278 Eighth Avenue Finishes Up Construction in Chelsea, Manhattan

Construction is finishing up on 278 Eighth Avenue, a 14-story mixed-use residential building in ChelseaManhattan. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners and Chelsea 23rd Realty Corporation, an LLC affiliated with JJ Operating, the 175-foot-tall structure will yield 132,700 square feet with 190 rental apartments and multiple levels of retail space. Square Mile Capital and Pacific Western Bank provided $183 million in construction financing for the project, which is being constructed by Leeding Builders Group between West 23rd and West 24th Streets.

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Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center, courtesy of Industry City

NYU Tisch Unveils Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center At Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

Industry City, a 35-acre innovation campus located on the Sunset Park waterfront in Brooklyn, has announced the completion of construction for the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center. Planned to open to NYU Tisch students in fall 2024, this new facility marks a notable advancement in production education for the school.

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Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 139 Units at 1515 Surf Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1515 Surf Avenue, a pair of 26- and 16-story structures at 2925 West 16th Street in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Designed by Studio V Architecture and developed by LCOR, the two-tower complex will span 470,000 square feet and yield 461 units. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 139 units for residents at 80 and 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $60,069 to $198,250.

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Construction Finishes At 300 Huntington Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn

Construction is finished at 300 Huntington Street, a new six-story commercial building in GowanusBrooklyn. Designed by Dattner Architects and Bernheimer Architecture and developed and built by Monadnock Development as their new permanent headquarters. The 136,000-square-foot structure will yield 80,000 square feet of office space, 12,290 square feet of retail space, a 3,470-square-foot industrial workshop, 5,780 square feet of unspecified building service area, and a 15,490-square-foot rear yard dedicated to the anchor tenant. The property is the first and only new ground-up commercial office complex in the neighborhood and is bound by Huntington Street to the north, 9th Street to the south, the Gowanus Canal to the east, and Smith Street to the east. There is also a new waterfront esplanade spanning over 8,700 square feet which was designed by SCAPE Landscape Architecture.

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