Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 21-05 Birdsall Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens. Located at the intersection of Redfern Avenue and Birdsall Avenue, the corner lot is near the Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue subway station, served by the A train. Newday Management is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Excavation is underway at 570 Fifth Avenue, the site of a 29-story office skyscraper on the eastern edge of the Diamond District in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Extell Development, the 567-foot-tall structure will yield 637,312 square feet of Class A office space. The building will also contain retail space on floors one and two, an 80,000-square-foot flagship store for IKEA on the first two cellar levels, and a gym, swimming pool, basketball court, and juice bar on the third and fourth below-grade stories. The property is located between West 46th and 47th Streets.
Exterior work is progressing on 100 South 9th Street, a six-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Archimaera Architecture for Michael Weitzman of Spearhead Contracting, the 32,999-square-foot project involves the partial demolition and repurposing of the Epiphany RC Church and will yield 45 rental units with an average scope of 733 square feet. The development will also include a 15-foot-long rear yard and seven enclosed parking spots in the cellar level. The property is located between South 9th and 10th Streets.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review a proposal for modifications to 186 8th Avenue, a three-story, two-unit townhome in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The proposal seeks approval for modifications to the building’s rear façade, including a two-story full-width extension and updates to materials and fenestration. The property is located between Garfield Place and 1st Street.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Danielle, a seven-story residential building at 927 Atlantic Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by Roart and developed by Skyway Equities, the structure yields 21 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are six units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $114,172 to $250,380.
