Earlier today, the U.S. Census Bureau released population estimates for 2014 and revised numbers for 2013, showing strong growth in New York City, and highlighting the continuing chronic housing deficit. The five boroughs are near a…
Last June, the first demolition permits were filed for existing structures at 60-64 Watts Street, part of an assemblage that extends to 100 Varick Street. The latter location will apparently be the official address of the…
Sunnyside, a close-in neighborhood in western Queens around the 7 train, is becoming increasingly desirable, but developers looking for buildable sites won’t find many. The neighborhood is largely either built out or zoned out, with…
The area around Newtown Creek – known as East Williamsburg to some, Bushwick to others – has been progressively de-industrialized over the generations, with heavy industry giving way to less job-intensive uses like light industry,…
1640 Park Avenue [Curbed]: A seven-story, 15,000 square-foot mixed-use building — featuring “retail, a community facility, and apartments” — could potentially rise at 1640 Park Avenue, in central East Harlem. The property was recently acquired for $2.9 million, and…
