440 Whiton Street

Ground Breaking Imminent For Six-Story, 93-Unit Residential Project At 440 Whiton Street, Jersey City

The six-story, 93-unit residential project planned at 440-446 Whiton Street, located on the corner of Ash Street in the Bergen-Lafayette section of Jersey City, has been granted a 20-year tax abatement, Jersey Digs reported. The project was approved by the Jersey City Planning Board earlier this year. Construction is expected to begin later this year, with completion scheduled in early 2018. It’s unclear if the apartments will be rentals or condominiums, although a 74-car parking garage is included. Ash Urban Redevelopment is developing, though the vacant site’s architect and design have not yet been revealed.

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76 11th Avenue

Piling Work Underway For Two-Towered, 310-Unit Mixed-Use Project At 76 Eleventh Avenue, Chelsea

Piling work is now underway on the two-towered, 310-unit mixed-use complex under development at 76 Eleventh Avenue, located between West 17th and 18th streets in southern Chelsea. The site can be seen thanks to a photo posted to the YIMBY Forums. The project will consists of 25- and 35-story towers, rising 302 and 402 feet above street level, respectively. A common four-story base will feature 181,893 square feet of commercial space. It will include retail and office space, in addition to the residential amenities. The residential units, located in the towers, will be condominiums, averaging 2,258 square feet apiece. HFZ Capital Group is the developer. Bjarke Ingels Group is the design architect and Woods Bagot is the executive architect. Completion is expected in 2019.

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242 Broome Street

New Renderings For Condos At 242 Broome Street, 14-Story, 55-Unit Mixed-Use Project, Lower East Side

YIMBY can reveal exclusive interior renderings of the 14-story, 55-unit mixed-use project under development at 242 Broome Street, located on the corner of Ludlow Street on the Lower East Side. The latest images depict the condominiums as well as the project’s residential amenities, such as the rooftop terrace and an entertainment room. DXA Studio is responsible for the design of the interiors.

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15-Story Steel Haus at 41-32 27th Street, Long Island City, Reaches Ground Level

The future 15-story residential building at 41-32 27th Street, called Steel Haus, has reached street level. The narrow building will sit upon an irregularly shaped plot on the northern fringe of the booming Court Square district, north of Queens Plaza. The 46-unit project, developed by the Hakimian Organization, will join a dense block of residential and office mid- and high-rises that have replaced a district of crumbling commercial properties over the past ten years. ESM Construction Corp serves as the general contractor.

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