Affordable Housing Units Still Available at One Bell Slip in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

7:00 am on May 5, 2022 By Vanessa Londono

There are still over 30 units with one month free rent available in the affordable housing lottery for One Bell Slip, a 31-story residential building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Brookfield Properties and Park Tower Group, the structure added 413 residences to the Greenpoint Landing complex. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 33 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $81,258 to $187,330.

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Palace Theatre Completes 30-Foot Lift Within TSX Broadway, at 1568 Broadway in Times Square, Manhattan

8:00 am on May 4, 2022 By Michael Young

Construction on TSX Broadway has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the historic Palace Theatre’s lift to its new position 30 feet above street level within the podium of the 47-story Times Square hotel tower. The engineering challenge was overseen by Urban Foundation and Engineering and used a system of 34 hydraulic jacks to hoist the 14-million-pound venue at a speed of about a quarter of an inch per hour over the span of four months. Work will now commence on PBDW Architects‘ restoration of the theater, whose new elevated position will make way for 100,000 square feet of retail space at the base of the structure.

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Permits Filed for 75 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan

7:00 am on May 4, 2022 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for the conversion of a four-story commercial building into a 14-story mixed-use building at 75 Essex Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Located between Delancey Street and Broome Street, the lot is one block south of the Delancey Street-Essex Street subway station, serviced by the F, M, J, and Z trains. Nechemia Weinberger of Soft Stone Development Group is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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