Revealed: 855 Sixth Avenue
YIMBY has the first full reveal for Durst’s 855 Sixth Avenue, where Cook + Fox is the design architect; on-site renderings have been up for quite some time, but until now, the actual tower’s appearance was hidden….
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Permits Filed: 123-127 Boerum Street
East Williamsburg was subject to heavy development pressure during the last market cycle, but the area’s semi-industrial pre-war building stock — as well as losses due to urban decline — means that there are still many buildable…
Revealed: Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School Expansion, 1609 Avenue J
Update: YIMBY has since learned that the design posted below has since been swapped out for one by Dattner Architects, for which renderings are not yet available. On the other side of Brooklyn from the…
Bigger Density Bonuses Needed for Inclusionary Housing Program to Succeed
Mayor Bill de Blasio has a steep hill to climb. His plan to build 80,000 units of affordable housing over the next ten years is very ambitious, beyond what previous administrations have been able to accomplish…
YIMBY Today: More LIC Rezoning, Journal Square Residential Development, More
5 Atlantic Avenue [DNAinfo New York]: Developer Brooklyn Bridge Park has received 14 unique proposals for their planned towers — roughly 31 and 15 stories — located at 5 Atlantic Avenue on Pier 6, in Brooklyn Heights….
