3401 Third Avenue - Alexander Gorlin Architects

Affordable Housing Development ‘El Borinquen Residences’ Now Complete at 3401 Third Avenue in The Bronx

Developers and city agencies recently celebrated the completed of El Borinquen Residences, a new, deeply affordable property in The Bronx. Located at 3401 Third Avenue in the Morrisania neighborhood, the ten-story building houses 148 affordable apartments, including 29 homes for seniors at or below 30 percent Area Median Income (AMI), and 90 units designated for the formerly homeless and youths aging out of foster care. The latter includes access to on-site supportive services.

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Permits Filed for Three Brookdale Hospital Buildings in East Flatbush, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed by Brookdale Hospital Medical Center for three structures in East Flatbush, Brooklyn: a five-story mixed-use building at 86 East 49th Street, a five-story mixed-use building at 808 Rutland Road, and a seven-story mixed-use building at 545 Schenectady Avenue. Located on the same block as Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, the Utica Avenue subway station is within walking distance, serviced by the 2, 3, and 4 trains.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 168 Force Tube Avenue in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 168 Force Tube Avenue, a three-story residential building in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Developed by Lo Sardo General Contractors, the structure yields 22,006 square feet and 26 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are eight units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $63,429 to $215,150.

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425 Park Avenue. Rendering by Dbox, courtesy of Foster + Partners

425 Park Avenue Celebrates Grand Opening in Midtown East, Manhattan

YIMBY attended the official opening ceremony of 425 Park Avenue, a 47-story commercial skyscraper in Midtown East and the first new full-block building to be built along Park Avenue’s Plaza District in nearly half a century. Designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and developed by L&L Holding Company, Tokyu Land Corporation, and co-managing partner BentallGreenOak, the 897-foot-tall structure yields 667,000 square feet of column-free Class A office space with design flexibility and panoramic views up and down Park Avenue. Adamson Associates Architects was the architect of record, WSP was the structural and MEP engineer, R&R Scaffolding provided the BMU, and Tishman Construction was the construction manager for the project, which is located between East 55th and East 56th Streets.

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Updated rendering of 25 Maple Avenue - Beyer Blinder Belle

Twenty Five Maple Debuts at 25 Maple Avenue in New Rochelle

Construction is now complete on Twenty Five Maple, a seven-story mixed-use property at 25 Maple Avenue in downtown New Rochelle. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by WBP Development and LMXD, an affiliate of L+M Development Partners, the 275,000-square-foot building comprises 184 rental units in studio to two-bedroom layouts, 1,900 square feet of ground floor commercial space, and a 115,000-square-foot parking structure.

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