Permits have been filed for a 23-story mixed-use building at 339 East 33rd Street in Kips Bay, Manhattan. Located between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue, the closest subway station is 33rd Street on Park Avenue, serviced by the 6 train. Michael Heletz of Excel Development Group is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a 14-story mixed-use building at 2863 Atlantic Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn. Located between Barbey Street and Jerome Street, the lot is three blocks east of the Van Siclen Avenue subway station, serviced by the J train. Nick Thomopoulos of Sea Breeze General Construction is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction on 50 West 66th Street is moving along, and work has reached street level for the Upper West Side‘s future tallest building. Recent photos show a dense network of rebar laid out for the ground-floor slab, and bundled vertically for the construction of reinforced columns. The 775-foot-tall residential tower is being designed by Snohetta and developed by Extell.
After four years of work, Hunter’s Point Library looks to be nearing full completion at 47-07 Center Boulevard in Long Island City. YIMBY last reported on the project back in December 2016, when a tour of the Steven Holl Architects-designed structure revealed spacious interiors, multi-story atriums, and stacked floor plates. Two and a half years later, the architecturally finished concrete walls and oversized abstract-shaped widows are complete, and the interiors also appear to be finished. Work on the surrounding landscape has yet to begin.
Crown Heights-based company Happy Living Development will soon launch sales for a collection of 39 residences at Luna, a new condominium building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. With occupancy expected by the end of the year, the developer has also announced the opening of a sales gallery and model residence for prospective buyers.
