Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 140 Lexington Avenue in Kips Bay, Manhattan. Located on the northwest corner of Lexington Avenue and East 29th Street, the lot is near the 28th Street subway station, serviced by the 6 train. Idan Magen is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for an eight-story residential building at 480 St. John’s Place in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Located between Classon Avenue and Washington Avenue, the lot is near the Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum subway station, serviced by the 2, 3, and 4 trains. Yitzi Gantz of Hig Associates is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Façade installation has begun on 520 Fifth Avenue, a rising 76-story residential supertall in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Rabina, which took over from Ceruzzi Properties and SMI USA in 2019, the 1,000-foot-tall skyscraper will yield 415,000 square feet with 98 condominium units, as well as commercial space on the lower floors and four cellar levels. Charles & Co. is going to be the interior designer, WSP is the structural engineer, DeSimone Consulting Engineers is the façade consultant, and Suffolk Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and West 43rd Street, one block north of Bryant Park.
Excavation and foundations are progressing at 205 Java Street, the site of a seven-story residential building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by Melamed Architect PC and developed by 205 Java St. LLC, which purchased the 7,500-square-foot property for $2.625 million, the structure will replace a two-story home and yield an undisclosed number of units. HP Builders NYC LLC is the general contractor for the project, which is located at the corner of Java Street and McGuinness Boulevard.
Construction is complete on 288 Water Street, a five-story residential building in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by Issac & Stern Architects and developed by EDRE, the 28,000-square-foot structure yields eight homes in three- to four-bedroom layouts, along with three enclosed parking spaces and a suite of amenities. The Shemesh Team at SERHANT is leading marketing and sales for the property, which is located at the corner of Water and Gold Streets.
