271 McDonald Avenue, via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 271 McDonald Avenue, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

6:00 am on December 4, 2017 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed by an anonymous LLC for a three-story residential building at 271 McDonald Avenue, in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. Windsor Terrace is situated between Prospect Park and Greenwood Cemetery’s eastern edge. It’s a small residential area with a median income of $97,474, and condominiums regularly sell for over $1 million. The development site is five blocks away from the Fort Hamilton Parkway Subway Station, serviced by the F and G trains.

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The Dime, rendering courtesy Fogarty Finger Architecture and Interiors

Fresh Renderings, $150 Million Construction Loan for Redevelopment of The Dime in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

8:00 am on December 1, 2017 By Andrew Nelson

The redevelopment of the Dime Savings Bank in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, will result in one of the neighborhood’s tallest buildings, and today YIMBY has fresh renderings for the project, designed by Fogarty Finger Architects. Yesterday, The Real Deal reported that Charney Construction & Development and Tavros Capital Partners have acquired a $150 million loan to fund construction and renovation work on the historic bank and new 22-story tower. The developers purchased the site in March of 2016 for $80 million.

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111 Murray Street with crane coming down on south side. Photograph by Michael Young

Crane Coming Down, Completion Imminent at 111 Murray Street, Tribeca

7:30 am on December 1, 2017 By Michael Young

The pace of progress at 111 Murray Street has been quite rapid since it started to rise into the Tribeca and Lower Manhattan skylines just over a year ago. Now, the construction crane is finally coming down, and the reflective exterior glass façade is beginning to accentuate the sweeping curves of the building’s distinct crown, which covers the mechanical roof and parapet.

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