Redevelopment of DUMBO’s 29 Jay Street Seeks LPC and Zoning Approvals

8:00 am on July 6, 2018 By Sebastian Morris

Developer Forman Ferry has proposed redeveloping an existing two-story structure with a new 11-story commercial office building with ground floor retail. Located at 29 Jay Street in the DUMBO Historic District, the project would require approvals from both the Landmark Preservation Commission and the City Planning Department to proceed. The agencies will specifically review the 150-foot proposed height of the building, which requires new zoning amendments, and how the exterior facade would impact the existing aesthetic of the surrounding neighborhood.

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Permits Filed for Phase One of Spofford Redevelopment Project “The Peninsula,” Hunts Point, The Bronx

7:30 am on July 6, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

This March, YIMBY covered the approval of the Spofford Juvenile Detention Center by the NYC Council Committee on Land Use. Now, permits have been filed for a fourteen-story mixed-use building at 720 Tiffany Street in Hunts Point, The Bronx. The new development, named ‘The Peninsula,’ will be six blocks from the Longwood Avenue subway station, serviced by the 6 trains. Six blocks further is the Prospect Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. The NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is leading the transformation.

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56 West 125th Street, via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 56 West 125th Street, Harlem, Manhattan

7:00 am on July 6, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a substantial 17-story mixed-use high-rise at 56 West 125th Street, in Harlem, Manhattan. The site is half a block from the 2 and 3 trains, and three blocks from the 125th Street train station serviced by Metro North. This is one of several substantial new buildings filed for the neighborhood, showing the economic revitalization of Harlem is far from over. The Jay Group is responsible for the development.

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First Look For LeFrak’s Cantilevering 31 West 57th Street, Midtown Manhattan

8:00 am on July 5, 2018 By Michael Young

Situated to the west of the Solow Building on a site that was once the home of the original Rizzoli Bookstore and several other low-slung buildings, 27-33 West 57th Street is one of the most prime sites on Billionare’s Row. The property is in the hands of developer LeFrak, and today YIMBY has the first look at what may eventually rise on the Midtown site in the near future.

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287 East Houston Street, rendering via the teaser website

287 East Houston Street Nearing Completion, Lower East Side, Manhattan

7:30 am on July 5, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Progress is moving along at 287 East Houston Street, with the façade now fully installed, the building topped out, and interior work underway. The 11-story building, named 287/LES, is right on the border of the Lower East Side and the East Village, and just five blocks from the Essex Street subway station, providing quick access to the F, J, M, and Z trains. Vinci Partners and Hogg Holdings are developing the project.

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