Permits have been filed for an 11-story mixed-use building at 2273 Pitkin Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Schenck Avenue and Pitkin Avenue, the lot is blocks from the Van Siclen Avenue subway station, served by the A and C trains. Yitzi Salamon is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 920 Montgomery Street, a six-story mixed-use building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Originally built in 1920, the structure yields eight residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $111,532 to $238,160.
A new rendering was recently revealed for 100 Essex Street, a proposed ten-story residential building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by S9 Architecture and developed by BFC Partners, the structure will yield 99 rental units, with 26 designated as permanently affordable. The project will also include 15,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The property is alternately addressed as 116 Delancey Street and spans the full block between Delancey and Rivington Streets.
Construction is nearing completion on Paragon LIC, a 23-story residential building at 45-40 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Archimaera and developed and built by ZD Jasper, the 262-foot-tall structure spans 192,500 square feet and yields 182 condominium units, down from the 226 units listed in filings. The project will also include ground-floor retail space and a public waterfront park. The property is located between 45th Road and 46th Avenue.
YIMBY checked in on the progress of three smaller-scale projects among the massive high-rise developments transforming the Hunters Point South section of Long Island City, Queens. The projects, which include two residential buildings and a school, are part of the ongoing evolution of the East River-adjacent area from a former industrial center into a thriving mixed-use community. The properties are all within walking distance of the Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue subway station, served by the 7 train, as well as the Hunters Point ferry terminal.
