Permits have been filed to convert a one-story commercial structure into a five-story mixed-use building at 97 Walworth Street in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Located between Park Avenue and Myrtle Avenue, the lot is near the Flushing Avenue subway station, serviced by the G train. Mordechai Retek under the Jacob Hart LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is moving along on the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBPCR), an integrated coastal flood risk management system at the southern tip of Battery Park City. Led by architect and engineer AECOM, the $221 million project involves the creation of an elevated landscaped waterfront esplanade spanning from the Museum of Jewish Heritage to Pier A Plaza, as well as the reconstruction of the Wagner Park Pavilion with a new design by Thomas Phifer and Partners. The SBPCR is one component of the 3.5-mile-long Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) master plan, which is engineered to reduce the risk of flood damage from storm events like Hurricane Sandy. Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is the owner and EW Howell Co. is the general contractor for the property, which is addressed on permits as 20 Battery Place.
Construction is set to commence at 303 Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where a one-story commercial property is being expanded into a five-story mixed-use condominium building. Designed by ND Architecture & Design PC, the new 55-foot-tall structure will span 22,874 square feet and yield 22 residential units with an average scope of 1,004 square feet, as well as 6,074 square feet of commercial space, 395 square feet of community facility space, and a cellar level. B Contractors Group LLC is the general contractor for the project, which is located at the corner of Wythe Avenue and South 2nd Street.
Local officials and community groups recently celebrated the completion of 645 Main Street, a new affordable housing property in Peekskill, New York. Developed by the Housing Action Council and Wilder Balter Partners, the 82-unit building will be reserved for individuals and households earning between 40 and 80 percent area median income.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 811 Lexington Avenue Senior Residences, a four-story residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by Think Architecture and Design and developed in part by Northeastern Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, the structure yields 63 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 43 units for residents at 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $0 to $56,500.
