Housing Lottery Launches for 288 4th Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 288 4th Avenue, a 14-story mixed-use building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Fischer Makooi Architect and developed by Joseph Vogel, the structure yields 66 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 18 units for residents at 40 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $33,086 to $181,740.

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Amended Permits Filed for 25-02 9th Street in Astoria, Queens

New permits have been filed for a 26-story mixed-use tower at 25-02 9th Street in Astoria, Queens. The lot is located between 26th Avenue and the East River waterfront in the Halletts Point section, closest to the Astoria Boulevard subway station with service by the N and W trains. Abraham Smilowitz of YNH Construction NY LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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New Preliminary Renderings Revealed for Manhattan Detention Center at 124-125 White Street in Chinatown, Manhattan

A new video by construction company Tutor Perini offers the first glimpses of the Manhattan Detention Center, a proposed 16-story jail at 124-125 White Street in Chinatown, Manhattan. Led by design-build organization Gramercy Group Inc., the $3.8 billion project will stand 295 feet tall on the site of the now-demolished Manhattan Detention Complex (MDC) infamously known as “The Tombs,” and will span 1.25 million square feet. The property is bound by Walker Street to the north, the Manhattan Criminal Court Building to the south, Baxter Street to the east, and Centre Street to the west.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 2-21 Malt Drive in Hunters Point, Queens

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 2-21 Malt Drive, a two-tower development in Hunters Point, Queens. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by TF Cornerstone as part of the Hunters Point South complex, the complex features 38- and 25-story towers yielding a total of 811 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 244 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $85,372 to $218,010.

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