Developers and city officials recently joined to celebrate the completion of Raven Hall, a 22-story mixed-income rental building in Coney Island. The building is located at 2006 Surf Avenue and introduces a collection of 216 affordable apartments, a public parking garage, and 8,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space.
Construction is progressing on Gansevoort Peninsula Park, a new 5.5-acre public recreational space on the Hudson River waterfront in the West Village. Designed by James Corner Field Operations, which was commissioned by the Hudson River Park Trust in January 2019, the upcoming green space is located next to Pier 53 directly across from the Whitney Museum of American Art, and will feature Manhattan’s first public beach.
Construction is nearing the halfway mark on H Hotel W39, a 28-story hotel tower at 58 West 39th Street in Midtown. Designed by Peter F. Poon Architects and developed by Wei Hong Hu of H Hotel LLC, the 447-foot-tall structure will yield 65 rooms spread over 41,500 square feet along with meeting rooms and a fitness center. City Cross Construction Corp. is the general contractor for the property, which is located on a narrow plot between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, just one block below Bryant Park.
Construction is complete on Waterstone of Westchester, a senior housing building at 150 Bloomingdale Road in central White Plains. Designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects, the new community offers 132 independent living units for seniors 62 years and up, a collection of health and wellness amenities, and access to local visiting nurse services.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 850 Lexington Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Located between Ralph Avenue and Patchen Avenue, the lot is one block north of the Freeman Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Solomon Equities is listed as the owner behind the applications.
