The first phase of the Starhill affordable housing complex has topped out in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx. The complex is currently addressed as 1600 Grand Avenue and this first phase will include a 14-story building with 326 affordable apartments, including 200 units for formerly homeless adults grappling with substance abuse.
Permits have been filed to expand a three-story structure into a four-story residential building at 1780 Bergen Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Located between Buffalo Avenue and Ralph Avenue, the interior lot is near the Ralph Avenue subway station, serviced by the A and C trains. Steve Romanenko is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction and facade installation are both moving along at 520 Fifth Avenue, a slender 88-story residential supertall rising in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Rabina, which took over from Ceruzzi Properties and SMI USA in 2019, the 1,002-foot-tall reinforced concrete skyscraper will yield 415,000 square feet with 100 condominium units, as well as commercial space on the lower floors and four cellar levels. Charles & Co. is 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.
Construction is in full swing at 43-14 Queens Street, the site of a 19-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Rockrose Development, the 229-foot-tall mixed-use structure will yield 193,725 square feet with 301 rental apartments, residential amenities on the 18th floor, a cellar level, and approximately 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. 27-34 Jackson GC, LLC is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of Queens Street and Jackson Avenue.
Construction is finishing up on 96 North 1st Street, a seven-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Zambrano Architectural Design, the 70-foot-tall structure will yield 13,620 square feet of residential space split among six units, as well as a private 33-foot-long rear yard and one enclosed parking space. 96 North 1st Street LC is listed as the owner and Red Rock Construction LLC is listed as the general contractor for the property, which is located on a narrow 5,049-square-foot lot between Berry Street and Wythe Avenue.
