Rendering of Glenmore Manor Apartments

Glenmore Manor Apartments Revealed in Brownsville, Brooklyn

Glenmore Manor Apartments is the second residential property announced in updates to the city’s $1 billion infrastructure and affordable housing plan designed to reinvigorate Brownsville, Brooklyn. The apartments will occupy an assemblage of land at the intersection of Christopher Avenue and Glenmore Avenue, and Think! Architecture + Design is the project architect.

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Hudson Yards from 53 West 53rd Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

YIMBY’s 2018 Mid-Year Pipeline Report Shows Surge In New Development Filings With YTD Unit Count Increasing 67.5% Over 2017

While YIMBY normally covers aggregate new building applications on an annual basis, this year, we have released our first mid-year pipeline report, and the results are surprisingly positive. After two years of declining applications following the frenzies of 2014 and 2015, the preliminary numbers for 2018 appear to be signaling a major uptick in activity. Year-over-year filings of new residential units have grown substantially, rising from 9,134 in the first six months of 2017, to 15,305 in 2018 — an increase of 67.5%.

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185 Broadway, via Google Maps

Permits Pre-Filed for 35-Story Tower at 185 Broadway in the Financial District

Permits have been pre-filed a 35-story mixed-use high rise at 185 Broadway in Manhattan’s Financial District. This is the largest development filed for the area in 2018, at least, so far. The site is located right in the center of the neighborhood, near just about every major train line on the subway system, with the Fulton Street transport hub situated across the street. SL Green Realty is responsible for the project.

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New Rendering Revealed for Williamsburg Residential Project at 21 Powers Street

A new 14-unit condominium project designed by GE-T Architect is coming to 21 Powers Street, in Williamsburg, off the Metropolitan and Graham subway stop. The site is being developed by Minrav Development. The new project will have one- and two-bedroom units that average from $775,000 to upwards of around $1.55 million. The main exterior facade will have a clean and simple masonry setup , including large decorative steel pieces between the second and third floor of vertically grouped casement windows.

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