A former Jehovah’s Witness Hotel at 90 Sands Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn will soon be transformed into 491-unit residential property with a mix of deeply affordable and supportive housing units. From Breaking Ground, New York City’s largest supportive housing developer, construction is expected to kick off before the end of November.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 308 Linden Boulevard in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Located between Nostrand Avenue and New York Avenue, the lot is two blocks from the Church Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. David Halberstam under the 308 Linden Boulevard LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 87-34 124th Street in Richmond Hill, Queens. Located between Jamaica Avenue and 89th Avenue, the interior lot is two blocks from the 121st Street/Jamaica Avenue subway station, serviced by the J and Z trains. Garwant Singh is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Next up in our Turkey Week tour of stalled projects is 45 Broad Street, a 1,115-foot-tall residential skyscraper planned to become the tallest such structure in the Financial District. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by Madison Equities and Gemdale Properties, the slender tower is most notable for its Art Deco-style appointments and sloped ornamental crown. Pizzarotti was formerly involved in the development of the project. It was announced earlier this year that 45 Broad Street will also have a slight height reduction of 80 feet to meet Federal Aviation Administration guidelines, according to the city’s Department of Buildings.
Construction has officially begun at NorthLight, a 246-unit rental property in Sleepy Hollow, New York. Located on the shores of the Hudson River just north of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, the new building is located within Edge-on-Hudson a $1 billion mixed-use, residential community.
