Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 688 Flushing Avenue, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The site is two blocks away from the Flushing Avenue subway station, serviced by the J, M, and Z trains. Jacalyn Michaels will be responsible for the development.
Permits have been filed for two four-story residential buildings at 256 and 258 Winthrop Street, in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn. The site is just half a block away from the Winthrop Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. The next closest subway station, nine blocks away, is Parkside Avenue, serviced by the Q trains. Infinity Properties is behind the applications.
The redevelopment of Macy’s former footprint in Downtown Brooklyn is set to add a major new skyscraper to the Borough’s skyline. Renderings for 11 Hoyt Street are out, and it’s looking to make an impression. The 51-story condominium building is designed by the architecture and urban design firm Studio Gang, led by MacArthur Fellow Jeanne Gang. This project will be the Chicago-based firm’s first residential building in New York City.
The 29,000 square foot lot at 69-02 Queens Boulevard, in Elmhurst, Queens, is getting closer to the construction of a major new building. YIMBY last covered the project two years ago, after developers Madison Realty Capital purchased the first portion of the assemblage for $14.75 million. The firm has now submitted a proposal to the Department of City Planning to build two new structures, rising up 14 and 17 floors. This action would require the rezoning of several industrial lots.
Permits have been filed for a six-story, mixed-use hotel at 38-23 28th Street, on the northern edge of Long Island City, Queens. The new development sits squarely between 38th and 39th Avenues, just a couple blocks from RT 25A / Northern Boulevard.
