As the demand for housing in New York City continues to surge, residential construction is booming in neighboring areas like Jersey City. YIMBY rounded up ten forthcoming projects in New Jersey’s fastest-growing city that will add more than 1,750 much-needed housing units to the region.
Construction is finished on 30 Inspiration Lane, the 15-story first phase of the Innovative Urban Village affordable housing development in East New York, Brooklyn. Designed by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) and SLCE Architects and developed in a joint venture between the Christian Cultural Center, the Gotham Organization, and Monadnock Development, the 150-foot-tall structure spans 437,000 square feet and yields 385 rental units reserved for households earning between 30 and 80 percent of area median income. The project also includes nearly 17,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space anchored by a full-service grocery store, and 82 below-grade parking spaces.
The Westbury Village Board of Trustees has unanimously approved plans for a new five-story mixed-use residential development in Westbury, Long Island. Developed by Gotham Organization, the complex will yield 184 apartments, with 10 percent dedicated to affordable housing. The project will also include more than 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, 254 parking spaces, and a public plaza. The 1.92-acre property is bounded by Railroad and Post Avenues and is located directly next to the Westbury Long Island Rail Road station.
New renderings have been revealed for Fordham Landing South, a four-tower mixed-use residential complex at 330 and 360 West Fordham Road in University Heights, The Bronx. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed under the DS Fordham Landing 1 LLC, the development will consist of a 33-story structure and three 18-story towers rising from a shared podium, and will yield a total of 927 affordable housing units. The project will also include 12,500 square feet of community facility space, on-site parking, a cafe, and supermarket. The property is located on the eastern bank of the Harlem River at the intersection of Exterior Street and West Fordham Road, which connects to the University Heights Bridge.
Renovations are finished on Reid & Park Rock, a $636 million rehabilitation of 15 New York City Housing Authority developments in Brooklyn. Completed through NYCHA’s Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program by the Reid Park Rock PACT Partners, a team of Fairstead, BRP Companies, Urbane, and the Local Development Corporation of East New York, the project modernized 1,696 affordable homes across 87 residential buildings for nearly 3,000 residents. The scope also included upgraded lobbies and common areas, new storefronts and community spaces, free community-wide Wi-Fi, and extensive site, landscaping, and outdoor amenity improvements. The properties are scattered across the East Brooklyn neighborhoods of Brownsville, Ocean Hill, East New York, and Crown Heights.
