2440 Fulton Street. Designed by Marvel Designs.

2440 Fulton Street Reaches Completion In East New York, Brooklyn

The City of New York has opened 2440 Fulton Street, a 400,000-square-foot commercial development located in East New York, Brooklyn. Designed by Marvel Architects and developed by the Leser Group in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the facility is the largest-ever commercial building in the Broadway Junction area. It will serve as the new consolidated headquarters for the Department of Social Services’ Human Resources Administration (DSS-HRA), bringing together nearly a dozen public service programs and more than 1,100 employees. The property is bounded by Fulton Street to the north, Herkimer Street to the south, and Van Sinderen Avenue to the east.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 217 Eckford Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 217 Eckford Street, a five-story residential building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by Gerald Caliendo Architects and Bobby Kaczor under the Diamond Street LLC, the structure yields 14 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are five units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $122,229 to $189,540.

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Permits Filed for 581 East 161st Street in Morrisania, The Bronx

Permits have been filed for an 11-story mixed-use building at 581 East 161st Street in Morrisania, The Bronx. Located between Eagle Avenue and St. Ann’s Avenue, the lot is near the Prospect Avenue subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. Edward Poppiti of H.O.G.A.R., Inc., a non-profit known as Housing Options and Geriatric Association Resources, is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Aerial view from Amsterdam Avenue looking east; visible are new streetscape, gardens, and theater. Rendering by Brooklyn Digital Foundry.

Renderings Reveal Lincoln Center Campus Upgrades on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

New renderings have been revealed for the planned campus upgrades to Lincoln Center on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Weiss/Manfredi and led by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Lincoln Center West Initiative, the project will transform Damrosch Park on the Amsterdam Avenue side of the complex with a new outdoor theater and public recreation space. Moody Nolan is the architect of record and Hood Design Studio is the landscape architect for the development, which is located at the southwest corner of the Lincoln Center plan by the corner of Amsterdam Avenue and West 62nd Street.

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579 Sackett Street. Photo by Michael Young.

Excavation Underway At 579 Sackett Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn

Excavation is steadily unfolding at 579 Sackett Street, the site of an 11-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Kao Hwa Lee Architects and developed by Hershy Silberstein of BlueSky Developers, the 110-foot-tall structure will span 46,943 square feet and yield 64 rental units with an average scope of 681 square feet. The project will also include 3,348 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is alternately addressed as 224 3rd Avenue and located at the corner of 3rd Avenue and Sackett Street.

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