Permits Filed for 557 Saint John’s Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed to expand a three-story structure into a four-story residential building at 557 Saint John’s Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Located between Classon and Franklin Avenues, the lot is near the Franklin Avenue-Medgar Evers College subway station, serviced by the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains. Abraham Greenhut of Broadway Halsey Lofts LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 1214 Dean Street, Part of Small Homes Rehab NYCHA Program in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1214 Dean Street, a newly rehabilitated two-family, five-bedroom home available for sale through the Small Homes Rehab NYCHA program cluster III in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Developed by Restoring Urban Neighborhoods LLC, the structure consists of an owner’s unit with four bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms, and a rental unit with one bedroom and one bathroom. It is available on NYC Housing Connect for first-time homebuyers at 110 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $124,006 to $205,040.

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One Domino Square Nears Completion at 8 South 4th Street In Williamsburg, Brooklyn 

Construction is nearing completion on One Domino Square, a two-tower residential complex at 8 South 4th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Selldorf Architects and developed by Two Trees, the 55- and 39-story towers stand 550 and 450 feet tall and will yield a combined 399 rental apartments and 160 condominium units  346 Kent Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is alternatively addressed as 346 Kent Avenue , known as Site D in the Domino Sugar waterfront master plan from SHoP Architects and James Corner Field Operations, and is bound by The Refinery at Domino at 292 Kent Avenue to the north, Kent Avenue to the east, and River Street and Domino Park to the west.

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Excavation Underway At 184-192 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Excavation is underway at 184-192 Bedford Avenue, the site of a two-story commercial building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Building Studio Architects as the architect of record and developed by L3 Capital, which acquired the property from RedSky Capital in 2020, the 30-foot-tall structure will yield 24,000 square feet as either a single-tenant retail flagship or a multi-tenant mixed-use property. RS JZ Bedford-N 6th, LLC is listed as the owner and McGowan Builders is the general contractor for the project, which is located on an interior lot between North 6th and North 7th Streets.

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The Yellowstone, courtesy of Aufgang Architects

Developers Secure Refinancing for The Yellowstone at 69-65 Yellowstone Boulevard in Forest Hills, Queens

Slate Property Group, in collaboration with Grobman Gross Properties, has finalized a $97 million refinancing deal for The Yellowstone, a recently completed 11-story residential building at 69-65 Yellowstone Boulevard in Forest Hills, Queens. The refinancing, which will be provided by Apollo Global Real Estate Management L.P., will be used to settle the building’s existing debts and support its financial structure.

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