YIMBY recently visited Red Hook, Brooklyn to check in on five low-rise residential and commercial buildings under construction. The projects are all located west of Dwight Street in the northern end of the district, within walking distance of the Red Hook ferry terminal, and are emblematic of the city’s steady transformation of former industrial areas into vibrant mixed-use communities.
Permits have been filed for a 26-story mixed-use building at 37-09 36th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. Located between 37th Street and 38th Street, the lot is near the 36th Street subway station, served by the E, F, M, and R trains. Elie Pariente is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is complete on Rockaway Village, an eight-building mixed-use complex in Far Rockaway, Queens. Designed by Marvel and developed by Phipps, the project was constructed in five phases and yields a total of 1,700 affordable homes along with 125,000 square feet of commercial and community facility space. The masterplan also features a supermarket, pharmacy, coffee shop, and more than 550 parking spaces, all connected by landscaped public plazas. The development is bounded by Nameoke Avenue to the north, Mott Avenue to the south, Central Avenue to the east, and Redfern Avenue to the west.
Permits have been filed for an 11-story mixed-use building at 1070 Pacific Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Located between Classon and Franklin Avenues, the lot is near the Franklin Avenue subway station, served by the A, C, and S trains. Valon Pilku of PIFR Real Estate Holdings LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a convenience store accessory to an automotive service station at 2281 Flatbush Avenue in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Fillmore Avenue and Flatbush Avenue, the lot is closest to the Kings Highway subway station, served by the B and Q trains. Harvinder Singh of Bolla Em Realty, LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
