Manhattan’s Garment District is the latest neighborhood to receive an award from the NY Forward program, a state-funded initiative that supports strategic revitalization plans across New York. The $4.5 million award will specifically support local efforts to create a robust economic district with attractive investment opportunities, engaging public spaces, and improved public safety.
Permits have been filed for a 13-story hotel building at 144-06 135th Avenue in South Ozone Park, Queens. Located between 142nd Street and Inwood Street, the interior lot is near the John F. Kennedy International Airport. JFK Hotel Partners LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is rising on 2-20 and 2-21 Malt Drive, a three-tower development in the Hunters Point South master plan in Hunters Point, Queens. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by TF Cornerstone, the project consists of a 34-story, 390-foot-tall structure that will yield 575 units at 2-20 Malt Drive and a two-tower design at 2-21 Malt Dive composed of a 38-story, 440-foot-tall high-rise and a 25-story, 310-foot-tall building. A final unit count for 2-21 Malt Drive has yet to be announced. Bud North LLC and Bud South LLC are the general contractors for 2-21 and 2-20 Malt Drive, respectively, which will rise from a subdivided plot bound by 54th Avenue to the north, Newton Creek to the south, and 2nd Street to the west.
Construction is complete on The Feather Lofts, a six-story residential conversion at 28-46 Roebling Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Michael Muroff Architect LLC and developed by Eser Realty, the project involved the full overhaul of a derelict warehouse and yields 31 loft apartments, ground-floor retail space, and amenities including a basement gym, laundry room, and roof deck. The Daly Team at Compass is handling sales and marketing for the property, which is bound by North 10th Street to the north, North 9th Street to the south, and Roebling Street to the east.
AMS Acquisitions has completed Summerhill Gardens, a 96-unit rental complex at 377 Summerhill Road in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects, the complex features four neighboring buildings that are positioned around an L-shaped parking lot.
