YIMBY recently visited three new residential developments across Bushwick, Brooklyn. All are located between Wyckoff and Irving Avenues in close proximity to the DeKalb Avenue station, served by the L train, and will add nearly 150 units to the developing neighborhood.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 80 Ainslie Street, a seven-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Syndicate Architecture and developed by Parkview Management, the structure yields 16 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are five units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $85,509 to $238,160.
Renderings have been revealed for 289 Kent Avenue, a 17-story mixed-use building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by FXCollaborative for Web Holdings LLC, the 301,000-square-foot structure is slated to yield 280 rental apartments, with 70 dedicated to affordable housing. The project will also include ground-floor retail, commercial space, and community facility space. The property is located at the southeast corner of Kent Avenue and South 1st Street, directly across from the Domino Sugar redevelopment master plan.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 3060 3rd Avenue, an eight-story residential building in Melrose, The Bronx. Designed by Nikolai Katz Architect and developed by Lipa Engel, the structure yields 25 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are five units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,703 to $146,560.
Work is moving along on the office-to-residential conversion and expansion of the former Pfizer headquarters at 229 East 42nd Street in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Gensler and developed by Metro Loft Development and David Werner Real Estate Investments, the project involves the gut renovation and full re-cladding of the 33-story tower, along with the construction of a 19-story vertical expansion of the adjacent building at 219 East 42nd Street. The conversion will yield 1,600 rental apartments, with 25 percent reserved for affordable housing, as well as ground-floor retail space and 100,000 square feet of amenities. The abutting properties are located at the northwestern corner of East 42nd Street and Second Avenue.
