Façade Installation Progresses on 15 Hanover Place in Downtown Brooklyn

7:30 am on June 6, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Façade installation is progressing on 15 Hanover Place, a 34-story residential tower currently rising in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Lonicera Partners, for which Cushman & Wakefield arranged $134 million in construction financing from Santander and City National Bank, the 463-foot-tall structure will span 70,734 square feet and yield 314 apartments with 95 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space in the podium. Noble Construction Group is the general contractor for the property, which was formerly addressed as 23 Hanover Place and located at the corner of Livingston Street and Hanover Place.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 1457 Flatbush Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn

6:30 am on June 6, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1457 Flatbush Avenue, an eight-story mixed-use building in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by Paul Jensen of Strekte Corp. and developed by Harry Einhorn of Flatbush Tower One LLC, the structure yields 71 residences, 2,689 square feet of commercial space, 8,150 square feet of community facility space, and 25 parking spaces. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 22 units for residents at 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $57,429 to $156,130.

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Gowanus Canal Combined Sewer Overflow Facilities Project Readies for Excavation in Gowanus, Brooklyn

8:00 am on June 5, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Excavation is about to get underway for the Gowanus Canal Combined Sewer Overflow Facilities project, a wastewater retention complex spanning three properties at 242 and 270 Nevins Streets and 234 Butler Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Selldorf Architects and managed by the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the development will consist of a two-story head house with underground water retention tanks and a 1.6-acre public park with landscaping by DLAND Studio. Hazen and Sawyer, and Brown and Caldwell are engineering consultants and Gowanus Canal Constructors is the general contractor for the project, which occupies a full block bound by Butler Street to the north, DeGraw Street to the south, Nevins Street to the east, and the Gowanus Canal to the west.

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445 Carroll Street Nears Completion in Gowanus, Brooklyn

7:30 am on June 5, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on 445 Carroll Street, a four-story mixed-use building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Opera Studio and developed and constructed by The Wooden Block Co., the 5,988-square-foot structure will yield a single 2,965-square-foot residential unit, 1,023 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, and a 2,000-square-foot cellar. The project is located on a 20-foot-wide plot between 3rd Avenue to the east and Nevins Street to the west.

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