Permits Filed for 280 East 161st Street in Concourse Village, The Bronx

Permits have been filed for a 19-story residential building to be used for shelter housing at 280 East 161st Street in Concourse Village, The Bronx. Located near the intersection of East 161st Street and Morris Avenue, the lot is near the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Dimitrios Katehis of Gilbane Development Co. is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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The Brook Begins Ascent at 589 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn

At number 12 on our year-end countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is The Brook, a 575-foot-tall residential skyscraper at 589 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Witkoff Group and Apollo Global Management, the 51-story structure will span 557,973 square feet and yield 591 rental units with an average scope of 827 square feet, with 30 percent of the inventory reserved for affordable housing, as well as 68,693 square feet of retail space, a cellar level, and two floors of recreational and sports amenities. Bonetti Kozerski is the interior designer and Suffolk Construction is the general contractor for the project, which is bound by DeKalb Avenue to the north, Fulton Street to the south, Flatbush Avenue diagonally to the east, and Bond Street to the west.

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