Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Apex Place Apartments in Forest Hills, Queens

7:00 am on September 18, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Apex Place Apartments at 62-11 108th Street and 108-75 62nd Drive, Buildings A and C of a three-building residential project in Forest Hills, Queens. Developed by Phipps Houses, the complex includes one 17-story building and two 13-story buildings yielding 430 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 267 units for residents at 50 to 140 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $27,498 to $207,200.

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BIG’s Two-Towered River Ring Secures Approvals, on Williamsburg Waterfront

8:00 am on September 17, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

The proposed two-skyscraper development River Ring, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and developed by Two Trees Management, is closer to fruition after Community Board 1 approval. The 3.5-acre project would bring 1,050 homes with 263 affordable housing units, a six-acre circular waterfront park designed by James Corner Field Operations, a YMCA community facility, 2,000 construction jobs, and more than 500 permanent jobs to the Brooklyn waterfront in Williamsburg.

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Charlotte Of The Upper West Side Nears Completion at 470 Columbus Avenue

7:30 am on September 17, 2021 By Michael Young

Exterior work is closing in on completion on Charlotte Of The Upper West Side, a nine-story condominium building at 470 Columbus Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by The Roe Corporation, the structure is engineered to meet eco-friendly standards set by the German-based Passive House Institute, which is known to reduce energy consumption for heating and cooling by up to 90 percent. Alyssa Kapito Interiors and BKSK both designed the interiors and Hudson Meridian Construction Group is the general contractor for the project, which is located between West 82nd and 83rd Streets just north of the American Museum of Natural History.

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Rendering of 5055 Broadway - Timber Equities

Rendering Revealed for Mixed-Use Residential Development at 5055 Broadway in Inwood, Manhattan

7:00 am on September 17, 2021 By Sebastian Morris

A rendering has been revealed for 5055 Broadway, an 11-story residential building in Inwood, Manhattan. Designed by Fischer + Makooi Architects and developed by Timber Equities, the 43,000-square-foot structure will yield 42,000 square feet of residential space and amenities as well as ground-floor retail. The property is located between West 215th and 216th Streets, a short walk from Isham and Inwood Hill Parks. The amenity spaces will include a lounge, a fitness center, a communal roof deck, a bike room, and tenant storage.

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