth Avenue In Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on May 22, 2021 By Michael Young

Sales are now underway at FÖRENA, a 12-story residential building at 540 Sixth Avenue in Chelsea. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Landsea Homes and DNA Development, the structure will yield 50 units spread across 80,000 square feet of residential space. Fredrik Eklund and John Gomes of The Eklund Gomes Team at Douglas Elliman are handling marketing and sales of the one- to three-bedroom units. Prices begin at $1.3 million for homes at the property, located at the corner of West 14th Street and Sixth Avenue.

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348 Nostrand Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

Affordable Housing Units Still Available at 348 Nostrand Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

7:00 am on May 22, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 348 Nostrand Avenue, a seven-story residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The development yields 32,407 square feet and is designed by Tarlan Design Build. Available on NYC Housing Connect are two units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $62,572 to $139,620.

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Thomas Heatherwick’s Little Island Opens To The Public In Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on May 21, 2021 By Michael Young

As the city begins to open up and recover, one new attraction that is sure to draw people to its unique architectural design and green space is Thomas Heatherwick‘s Little Island, which just opened to the public this morning at Pier 55 in Chelsea. The 2.4-acre park sits over the Hudson River and features landscape design by MNLA. Hudson River Park Trust is managing the park, which was inspired by a leaf floating on water and utilizes a total of 132 funnel-shaped concrete “pots”that elegantly undulate to form hills, open lawns, winding paths, and even a spot for an amphitheater. Arup served as the project engineers for Little Island, which is located just off of West 14th Street, a short distance from Renzo Piano’s Whitney Museum and Chelsea Market. The cost of the project is around $250 million.

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