Foundations Underway At 1026 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on November 4, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Excavation and foundations are progressing at 1026 Third Avenue, the site of a 24-story residential building in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Kahen Properties, which purchased three adjacent properties for $34 million in July of 2022, the 273-foot-tall structure will span 100,000 square feet and yield 81 rental units with an average scope of 1,200 square feet, as well as ground-floor retail space, a gym, and a top-floor banquet space. Third North Holdings LLC is listed the owner and Third North GC LLC is the general contractor for the project, which is located between East 60th and East 61st Streets.

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Permits Filed for 38 Gramercy Park East in Gramercy Park, Manhattan

7:00 am on November 4, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for an 11-story residential building at 38 Gramercy Park East in Gramercy Park, Manhattan. Located at the intersection of East 21st Street and Gramercy Park East, the corner lot is near the 23rd Street subway station, serviced by the 6 train. Legion Investment Group is listed as the owner behind the applications and is also responsible for the recent filing of 152 East 21st Street.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 630 Grand Street in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn

6:30 am on November 4, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 630 Grand Street, a seven-story mixed-use building in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Leandro Nils Dickson Architect and developed by Bruklyn Builders, the structure yields 20 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 $104,880 to $165,230.

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Rendering of 118 Waverly Avenue - Brent Buck Architects

Frame 122 Tops Out at Waverly Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

8:00 am on November 3, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on Frame 122, a five-story residential building at 122 Waverly Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by Brent Buck Architects PLLC and developed by CV Partners under the 118 Waverly LLC, the nearly 20,000-square-foot project is the second cross laminated timber (CLT) building in New York City after the Frame Home at 283 Greene Street, and will yield 15 units with an average scope of 1,249 square feet, an inner courtyard, rear-facing yard, and a nine-vehicle parking garage. Brent Buck Architects is the executive architect, Murray Engineering is the structural engineer, Element5 is in charge of the connection design and fabrication process, Metropolitan Walters is in charge of the installation, and CM & Associates Construction Management, LLC is the general contractor for the property, which is located on an interior lot between Myrtle Avenue to the south and Park Avenue and the elevated Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) to the north.

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