Demolition Underway for Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn

8:00 am on January 11, 2024 By Michael Young

Demolition is underway on the Hudson Avenue Generating Station, the site of Con Edison’s Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub in Vinegar Hill. Dubbed “The Hub,” the transmission substation will be capable of powering around 750,000 homes with up to 1,500 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind power. ConEdison designed the new structure to allow for future expandability, with a maximum processing capacity of 6,000 megawatts. The site is bound by Marshall Street to the south, Hudson Avenue to the east, and Gold Street and the Con Edison Farragut Station to the west. A groundbreaking ceremony was held last September and construction is expected to begin around the middle of this year.

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Rendering of Comp Sci High, courtesy of Civic Builders

New Charter School Underway At 447 Wales Avenue In Mott Haven, Bronx

7:30 am on January 11, 2024 By Max Gillespie

Civic Builders, a national nonprofit lender and developer dedicated to supporting public charter schools in under-resourced communities, is currently developing a new charter school located at 447 Wales Avenue in Mott Haven, The Bronx. The project, a partnership with Comp Sci High Charter School, and designed by KSS Architects, represents an  important investment in educational facilities in the area.

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Affordable Housing Waiting List Launches for Rose Castle in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

7:00 am on January 11, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

An affordable housing lottery waiting list has launched for Rose Castle, a nine-story mixed-use building at 31 Little Nassau Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Archimaera Architecture and developed by Riverside Developers, the structure yields 86 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect is a waiting list to fill current and future vacancies for the 77 units for residents at 70, 90, and 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $49,273 to $198,250.

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Excavation Underway at 656 Lexington Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on January 10, 2024 By Michael Young

Excavation is underway at 656 Lexington Avenue, the site of a 19-story residential building in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Zproekt Architecture and developed by Sergey Rybak under the 660 Lexington Avenue Development LLC, the 233-foot-tall structure will span 52,558 square feet and yield 23 condominium units with an average scope of 2,123 square feet, as well as 2,551 square feet of commercial space, 1,174 square feet of community facility space, and a cellar level. Rybak Development Corp. is the general contractor for the property, which is alternately addressed as 133 East 55th Street and located at the corner of Lexington Avenue and East 55th Street.

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