Construction has made significant progress on The Metropolitan, a rising mixed-use complex in Springfield, New Jersey. Garden Communities, the developer of the complex, recently celebrated the completion of several construction milestones and is confident that pre-leasing will launch this summer.
Permits have been filed for a six-story commercial building at 648 West 48th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Located between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues, the corner lot is closest to the 50th Street subway station on Eighth Avenue, serviced by the C and E trains. Verizon is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Exterior work is progressing on 1607 Surf Avenue, a ten-story, 100-percent affordable housing building in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Designed by S9 Architecture and Engineering and developed by BFC Partners, the 104-foot-tall structure will span 360,912 square feet and yield 376 rental units spread across 282,095 square feet, as well as 11,000 square feet of commercial space, 9,000 square feet of community space, a cellar level, and a 2,500-square-foot primary care facility run by New York City Health + Hospitals. Coney Island Associates Phase 2 is the general contractor for the $189 million project, which is bound by Surf Avenue to the south, West 16th Street to the east, and West 17th Street to the West.
Construction has topped out on 8800 Bay Parkway, a seven-story residential building in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Designed by Angelo Ng & Anthony Ng Architects and developed by Billy Xiao of B & J Bay Property Inc., the 70-foot-tall structure spans 47,525 square feet and will yield 40 rental units with an average scope of 713 square feet, as well as a 7,256-square-foot ground-floor community facility, enclosed parking for 20 vehicles, and a 30-foot-long rear yard. KW Development Contracting is the general contractor of the project, which is located between Bath and Cropsey Avenues.
City officials are now reviewing proposals to construct an eight-story mixed-use building at 1404 Willow Avenue in Hoboken, New Jersey. Designed by MVMK Architecture and developed by Advance Realty, the building will replace an existing Hertz rental car facility with two ground-floor retail spaces and 52 rental apartments.
