Today’s housing lottery round-up features two buildings in Brooklyn and The Bronx with available affordable units on Housing Connect with deadlines closing within the next seven days.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 162 Covert Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Located between Wilson Avenue and Central Avenue, the interior lot is four blocks west of the Wilson Avenue subway station, serviced by the L train. Mark Weiss of 162A Coverts Street LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Newark Central Planning Board recently approved proposals to construct a massive three-tower residential development which will debut as ‘The Halo.’ Located at 289-301 Washington Street, the 44, 48, and 52-story towers quickly step up to a final height of 565 feet and will be the tallest standing structures in Newark, New Jersey.
Queen’s tallest building could potentially be joining the crop of skyscrapers around Court Square in Long Island City. With a structural height of 811 feet, the tower proposed for 27-48 Jackson Avenue has filed for obstruction evaluation from the Federal Aviation Administration given its proximity to LaGuardia Airport and the surrounding navigable airspace. The proposal was filed on February 25th, no construction permits have yet been filed with the NYC Department of Buildings.
Façade work is shaping up on 1245 Broadway, a 23-story office building in NoMad. Designed by Skidmore Owings and Merrill and developed by GDSNY and Sweden-based Klovern, the 318-foot-tall building will yield 200,000 square feet of commercial space with with leasing managed by CBRE. StructureTech NY and Triton Construction are in charge of constructing the project, which stands at the corner of West 31st Street and Broadway.
