NYC Parks has broken ground on a $5.6 million reconstruction of Captain Mario Fajardo Playground in Kissena Corridor Park, located at Kissena Boulevard and Booth Memorial Avenue in Flushing, Queens. The project is led by NYC Parks with funding from the Queens Borough President and New York City Council.
Construction is complete on Bethany Senior Terraces, a four-story affordable housing building at 610 East 40th Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by Paul A. Castrucci Architects and developed by RiseBoro Community Partnership Inc., the $48 million project yields 57 affordable apartments for seniors aged 55 and older, including homes with supportive services. The property is located mid-block between Avenue D and Foster Avenue, and was formerly occupied by two vacant buildings owned by Bethany Methodist Home for the Aged.
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.
Orchard Beach Pavilion has reopened at Orchard Beach in The Bronx’s Pelham Bay Park following a $114 million reconstruction project. Designed by Marvel for NYC Parks and NYCEDC, the project involved the restoration of the landmarked 140,000-square-foot building, which was originally built in 1936 with Works Progress Administration funding and had been closed since 2009.
Permits have been filed for a nine-story mixed-use building at 64 Meserole Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located between Lorimer Street and Leonard Street, the lot is near the Broadway subway station, served by the G train and the Lorimer Street station, served by the J and M trains. Moshe Schwimmer of Meserole Lorimer Realty LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
