246 Johnston Avenue

2,265-Unit Mixed-Use Mega-Project to Be Proposed at 246 Johnston Avenue, Jersey City

A multi-building mixed-use project is in the early development stages at 246 Johnston Avenue, in the Liberty Harbor section of downtown Jersey City. The mega-project, dubbed Crescent Park and proposed by Quadrum Global, could contain 995 residential units as-of-right, or as much as 2,265 if the 7.5-acre property is rezoned. There would also be 50,000 square feet of retail space and 860 parking spaces, Jersey Digs reported.


1298 Forest Avenue

Pair of Two-Story, Two-Unit Mixed-Use Buildings Coming to 1298 Forest Avenue, Westerleigh, Staten Island

Staten Island-based Waldman Management has filed applications for a pair of two-story, two-unit mixed-use buildings at 1298 and 1300 Forest Avenue, located on the corner of Hamilton Place in Westerleigh, on Staten Island’s North Shore. The buildings will each measure 2,204 square feet. The ground floors of each building will contain 1,061 square feet and 1,423 square feet of retail space, respectively. The second floors will contain two residential units. Across both structures, the total of four apartments should average 642 square feet apiece, indicative of rentals. There will also be a total of four off-street parking spaces.


239 Hawthorne Street

Two Five-Story, Nine-Unit Residential Buildings Planned at 239 Hawthorne Street, Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Brooklyn-based JCS Realty Group has filed applications for two five-story, nine-unit residential buildings at 239 Hawthorne Street, in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. The buildings will each measure 8,161 square feet. Across both, the residential units should average 766 square feet apiece, indicative of rentals. Diego Aguilera’s Rego Park-based firm is the architect of record. Both buildings will rise on a 38-foot-wide, 6,346-square-foot lot, currently occupied by a two-and-a-half-story house. Demolition permits were filed in December.


The old Federal Hall in New York. Credit: Mount Vernon

The First Presidential Inauguration Took Place in New York

Today, New Yorker Donald J. Trump will be sworn-in as president of the United States in Washington, D.C. Every swearing-in since 1801, except some cases that followed the death of the president, has taken place there. However, the first inauguration, that of President George Washington, took place right here in New York.

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108 Chambers Street

New Rendering of 10-Story Mixed-Use Project Planned at 108 Chambers Street, TriBeCa

A new rendering has been revealed of a 10-story mixed-use building planned at 108 Chambers Street, located on the corner of Church Street in TriBeCa. The project, currently in the early planning stages, would feature retail space across the first two above-grade floors, followed by residential units above, Tribeca Citizen reported. Greystone Development is the developer and Woods Bagot is the architect.