Rendering of 245 Franklin Avenue (Charles Mallea Architect) and aerial view of construction site (Google Maps)

Construction Begins At 245 Franklin Avenue In Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

7:30 am on March 27, 2020 By Sebastian Morris

Construction has kicked off on a six-story residential building at 245 Franklin Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The structure will replace a single-story laundry business and will eventually top out at 65 feet tall. Designed by Charles Mallea, the building’s façade is comprised of red brick masonry with a black composite material at the roof level. The edge of the exterior along Franklin Avenue will feature large industrial-style windows and a series of private balconies.

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2686 Broadway on the Upper West Side

Permits Filed for 2686 Broadway on the Upper West Side

7:00 am on March 27, 2020 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a 13-story mixed-use building at 2686 Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Located between West 102nd Street and West 103rd Street, the interior lot is steps from the 103rd Street subway station, serviced by the 1 train, and a short walk east to the 103rd Street station on Central Park West, serviced by the B and C trains. Developer Toll Brothers is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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1637 Dekalb Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Permits Filed for 1637 Dekalb Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn

6:30 am on March 27, 2020 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 1637 Dekalb Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Located between Wyckoff Avenue and St. Nicholas Avenue, the interior lot is steps from the Dekalb Avenue subway station, serviced by the L train and a short walk to the Knickerbocker Avenue station, serviced by the M train. Carolina Antolijao under the Dekalb Dream, LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Second Set Of Artistic Renderings Depict Howard Hughes’ Alternate Proposals for 250 Water Street

8:00 am on March 26, 2020 By Michael Young

YIMBY has another set of illustrative renderings created by Siniaevart that showcase the three alternate conceptual building massings for 250 Water Street, a proposed skyscraper project from The Howard Hughes Corporation in the South Street Seaport District. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, the full-block development has the potential to use 700,000 square feet of unused air rights to achieve supertall status, which would make it the tallest structure in Lower Manhattan outside of the World Trade Center complex.

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