YIMBY followed up on two low-rise residential projects within the Special Clinton District of Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, both of which sit between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and are within a short walking distance to the 50th Street subway station along Eighth Avenue, serving the local C and E trains.
Construction is set to begin on the first phase of 1920 Turnbull, a 22-story affordable and supportive housing development at 1920 Turnbull Avenue in Soundview, The Bronx. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning and developed by Gilbane Development, Strada Development LLC, and the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS), the nearly $170 million building will contain 228 affordable rental apartments, including 137 permanent supportive housing units for formerly homeless individuals and families. The property is located between Pugsley Avenue and White Plains Road.
New permits have been filed for a nine-story mixed-use building at 995 President Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Located between Franklin Avenue and Classon Avenue, the interior lot is two blocks south of the Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College subway station, served by the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains. Moses Rabinowitz of Residents Group is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction has topped out on 260 East 72nd Street, a 20-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Peter Pennoyer Architects and developed by Simon Dushinsky of Sky Equity Group, the 161,000-square-foot structure will yield 60 condominium units in two- to five-bedroom layouts, as well as 3,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space divided into two storefronts. The project will also include an adjacent 10-story annex.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review a proposal to complete a long-stalled renovation at 151 Grand Street in Soho, Manhattan. Designed by Ole Sondresen Architect along with preservation consultant Higgins Quasebarth & Partners, the project will rehabilitate the five-story building and finish the one-story rooftop extension that was approved by the LPC in 2016 and 2017. The property is located at the southwest corner of Grand and Lafayette Streets.
