161 Maiden Lane, design by Hill West Architects

57-Story, 80-Unit Residential Tower, 1 Seaport, Rises to Sixth Floor at 161 Maiden Lane, Financial District

8:00 am on January 24, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Construction is now six floors above street level on the 57-story, 80-unit residential tower under development at 161 Maiden Lane, located on the corner of South Street in the Financial District. Progress on the structure can be seen thanks to photos posted to the YIMBY Forums. The latest building permits indicate the 670-foot-tall tower, dubbed 1 Seaport, will encompass 192,473 square feet.

402 Snediker Avenue

Six-Story, 72-Unit Supportive Housing Project Filed at 402 Snediker Avenue, East New York

7:00 am on January 24, 2017 By Reid Wilson

The Brooklyn-based nonprofit Community Counseling & Mediation (CCM) has filed applications for a six-story, 72-unit supportive housing apartment building at 402 Snediker Avenue, located in the New Lots section of East New York. Tenants at the project, dubbed Beverly’s Place, will have access to “an array of therapeutic, preventative, and wellness services” in the building, CCM stated when the project was revealed early last year.

11-24 Jackson Avenue

City Seeking Developer for Mixed-Use Site at 11-24 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City

6:30 am on January 24, 2017 By Reid Wilson

The New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have launched a request for proposals (RFP) for the 58,000-square-foot development site at 11-24 Jackson Avenue, located in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City. The city is seeking a development team to deck over the site, which has railroad tracks passing underneath, and build a mixed-use project. Ideally, the project would have mixed-income residential units, ground-floor retail space, community facility space and open public space. The expectation is for the city to sell the site, DNAinfo reported.

22 New York Avenue

Seven-Story, 79-Unit Residential Project Proposed at 22 New York Avenue, Newark, N.J.

6:00 am on January 24, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Newark-based New York Garden Associates is proposing a seven-story, 79-unit residential building at 18-26 New York Avenue, in Newark’s Ironbound district. The project would also include a parking garage on the ground floor, Jersey Digs reported. The developer is seeking multiple variances for the project, which must be approved by the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment. The board heard the proposal earlier this month. The block-thru development site, which consists of seven lots, is vacant.