The Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation will soon break ground on two acres of public area surrounding the iconic structure’s exit ramp in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Most recently, the Landmarks Preservation Commission reviewed plans to construct a new pedestrian plaza beneath the bridge, closest to Pier 1.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 1185 Washington Avenue in Morrisania, The Bronx. Located between East 167th Street and East 168th Street, the interior lot is closest to the Freeman Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Supreme Equities under the 1185 Washington Avenue LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 4622 Fort Hamilton Parkway in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of 47th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway, the corner lot is three blocks from the Fort Hamilton Parkway subway station, serviced by the F train. Sam Chen of U.S. Developments Group is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Curtain wall installation is closing in on the 754-foot-tall pinnacle of 537 Summit Avenue, the second and tallest skyscraper in the three-tower Journal Squared complex in Jersey City. Designed by HWKN/Hollwich Kushner and Handel Architects and developed by Kushner Real Estate Group, the buildings stand out dramatically from their isolated position west of downtown.
Proposals to construct a new observation deck on the upper floors of the Chrysler Building have arrived for review by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. As promised by Aby Rosen, co-founder of RFR Holding and part-owner of the Midtown East icon, these plans comprise just one phase of his vision to invigorate interior spaces of the landmark at 405 Lexington Avenue with new restaurants, a food hall, and retail spaces.
