New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez recently released a request for proposal to redesign Park Avenue between East 46th and East 57th Streets in Midtown East, Manhattan. The plan aims to create a more pedestrian-friendly space by adding greenery, seating, concessions, and safer crossings.
Permits have been filed for a four-story mixed-use building at 703 Midwood Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Located between Troy Avenue and Albany Avenue, the lot is near the Crown Heights-Utica Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains. Chochav Liani under the 703 Midwood LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is wrapping up on Throop Corners, a nine-story all-affordable residential building at 88 Throop Avenue in the Broadway Triangle section of South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Marvel and developed and built by Mega Contracting in a joint collaboration with St. Nicks Alliance, RiseBoro Community Partnership, Southside United Housing Development Fund Corporation-Los Sures, and Unified Neighborhood Partners, the structure will yield 140 affordable housing units in studio to four-bedroom layouts along with a 6,400-square-foot workforce development center operated by St. Nicks Alliance on the ground floor. The building stands on a 27,000-square-foot property bound by Throop Avenue to the northeast, Gerry Street to the northwest, and Bartlett Street to the southeast.
Construction is drawing to a close on 89 Throop Avenue, a five-story mixed-use residential and religious building in the Broadway Triangle section of South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by S. Wieder Architect and developed by Chaim Deutsch, the 55-foot-tall structure will span 30,344 square feet and yield 24 rental units with an average scope of 870 square feet, as well as 9,444 square feet of community facility space, a cellar level, 12 open parking spaces, and 12 enclosed parking spaces. The property is located at the intersection of Bartlett Street and Throop Avenue and was formerly occupied by two low-rise commercial buildings.
