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Daytime view of Riverdale Osborne Towers

Developers Close on $100M Refinance for Riverdale Osborne Towers in Brownsville, Brooklyn

7:00 am on February 20, 2023 By Sebastian Morris

The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) and Proto Property Services have closed on a $100 million refinance for Riverdale Osborne Towers, a 525-unit affordable housing complex in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The partners plan to use the financing to complete extensive renovations and facility modernization throughout the complex, which is addressed as 420-440 Watkins Street. The funds will also ensure the property remains financially stable and preserves long-term affordability for residents.

Rendering of the Canal Crossing Charter Public School Campus central plaza and commons building - KSS Architects

Proposals Reveal 2,040-Seat Charter School at 79 Caven Point Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey

7:00 am on February 15, 2023 By Sebastian Morris

Proposals to construct a new 2,040-seat charter school at 79 Caven Point Avenue in Jersey City‘s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood are now under review by the Jersey City Planning Board. Friends of Quality Education is the local non-profit organization behind the applications to construct the school, which will debut as the Canal Crossing Charter Public School Campus.

John A. Paulson Center Completes Construction at 181 Mercer Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan

7:30 am on January 30, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is complete on the John A. Paulson Center, a 23-story academic building for New York University at 181 Mercer Street in Greenwich Village. Designed by Davis Brody Bond and KieranTimberlake, the 735,000-square-foot structure is the largest expansion in the history of the campus and consists of three glass-clad towers rising from a podium spanning a full city block. Permasteelisa engineered and manufactured the facade, and Turner Construction Company was the contractor for the $1.2 billion project, which is bound by Bleecker Street to the north, Houston Street to the south, Mercer Street to the east, and I.M. Pei’s University Village complex to the west.

100 Flatbush Avenue Tops Out At The Alloy Block in Downtown Brooklyn

8:00 am on January 23, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction has topped out on 100 Flatbush Avenue, a 44-story residential tower at Alloy Block in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed and developed by Alloy Development, the 482-foot-tall structure will be powered entirely by electricity and will yield 441 units with 396 at market rate and 45 dedicated to affordable housing, the latter of which are being developed with Fifth Avenue Committee. The full five-building Alloy Block masterplan will encompass 850 units with 200 permanently affordable apartments, 100,000 square feet of Class A office space, 50,000 square feet of retail space, 500 parking spaces for bikes, two Passive House public schools designed by Architecture Research Office, and space for a local cultural institution. Urban Atelier Group is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by Flatbush Avenue to the northeast, Third Avenue to the northwest, and State Street to the southwest.

Façade Installation Continues on FIT’s New Academic Building at 220 West 28th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on January 22, 2023 By Michael Young

Façade work is continuing on Fashion Institute of Technology‘s ten-story New Academic Building at 220 West 28th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by SHoP Architects, the 110,000-square-foot structure is engineered to achieve LEED Gold certification and will yield classrooms, administrative offices, review and exhibition spaces, and a student quad illuminated by skylights. Forte Construction Corp. is the general contractor for the property, which sits on a shallow plot between Seventh and Eighth Avenues on the northernmost edge of the FIT campus.

Permits Filed for 107-01 Wren Place in Jamaica, Queens

6:30 am on January 5, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a four-story school building at 107-01 Wren Place in Jamaica, Queens. Located at the intersection of Wren Place and Polhemus Avenue, the lot is adjacent to P.S./I.S. 116Q The William C. Hughley School and near the 169th Street subway station, serviced by the E and F trains. NYC School Construction Authority is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Ground breaking ceremony for the Neuroscience Research Complex on the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) campus [From left to right: CSHL Chair Marilyn Simons, CSHL President & CEO Bruce Stillman, New York Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, Empire State Development Chair Kevin Law, and New York State Senator James Gaughran]

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s $57M Neuroscience Research Complex Breaks Ground on Long Island

7:00 am on January 2, 2023 By Sebastian Morris

Construction has broken ground on a new seven-acre Neuroscience Research Complex at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, a small waterfront hamlet in Suffolk County, Long Island. The complex will add three new buildings and more than 36,000 square feet of labs and research facilities to the campus, which conducts research on developmental neurological disorders like autism and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Illustration of grounds within the North 80 science village

Mount Pleasant Approves Zoning Amendments for North 80 Science Village in Westchester County

7:30 am on December 23, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

Local officials from the Town of Mount Pleasant unanimously approved zoning amendments that will facilitate the construction of North 80, a three-million-square-foot science and technology village. Located in Valhalla, a hamlet within Westchester County, the development will take shape next to the Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, and near the expansive Regeneron Pharmaceuticals complex.

Rendering of Urban Village in East New York, Brooklyn

City Council Approves 10.5-Acre ‘Urban Village’ in East New York, Brooklyn

7:00 am on December 13, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

The New York City Council has approved plans to construct Urban Village, a 10.5-acre mixed-use campus near the East New York waterfront in Brooklyn. The development team includes the Gotham Organization, Monadnock Development, and the Christian Cultural Center, the city’s largest mega church with around 37,000 active members.

Gotham Point’s North Tower Wraps Up Construction in Hunters Point South, Queens

8:00 am on December 11, 2022 By Michael Young

At number 21 on YIMBY’s year-end countdown of the tallest projects underway in the city is Gotham Point’s north tower, a 57-story residential skyscraper at 1-15 57th Avenue in Hunters Point South, Queens. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Gotham Organization and Riseboro Community Partnership, the 559-foot-tall structure will yield 692 rental units and is also known as Parcel F in a two-tower master plan alongside the 33-story, 443-foot-tall Parcel G. The property is bound by Center Boulevard to the north, 56th Avenue to the east, and 57th Avenue to the west.

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