Affordable housing

125 Chrystie Street. Photo by Michael Young.

125 Chrystie Street Nears Completion in Bowery, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on 125 Chrystie Street, a 12-story residential building in Bowery, Manhattan. Designed by Fischer + Makooi Architects and developed by Horizon Group, the 125-foot-tall structure spans 55,907 square feet and will yield 55 rental apartments, with 11 dedicated to affordable housing. The project will also include ground-floor commercial space. The property is located at the northwest corner of Chrystie and Broome Streets, just west of Sara D. Roosevelt Park.

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Rendering of 145 Broome Street. Designed by Handel Architects

Ridge Street Apartments All-Affordable Development Rises at 145 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is rising on Ridge Street Apartments, a 16-story all-affordable senior housing development at 145 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by by Grand Street Guild, Catholic Homes of New York, and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the structure will yield 190 units in studio to two-bedroom layouts. The property is located near the corner of Broome and Attorney Streets.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 3510 Glenwood Road in East Flatbush, Brooklyn

By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 3510 Glenwood Road, a seven-story mixed-use building at East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by Fabian Cruz of Fabian Cruz PE PLLC and developed by SBM, the structure yields 25 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are four units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $109,920 to $198,510.

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QWest Towers. Rendering courtesy of Stagg.

QWest Towers Tops Out at 1 and 25 North MacQuesten Parkway in Mount Vernon, Westchester County

By Michael Young

Construction has topped out on QWest Towers, a pair of 12- and 15-story affordable housing projects located at 1 and 25 North MacQuesten Parkway in Mount Vernon, Westchester County. The $158 million two-phase master plan is being developed under the QWest Towers LLC, a joint venture between Simone Development Companies and Stagg Group, in collaboration with the Rev. Dr. L’Judie Matt-Simmons. Newman Design is the architect of record for the mixed-use buildings which will yield a total of 228 affordable rental units for households earning 40 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), as well as nearly 3,300 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Both properties are located on the same city block between Oak Street to the north and Mount Vernon Aveune to the south, separated by a surface-level parking lot.

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