Excavation, Foundations Progress at 11-36 45th Road in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on January 12, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Below-grade work is in full swing at 11-36 45th Road, the site of a seven-story mixed-use building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Raymond Chan Architect and developed by George Jiapeng Xu of Century Development Group, the 75-foot-tall structure will span 103,481 square feet and yield 119 rental units with an average scope of 676 square feet, as well as 22,965 square feet of community facility space and 52 enclosed parking spaces in the cellar level. Century Construction Group Corp. is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by 45th Road to the north, 46th Avenue to the south, and 21st Street to the east.

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Housing Lottery Launches for The Axel at 550 Clinton Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

7:00 am on January 12, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Axel, a 29-story residential building at 550 Clinton Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Hope Street Capital, the structure yields 284 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are six units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $48,206 to $198,250.

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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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