Rendering of Casa Celinas - Magnusson Architecture + Planning

City Agencies Secure Financing to Complete ‘Casa Celina’ Affordable Housing Project in Soundview, The Bronx

New York City Public Housing Authority (NYCHA), the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and the NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC) have finalized a major construction financing package to complete a 205-unit affordable housing development in The Bronx. Located in the borough’s Soundview neighborhood, the building will debut as Casa Celina, named after Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s mother Celina Baez.

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11-32 31st Drive in Astoria, Queens via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 11-32 31st Drive in Astoria, Queens

Permits have been filed for an eight-story residential building at 11-32 31st Drive in Astoria, Queens. Located between 12th Street and Vernon Boulevard, the 7,039-square-foot lot is equal distance from the 30th Avenue and Broadway subway stations, both serviced by the N and W trains. Aleksandr Finkelshteyn is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Disney Headquarters Rises Above Street Level at Four Hudson Square in Hudson Square, Manhattan

Construction is rising rapidly on Disney’s 1.2-million-square-foot headquarters at 137 Varick Street in Hudson Square. Alternately addressed as Four Hudson Square, the 22-story, 338-foot-tall structure is designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and is being developed by Silverstein Properties. The media giant purchased the parcel from Trinity Church Real Estate for $650 million and Skanska was responsible for the demolition of four structures that wrapped up last summerLendlease is in charge of constructing the new headquarters, which is bound by Varick Street to the east, Spring Street to the south, Hudson Street to the west, and Vandam Street to the north.

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Front entrance at NYC Culture Club

NYC Culture Club Announces Solo Exhibition by Todd Stone in the Oculus at World Trade Center

The NYC Culture Club, a private gallery within the Oculus, has selected artist Todd Stone to host a solo exhibition beginning September 1. The exhibition will feature over 30 works in oil, watercolor, and digital media that document the 20-year story of the rebuilding of downtown, and the 12 years of Stone’s tenure as an artist in residence at the World Trade Center.

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