546 East 142nd Street

Revealed: Eight-Story, 166-Unit Mixed-Use Affordable Project at 546 East 142nd Street, Mott Haven

A rendering has been revealed of the newly planned eight-story, 166-unit mixed-use project at 546 East 142nd Street, a.k.a. 349 St. Ann’s Avenue, in the South Bronx’s Mott Haven section. The project, dubbed The Park Haven, will contain about 13,000 square feet of space for a grocery store, as well as 9,000 square feet of community space for a workforce development program, DNAinfo reported. All of the apartments, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms, will rent at below-market rates. Thirty percent will be designated for homeless families, while the remaining 70 percent will be offered through the affordable housing lottery.

Read More

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.

Read More

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.

Read More

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.

Read More

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.

Read More