35 Commercial Street. Designed by Handel Architects.

35 Commercial Street’s Exterior Nears Completion in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

8:00 am on January 15, 2023 By Michael Young

Exterior work is nearing completion on 35 Commercial Street, a 22-story residential building in the Greenpoint Landing master plan in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Park Tower Group along with Greenpoint Landing Associates, New York City’s Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), and the Housing Development Corporation (HDC), 213-foot-tall structure spans 344,463 square feet and will yield 373 affordable housing units and 7,600 square feet of retail space. Monadnock Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by Bell Slip to the west and Commercial and Clay Streets to the south.

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10-04 Borden Avenue’s Steel Superstructure Rises in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on January 15, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is rising on 10-04 Borden Avenue, a three-story commercial building in Long Island City, Queens. Developed and built by The Vorea Group under the Borden Ave Opportunity Zone Business LLC, the 56,000-square-foot structure will feature New York City’s first iFLY indoor skydiving facility and a separate commercial space. The plot spans nearly half an acre by the three-way intersection of Borden Avenue, Vernon Boulevard, and Jackson Avenue.

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Rendering of 270 Johnston Avenue in Jersey City

270 Johnston Avenue Tops Out in Jersey City, New Jersey

7:00 am on January 15, 2023 By Sebastian Morris

Construction has topped out on 270 Johnston Avenue, a 24-story residential tower in Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood. Designed by Marchetto Higgins Stieve Architects and GRT Architecture and developed by Alpine Residential and Fields Grade, the structure will yield 169 rental units, a collection of amenity spaces, a small parking lot, and roughly 9,000 square feet of retail spread across the ground and second floors.

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Updated rendering for 65 Private Drive at the Calyer Place complex - SLCE Architects

65 Private Drive’s Façade Nears Completion at Calyer Place in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

8:00 am on January 14, 2023 By Michael Young

Curtain wall installation is nearing completion on 65 Private Drive, a 40-story residential building and the tallest component of the four-tower Calyer Place master plan from Cooper Robertson & Partners in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by M&H Realty, the 439-foot-tall structure will yield 500 rental units. The property is located at the intersection of West and Oak Streets along the East River.

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