All-Affordable Housing Building Tops Out at 63 Stockholm Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn

8:00 am on September 7, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on 63 Stockholm Street, a four-story all-affordable residential building in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Designed by STAT Architecture and developed by RiseBoro Community Partnership and St. Nicks Alliance under the Bushwick Alliance LLC, the 20,111-square-foot structure will yield 20 rental units, a cellar level with bike storage, and a rooftop covered with a photovoltaic canopy. The $10 million project is located on a formerly vacant interior lot between Central and Evergreen Avenues.

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Rendering of 1 Java Street, courtesy of Marvel Designs

1 Java Street Two-Tower Development Tops out in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

7:30 am on September 7, 2024 By Max Gillespie

Lendlease and its joint venture partner Aware Super, one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, recently celebrated the topping out of 1 Java Street, a two-tower residential development in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by Marvel, the 37- and 20-story structures will yield a combined 834 rental units, with 30 percent designated as affordable housing. The property is bound by India Street to the north, Java Street to the south, West Street to the east, and the East River to the west.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 656 East 176th Street in East Tremont, The Bronx

7:00 am on September 7, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Belmont Cove, an 11-story residential building at 656 East 176th Street in East Tremont, The Bronx. Designed by Danois Architects and developed by Mastermind, the structure yields 153 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 129 units for residents at 30 to 70 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $18,480 to $134,820.

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South Battery Park City Resiliency Project Progresses in Lower Manhattan

8:00 am on September 6, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Work is continuing to progress on the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBCRP), an integrated coastal flood risk management system at the southern tip of Battery Park City, Manhattan. Designed by architect and engineer AECOM and developed in a collaboration with the Battery Park City Authority, the $296 million project involves the creation of an elevated, landscaped waterfront esplanade spanning from the Museum of Jewish Heritage to Pier A Plaza, as well as the reconstruction of the Wagner Park Pavilion with a new design by Thomas Phifer and Partners. AECOM-Tishman is building the SBPCR, which is one component of the 3.5-mile-long Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) master plan, which is engineered to reduce the risk of flood damage from sea level rise and storm surges from events like Hurricane Sandy. Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is the owner of the property, which is addressed on permits as 20 Battery Place.

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