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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Evening rendering of Opus Point at 23-10 Queens Plaza South - Courtesy of Dynamic Star; Lemay-id

City Council Approves Opus Point Redevelopment at 23-10 Queens Plaza South in Long Island City, Queens

7:00 am on June 5, 2023 By Sebastian Morris

The New York City Council has unanimously approved applications for zoning amendments that will facilitate a commercial redevelopment project at 23-10 Queens Plaza South in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by New England-based Dynamic Star, the project entails the partial demolition and expansion of an existing warehouse and the construction of a 26-story office tower.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 71-82 Parsons Boulevard in Flushing, Queens

6:30 am on June 5, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 71-82 Parsons Boulevard, an eight-story mixed-use building at 79-71 Parsons Boulevard in Flushing, Queens. Designed by ARC Architecture + Design Studio and developed by Joshua Asherian, the structure yields 94 residences, 7,518 square feet of community space, and 45 parking spaces. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 29 units for residents at 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $55,269 to $187,330.

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Site Preparations Underway for Majestic at 540 DeGraw Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn

8:00 am on June 4, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Crews are readying for excavation at the site of Majestic, a 12-story residential building at 540 DeGraw Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Domain Companies, Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Urban Investment Group, Vorea Group, and Mega Development, the 146-foot-tall structure will span 244,882 square feet and yield 268 rental units with an average scope of 861 square feet, as well as 13,929 square feet of retail and office space and 45 enclosed parking spaces. Twenty-five percent of the apartments will be designated for affordable housing. Future Green Studio is the landscape designer and Mega Contracting Group is the general contractor for the property, which is alternately addressed as 537 Sackett Street and bound by DeGraw Street to the north, Sackett Street to the south, and Nevins Street to the west.

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