YIMBY recently visited six residential buildings that have recently completed construction in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The projects are among the wave of developments transforming vacant parcels, parking lots, and old commercial structures into new housing, and yield a combined 230 rental and condominium units.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 534 Third Avenue, a 22-story residential building in Murray Hill, Manhattan. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Ranco Capital and Gilar Realty under the entity Third Avenue Pavilion Residences LLC, the structure yields 160 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 40 units for residents at 40 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $38,983 to $238,160.
On Monday, leaders celebrated the opening of the Hudson Place public plaza in Hoboken, the first completed phase in the mixed-use Hoboken Connect master plan. Developed by LCOR, the complex will also include a 27-story residential building dubbed Charlie, as well as a new office tower and renovations to the historic Lackawanna Ferry Terminal that will convert its second story into an events venue. The development site is located east of Hudson Street and south of Observer Highway.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 87-67 170th Street, an eight-story residential building in Jamaica, Queens. Designed by Angelo Ng & Anthony Ng Architect and developed by Mirza Rahman under the Kingston Property LLC, the structure yields 18 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are eight units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,703 to $168,320.
YIMBY checked in on the progress of eleven office-to-residential conversions underway in Manhattan. The projects, located in the Financial District, Tribeca, NoHo, Midtown, and Hell’s Kitchen, will repurpose the underutilized properties into nearly 3,000 new housing units.
