YIMBY Scopes Views from One Essex Crossing at 202 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

YIMBY went on a tour of One Essex Crossing, a 14-story mixed-use building at 202 Broome Street and one component of the nine-building Essex Crossing development on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by CetraRuddy for Delancey Street Associates, a partnership of BFC Partners, L+M Development PartnersTaconic PartnersThe Prusik Group, and Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, the property yields residential and office space on a full-block parcel bound by Delancey Street to the north, Broome Street to the south, Suffolk Street to the east, and Norfolk Street to the west. Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is handling marketing and sales for One Essex Crossing, which is approaching 50 percent sold.

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Preliminary rendering of proposed alterations at 541 Columbus Avenue (61 West 86th Street) - Giannopoulos Architects

Renderings Reveal Façade Alterations for 541 Columbus Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is now reviewing proposals to update a ground-floor retail space at 541 Columbus Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The existing five-story mixed-use building, alternatively referred to as 61 West 86th Street, sits within the boundaries of the Upper West Side Historic District and requires a Certificate of Appropriateness from the LPC before any construction can begin.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 874 Willoughby Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 874 Willoughby Avenue, a nine-story mixed-use building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by Stavros Malliaros, the structure yields 93 residences, ground-floor commercial space, and 42 parking spaces. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 28 units for residents at 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $35,760 to $139,620.

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222 E. Broadway’s Façade Progresses on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

Façade work is progressing on 222 E. Broadway, a 28-story residential tower on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by S4Architecture for Optimum, the 84,271-square-foot structure will yield 51 units with an average scope of 1,397 square feet. Round Square Development is the general contractor for the property, which is located by the corner of East Broadway and Clinton Street.

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