The Greenburger Center for Social and Criminal Justice has secured a $13 million funding deal for constructing Hope House in the Bronx’s Crotona neighborhood, pioneering an Alternative to Incarceration (ATI) model for individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) accused of felony-level crimes. This initiative culminates a decade-long effort.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 3893 Waldo Avenue, a four-story residential building at 55 Dash Place in Fieldston, The Bronx. Designed by Kutnicki Bernstein Architects and developed by Timber Equities, the structure yields 29 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 $81,429 to $165,230.
Construction is rising on 134 Vanderbilt Avenue, an eight-story mixed-use building in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Designed by executive architect Kane AUD and design architect SO-IL and developed by Tankhouse, the 85-foot-tall structure will span 89,847 square feet and yield 26 condominiums with an average scope of 1,269 square feet, as well as 3,159 square feet of commercial space, two cellar levels, a 30-foot-long rear yard, and 18 enclosed parking spaces. KSK Construction Group, LLC is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of Vanderbilt and Myrtle Avenues.
Construction has topped out on 38-38 32nd Street, a nine-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by NY Building Associates and developed and built by Yitzchok Katz of Developing NY State under the 39th Ave Equity LLC, the 103-foot-tall structure will span 43,904 square feet and yield 64 rental units with an average scope of 680 square feet, as well as 25 enclosed parking spaces on the ground level and 381 square feet of commercial space. The formerly vacant property is bound by 39th Avenue to the south, 32nd Street to the east, and 31st Street to the west.
The Georgetown Company and Beacon Capital Partners, in collaboration with ZoE Life Sciences, have announced plans for a seven-story life science facility at 707 Eleventh Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen. Designed by Elkus Manfredi, the 185,000-square-foot structure is located between West 50th and 51st Streets. The new development is supported by the New York City Industrial Development Agency and managed by the New York City Economic Development Corporation, and will feature laboratory, research, and office spaces.
