Two-Tower Development Taking Shape at 267 Bond and 498 Sackett Streets in Gowanus, Brooklyn

Foundation work is wrapping up on Society Brooklyn and Sackett Place, a pair of 21-story residential buildings at 267 Bond Street and 498 Sackett Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Property Markets Group, which acquired both plots for $9 million in 2021, the complex will yield a combined 594,000 square feet with 517 residential units and 52,000 square feet of commercial space. The development is proceeding with $18.5 million in financing from Maxim Capital Group. Urban Atelier Group is the general contractor for the project, which is bound by DeGraw Street to the north, Sackett Street to the south, the Gowanus Canal to the east, and Bond Street to the west.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 1001 Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1001 Bushwick Avenue, a six-story residential building in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Designed by BEAM Architects and developed by Joel Berkowitz, the structure yields 24 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 11 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $93,909 to $187,330.

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Ground Breaks on $92 Million New Animal Care Center in Baychester, The Bronx

Ground recently broke on a new animal care center in Baychester, The Bronx. The $92 million ground-up development will yield 50,000 square feet and house admissions, adoptions, medical services, and boarding for 70 dogs, 140 cats, 30 rabbits, and 20 animals of other species. The new animal center is part of the City’s goal to maintain a full-service animal shelter in each borough. The City’s Animal Care Centers are a non-profit organization that serve as the city’s open-admissions animal-shelter system contracted and overseen by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and operated by Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC).

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