Aerial view of Brooklyn Navy Yard's waterfront edge

BNYDC Reveals a Request for Proposals to Redevelop Industrial Properties at Brooklyn Navy Yard

The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) is seeking design and development partners to advance the transformation of its sprawling industrial complex. A request for proposals was circulated earlier this month and calls for initial conceptual designs for industrial and commercial properties at the waterfront convergence of Kent, Washington, and Railroad Avenues, near the northeastern edge of Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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Rendering of 120 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn

120 5th Avenue Rises Above Street Level in Park Slope, Brooklyn

Construction is progressing on 120 5th Avenue, a six-story mixed-use building in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by William Macklowe Company and Senlac Ridge Partners, the 300,000-square-foot structure will yield 180 rental units, with 45 designated as affordable housing, as well as 45,000 square feet of commercial and retail space and Brooklyn’s first Lidl supermarket spanning 25,000 square feet. Noble Construction Group is the general contractor for the 1.8-acre property, which is alternately addressed as 680 Baltic Street and bound by 5th Avenue, Baltic Street, and Butler Street.

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Rendering of 44-01 Northern Boulevard - Hill West Architects

44-01 Northern Boulevard Tops Out in Astoria, Queens

Construction has topped out on 44-01 Northern Boulevard, a 13-story residential building in Astoria, Queens. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Cantor Fitzgerald and Silverstein Properties, which secured $165 million in construction financing earlier this year, the structure will yield 351 one- and two-bedroom rental units with 25 percent of the total inventory designated as affordable housing, as well as 25,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and enclosed parking for up to 200 vehicles. Whitehall Interiors is the interior designer and NY Developers & Management is the general contractor for the property, which is located on a trapezoidal parcel bound by Northern Boulevard and 44th and 45th Streets.

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Rendering of 97-04 Sutphin Boulevard

Sutphin Senior Residence Breaks Ground at 97-04 Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens

Local officials and developers recently celebrated the commencement of construction on Sutphin Senior Residence, a 15-story affordable housing property at 97-04 Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens. Designed by Bernheimer Architecture and developed by affordable housing developer Breaking Ground, the building will yield 173 apartments reserved for low-income seniors, including 52 supportive housing units for formerly homeless older adults with serious mental illness or substance use disorder.

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