Developers and city officials recently celebrated the commencement of construction at Peninsula, a five-acre mixed-use complex in The Bronx. Located in Hunts Point, the project includes a complete transformation and conversion of the defunct Spofford Juvenile Detention Center.
Permits have been filed for a three-story school building at 64-29 218th Street in Flushing, Queens. Located between 64th Avenue and 67th Avenue, the lot is also addressed as 64-45 218th Street. The closest train station is Port Washington on the Long Island Railroad. NYC School Construction Authority is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 145 Frost Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located between Manhattan Avenue and Graham Avenue, the lot is five blocks north of the Graham Avenue subway station, serviced by the L train. Vanessa Yee-Chan of Manica Realty is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a 12-story mixed-use building at 85 4th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Located on the corner of St. Marks Place and 4th Avenue, the lot is three blocks south of the Atlantic Avenue-Barclay Center subway station, serviced by the 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, and R trains. Harry Einhorn under the 85 4th Avenue LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Developers are now pursuing a 6.6-million-square-foot expansion of Industry City that would introduce a vibrant mix of office space, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, academic, and community-oriented facilities. The expansion is described as an Innovation Economy District that will facilitate the creation of new employment opportunities and the commercialization of underutilized zoning lots.
