30-05 Vernon Boulevard’s Superstructure Rises in Astoria, Queens

7:30 am on August 29, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is rising on 30-05 Vernon Boulevard, a seven-story residential building in Astoria, Queens. Designed by Future Expansion Architects and developed by Joint Venture LLC, the structure will yield 67 units as well as ground-floor retail space. CTI construction is the general contractor for the project, which is located between Vernon Boulevard to the west and Welling Court to the east, across from the Hallets Cove playground and the Astoria ferry terminal on the East River.

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761 East 233rd Street in Wakefield, The Bronx. All images courtesy of NYC Housing Connect

Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 761 East 233rd Street in Wakefield, The Bronx

6:30 am on August 29, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 761 East 233rd Street, a seven-story residential building in Wakefield, The Bronx. Designed by Badaly Architects and developed by Stagg Group, the structure yields 102 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 35 units for residents at 120 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $56,572 to $154,680.

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611 West 56th Street Nears Completion In Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

8:00 am on August 28, 2021 By Michael Young

Exterior work is nearing the finish line on 611 West 56th Street, aka 823 Eleventh Avenue, a 450-foot-tall condominium tower in Hell’s Kitchen. Designed by Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza with SLCE as the architect of record and developed by Sumaida + Khurana and LENY, the slender reinforced concrete structure will yield 80 residential units designed by Gabellini Sheppard Associates. Foundations Group is the general contractor for the Midtown, Manhattan project, which rises on a corner lot at the intersection of West 56th Street and Eleventh Avenue.

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