YIMBY photographed ten upcoming and recently completed low-rise residential projects across Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The majority of the properties are located along Bedford and Skillman Avenues in the corridor between the Myrtle-Willoughby Avenues and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues subway stations, which both serve the G train.
The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking proposals for the adaptive reuse of the Vernon Building at 44-36 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens. The six-story, nearly 700,000-square-foot facility currently serves as a hub for various New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) functions including storage, warehousing, and trade shops. The RFI builds on the Adams Administration’s OneLIC Neighborhood Plan and follows a two-year public engagement process involving more than 1,800 participants.
Sales recently launched for VITA, a two-building residential development in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards billed as the city’s largest passive house condominium development. Designed by Archimaera and INC Architecture and Design and developed by ZD Jasper Realty, the 12-story buildings at 499 and 501 Ninth Avenue comprise 121 residences and an expansive amenity collection. The property’s Passive House principles can reduce energy consumption by up to 90 percent. Eklund | Gomes of Douglas Elliman is the exclusive sales and marketing partner for VITA. Pricing for available residences starts at $1.25 million, with first closings anticipated for fall 2025.
Exterior work is moving along on Dekalb Commons, a pair of seven-story all-affordable residential buildings at 639 and 652 DeKalb Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by Magnusson Architecture & Planning and developed by St. Nick’s Alliance in partnership with Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the architecturally cohesive structures will collectively span 89,000 square feet and yield 85 rental units in studio- to three-bedroom layouts. The properties are located across DeKalb Avenue from each other, on interior lots between Nostrand and Marcy Avenues.
Demolition preparations have begun at 1477 Third Avenue, the site of a 15-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Noam Shemel of Kano Real Estate Investments, the 159-foot-tall structure will span 25,754 square feet and yield nine condominium units with an average scope of 2,677 square feet, according to permits filed in 2022. The development will also contain 1,658 square feet of commercial space, a cellar level, and a 19.5-foot-long rear yard. The narrow 4,745-square-foot property is located between East 83rd and East 84th Streets.
