Housing Lottery Launches for 282 Units in Rockaway Village Apartments Phase 3 in Far Rockaway, Queens

The affordable housing lottery has launched for the third phase of Rockaway Village, a massive multi-building development that will bring 1,700 units of new affordable housing to Far Rockaway, Queens when fully complete. Developed by Phipps Houses and designed by Marvel, the lottery units are spread out across four buildings: three towers with modern elevator access and one building with 26 duplex units with interior staircases. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 282 units for residents at 30 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $16,252 to $140,080.

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450 Eleventh Avenue’s Façade Quickly Takes Shape in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

Façade installation is moving along quickly on 450 Eleventh Avenue, a 51-story hotel skyscraper in Hudson Yards. Designed by DSM Design Group and developed by Marx Development Group, the 642-foot-tall structure will house a 379-room Aloft hotel with a business center, a ballroom, and a fourth-floor restaurant with a bar and outdoor terrace. Atria Builders is the general contractor for the project, which is located at the corner of West 37th Street and Eleventh Avenue, directly across from the Jacob K. Javits Center.

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85 DeKalb Avenue Awaits Construction in Fort Greene, Brooklyn 

Demolition of a multi-story parking garage has wrapped up at 85 DeKalb Avenue, the site of a planned 29-story residential building in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by Long Island University and RXR Realty under the RXR LIU Developer TRS LLC, the 348-foot-tall structure will span 288,849 square feet and yield 275 rental units with an average scope of 883 square feet, as well as 45,981 square feet of community facility space, a cellar level, a 30-foot long rear yard, two loading berths, and 198 enclosed parking spaces. Capital Industries Corp. is the general contractor for the project, which is located at the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Rockwell Place.

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125 West 57th Street Steadily Rises Along Billionaire’s Row in Midtown, Manhattan

Construction is rising on 125 West 57th Street, a 26-story commercial building along Billionaires’ Row in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners and Cain International, the 440-foot-tall structure will yield 185,000 square feet of Class A office space and a ground-floor home for the Calvary Baptist Church, which has operated on the site since 1883. Leading Builders Group is the general contractor for the property, which is located on an interior lot between Sixth and Seventh Avenues between Christian de Portzamparc‘s One57 and SHoP Architects111 West 57th Street.

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