Ebenezer Plaza Phase 1 North courtesy of NY Housing Connect

Housing Lottery Launches for Ebenezer Plaza Phase 1 North at 96 New Lots Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn

7:00 am on April 10, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Ebenezer Plaza Phase 1 North, a nine-story mixed-use building at 96 New Lots Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The 137,747-square-foot steel development was designed by Perkins Eastman and yields 118 units. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 106 units for residents at 30 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $14,915 to $118,400.

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Permits Filed for 1340 Blondell Avenue in Westchester Square, The Bronx

6:30 am on April 10, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 1340 Blondell Avenue in Westchester Square, The Bronx. Located between Fink Avenue and Ponton Avenue, the lot is near the Westchester Square-East Tremont Avenue subway station, serviced by the 6 train. Nimrud Eyal of Exact Capital Group, under the Blondell Equities LLC, is listed as the owner behind the applications. YIMBY previously reported Blondell Equities filed a rezoning proposal for a nine-story mixed-use structure at the site.

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Aloft Hotel Nears Halfway Mark at 450 Eleventh Avenue in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

8:00 am on April 9, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is nearing the halfway mark on 450 Eleventh Avenue, a 642-foot-tall Aloft Hotel in Hudson Yards. Designed by DSM Design Group and developed by Marx Development Group, the 51-story skyscraper will yield 379 rooms and is expected to cost around $368 million. The property is located at the corner of West 37th Street, directly across from the Jacob K. Javits Center, and will also feature a business center, a ballroom, and a fourth-floor restaurant and bar with an outdoor terrace.

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