Multi-Block Community Development “Livonia 4” Revealed in Brownsville, Brooklyn

Last but not least in this week’s updates on the city’s Brownsville plan is the first look at Livonia 4, a mixed-use, multi-site development comprised of a series of adjacent parcels in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Construction is expected to begin this year and the project is the third new development announced as part of “The Brownsville Plan,” with design by Magnusson Architecture and Planning. The $1 billion initiative is expected to yield over 2,500 affordable homes, infrastructure upgrades, arts and cultural facilities, and new community service programs.

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629 Faile Street, via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 629 Faile Street, Hunts Point, The Bronx

New permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 629 Faile Street in Hunts Point, The Bronx. The site is eight blocks away from the Hunts Point Avenue subway station, serviced by the 6 trains. Three blocks further is the Simpson Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Alex Gilkarov of Platinum Management Group LLC is listed as responsible for the development.

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25 Park Row Reaches Halfway Mark Above City Hall Park in Lower Manhattan

It’s up, up, and away for the new residential skyscraper at 23 Park Row, which is now visible from the 9/11 Memorial. The tower is being designed by COOKFOX Architects, and the developers are L&M Development Partners and the J&R Music Store founders, whose business formerly occupied the same site. The structure will soon rise 54 stories into the Lower Manhattan skyline, to a height of 702 feet. The lot sits in between 1 Beekman, aka “The Pearl on The Park,” which has now topped-off, and the 119-year old Park Row Building. The latter is about to be surpassed in height by its new neighbor, most likely by the beginning of August.

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1 Flatbush, rendering by Citi Habitats New Developments

Exclusive Renderings Revealed for 1 Flatbush Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn

Today, YIMBY has the exclusive first look at renderings of 1 Flatbush Avenue’s interiors and exteriors. The structure, triangularly shaped at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Fulton Street, will be adding new rental apartments to Downtown Brooklyn, 20% of which will let at affordable rates. Slate Property Group and Meadow Partners are responsible for the development.

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