Excavation and Pilings Continue at 1 Java Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Excavation and piling work is progressing at 1 Java Street, the site of a two-tower residential development along the East River in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by Marvel Architects and developed and built by Lendlease, which secured a $360 million construction loan at the end of 2022, the project will yield 850 rental units across the two structures, the taller of which will stand 36 stories and 445 feet tall. Aware Super is the joint developer, INC Architecture & Design is the interior designer for the public areas, and Crème is the interior designer for the townhouse units at the property, which is alternately addressed as 18 India Street and occupies a full block bound by India Street to the north, Java Street to the south, Water Street to the east, and the India Street pier over the East River to the west.

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Existing facade conditions (left) and rendering of a new facade at NYCHA's Thurgood Marshall Plaza

NYCHA Kicks Off Modernization Projects at Three Affordable Housing Properties in Upper Manhattan 

New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and a consortium of developers have kicked off an extensive modernization project at three aging residential properties in Upper Manhattan: Audubon Houses at 1909 Amsterdam Avenue in Sugar Hill, Bethune Gardens at 1945 Amsterdam Avenue in Washington Heights, and Thurgood Marshall Plaza at 1970 Amsterdam Avenue, also in Washington Heights.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 576 Lenox Road in East Flatbush, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 576 Lenox Road, a four-story residential building in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by Satwin Architect and developed by Bokhour Developers, the structure yields eight residences and six parking spaces. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $72,000 to $187,330.

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