Demolition permits have been filed for a two-story commercial building at 537 West 59th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The 7,560-square-foot lot is owned by Project Renewal, a non-profit that offers housing and services for the homeless.
Façade installation is moving along on 77-87 Commercial Street, a 30- and 40-story two-tower development along Newtown Creek in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by Clipper Equity, the 811,000-square-foot project will yield 520 units with 298 in the taller tower and the remaining 222 in the shorter sibling. Of the total inventory, 200 homes are designated as affordable housing. The structures rise from a seven-story podium with a 300-vehicle parking garage below grade. Ray Builders is the general contractor, Hatfield Group is the façade consultant, RC Structures is pouring the concrete, and WSP is the structural engineer for the complex, which is located at the confluence of Commercial and Box Streets.
Below-grade work is in full swing at 171 Calyer Street, the site of a six-story residential building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by PKSB Architects and developed by 171 Calyer Street Project, LLC, the 70,071-square-foot structure will yield 33 units and 5,615 square feet of ground-floor retail space. MJM Associates Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the intersection of Calyer and Lorimer Streets.
Domain Companies has closed on a $176 million construction loan to complete a 360-unit two-tower development at 420 Carroll Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by FXCollaborative, the waterfront property will comprise a 20-story tower, a 15-story tower, and a publicly accessible connection to the Gowanus Canal promenade.
Permits have been filed for a nine-story residential building at 43-09 52nd Street in Sunnyside, Queens. Located between Roosevelt Avenue and Queens Boulevard, the lot is steps from the 52nd Street subway station, serviced by the 7 train. Ivan Turkalj of Kordun Construction Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
