Foundations Underway at 270 East 2nd Street in Manhattan’s East Village

7:30 am on May 13, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Foundation work is underway at 270 East 2nd Street, the site of a 12-story mixed-use building in Manhattan’s East Village. Designed by JCJ Architecture and developed by the non-profit Barrier Free Living, the 65,000-square-foot structure will yield 74 housing units and administrative offices for the organization, which provides both temporary and permanent housing for survivors of domestic violence with disabilities. 270 East 2nd Street Partners, LLC is listed as the owner for the $30 million project, which is located on an interior lot between Avenue C and D, directly across from Gustave Hartman Square.

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33 Bond Street, via TF Cornerstone

TF Cornerstone Announces Commercial Lease for 33 Bond Street in Downtown Brooklyn

7:00 am on May 13, 2024 By Max Gillespie

TF Cornerstone has announced that Naked Perfection Spa has opened its first location on the ground floor of 33 Bond Street, a 25-story residential tower at 300 Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Handel Architects, the structure completed construction in 2017 and yields 714 units and 55,000 square feet of retail space, as well as amenities including a roof deck, coworking spaces, and a pet spa. The property is located between Livingston and Schemerhorn Streets.

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New Renderings Released For 2-20 and 2-21 Malt Drive in Hunters Point, Queens

8:00 am on May 12, 2024 By Michael Young

New renderings have been revealed for 2-20 and 2-21 Malt Drive, a three-tower complex in the Hunters Point South master plan in Hunters Point, Queens. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by TF Cornerstone, the development consists of a 34-story, 390-foot-tall structure with 575 units at 2-20 Malt Drive and a two-tower building at 2-21 Malt Dive with a 38-story, 440-foot-tall tower and a 25-story, 310-foot-tall sibling collectively housing 811 units. The project will span 1.43 million square feet and yield 1,386 rental units, with 30 percent designated for affordable housing, as well as around 25,000 square feet of retail space. SCAPE Landscape Architecture is the landscape architect for the master plan, which will rise from a subdivided plot bound by 54th Avenue to the north, Newtown Creek to the south, and 2nd Street to the west.

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1607 Surf Avenue Wraps Up Construction in Coney Island, Brooklyn

7:30 am on May 12, 2024 By Michael Young

Construction is complete on 1607 Surf Avenue, a ten-story, 100-percent affordable housing building in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Designed by S9 Architecture and Engineering and developed by BFC Partners, the 104-foot-tall structure spans 360,912 square feet and yields 376 rental units with an average scope of 750 square feet, as well as 11,000 square feet of commercial space, 9,000 square feet of community space, a cellar level, and a 2,500-square-foot primary care facility run by New York City Health + Hospitals. The $189 million project is bound by Surf Avenue to the south, West 16th Street to the east, and West 17th Street to the west.

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