Construction is complete on The Kira, a 139-unit affordable and supportive housing project at 153-19 Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. Designed by GF55 Partners and developed by New Destiny Housing, BFC Partners, and SMJ Development, the 21-story mixed-use building houses a mix of rental apartments, a 5,000-square-foot retail space on the ground floor, and on-site supportive services.
Permits have been filed for a 12-story residential building at 58-01 Queens Boulevard in Woodside, Queens. Located between 58th Street and 59th Place, the lot is near the 61st Street-Woodside subway station, serviced by the 7 train. Bentley Zhao of New Empire Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications, after securing the site for $16.2 million.
Permits have been filed for an 11-story mixed-use building at 489 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan’s Midtown West. Located between West 37th and West 38th Streets, the lot is four blocks from 34th Street-Penn Station subway station, serviced by the A, C, and E trains. Susan Wu of ZD Jasper Realty is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Exterior work is finishing up on The Edison Gramercy, a 13-story residential building at 250 East 21st Street in Gramercy Park, Manhattan. Designed by Isaac & Stern Architects and developed by Urban Development Partners and SD Second Avenue Property, the structure will yield 54 units in one- to four-bedroom layouts with interiors designed by Paris Forino. Douglas Elliman Development Marketing‘s Eklund Gomes Team is leading sales and marketing for the units, with pricing ranging from $1.2 to more than $6 million. Ross Associates is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of East 21st Street and Second Avenue.
Rose Equities and Garden Communities are working in partnership to transform the former Renaissance Westchester Hotel into a 28-acre mixed-use community with more than 700 apartments. Located at 80 West Red Oak Lane in West Harrison, a small town in Westchester County, the property will debut as Renaissance Harrison.
