540 Fulton Street, designed by Marvel Architects

YIMBY Checks in on Construction at 540 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn

YIMBY stopped by 540 Fulton Street to check on the progress of the 511-foot-tall skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn. Façade work appears to have stalled on the topped-out mixed-use tower, which is designed by Marvel Architects and developed by Jenel Management. Located at the corner of Fulton Street and Flatbush Avenue, the 43-story project will yield 330,000 square feet, with 239,142 square feet spread across 327 residential units, as well as 71,844 square feet of commercial space and 22,054 square feet of retail on the podium floors. Zebian International Façade Solutions is the manufacturer for the glass and metal curtain wall.

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99-103 Grove Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Permits Filed for 99-103 Grove Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for three four-story residential buildings at 99-103 Grove Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Located between Evergreen Avenue and Central Avenue, the adjacent interior lots are five blocks from the Gates Avenue subway station, serviced by the J and Z trains. Daniel Yaghoubi under the 103 Grove Street LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Exterior of Kohn Pedersen Fox’s Brooklyn Point Nears Completion in Downtown Brooklyn

Exterior work is getting close to completion at Extell’s Brooklyn Point, aka 1 City Point, in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox with SLCE Architects as the architect of record, the 68-story, 720-foot-tall skyscraper stands topped out as the tallest structure in the borough. The project is also addressed as 138 Willoughby Street and is the third and final phase of the City Point complex, aka 445 Albee Square. Katherine Newman is designing the interior spaces including the 458 units, which range from studios to three-bedroom layouts with pricing from $850,000 to nearly $4 million.

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