The affordable housing lottery has launched for 154 Lenox Road, an eight-story residential building in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by BDF Design and developed by Promont NYC, the structure yields 37 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 13 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $78,858 to $198,250.
Permits have been filed for an eight-story residential building at 1970 Crotona Avenue in Tremont, The Bronx. Located between East 178th Street and East Tremont Avenue, the lot is near the West Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Paul Lumaj of Dedaj Construction Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Façade installation is moving along on One Times Square, a 26-story commercial tower at 1475 Broadway in Times Square. Designed by S9 Architecture with SLCE Architects as the architect of record and developed by Jamestown, the $500 million project involves the full gut renovation and re-cladding of the 120-year-old, 395-foot-tall steel-framed structure, along with the addition of new LED displays and public viewing decks with platforms that will overlook the district. Turner Construction Company is the general contractor for the property, which is located on a trapezoidal plot bound by West 43rd Street to the north, West 42nd Street to the south, Broadway to the east, and Seventh Avenue to the west.
New renderings have been revealed for 268 Sullivan Place, a new mixed-use project currently underway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The project will stand seven stories tall and span nearly 29,000 square feet when complete.
Work is nearing completion on The Gregory, a school-turned-rental conversion in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Located at 991 Saint Johns Place, St. Gregory the Great School was built in 1921 by Helme & Corbett. In 2011, the building was declared structurally compromised, requiring immediate vacancy. The conversion came to fruition with a team that includes GEMA Capital Partners and PKSB Architecture. Construction consisted of a complete structural overhaul, full façade restoration, a complementary two-story addition, and three-story horizontal expansion.
