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Rendering of La Central. Courtesy of Hudson Companies

La Central’s Two-Building, 420-Unit Second Phase Takes Shape in Melrose, The Bronx

Construction is progressing on 625 and 671 Brook Avenue, the final two residential buildings in the La Central complex in Melrose, The Bronx. Designed by MHG Architects and FXCollaborative, the 13- and 25-story structures will yield 420 affordable homes, including 63 supportive units for formerly homeless individuals. The buildings will also feature a 13,000-square foot community facility space, 1,500 square feet of ground-floor retail, and 7,000 square feet of landscaped gardens designed by Terrain. The project is being developed by a joint venture between Hudson Companies, BRP Companies, ELH-TKC, Breaking Ground, Comunilife, and J.P. Morgan, with the city contributing more than $137 million through the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Broadway Builders is the construction company for the project.

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185 East 80th Street. Photo by Michael Young.

Demolition Quickly Unfolding for 34-Story Skyscraper at 185 East 80th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Demolition is progressing at 185 East 80th Street, the site of a 34-story residential skyscraper on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and developed by Skyline Developers, the 497-foot-tall structure will yield 61 condominium units and 2,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Hill West Architects is the architect of record for the project, which is alternately addressed as 1410–1418 Third Avenue and located at the corner of Third Avenue and East 80th Street.

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Newark, New Jersey skyline. Photo by Rob Thomas.

Renderings Revealed for Three New Residential Projects in Newark, New Jersey

Renderings have recently been revealed for three new low- and mid-rise projects in Newark, New Jersey. Though more modest in scale than many of the large projects transforming the city and its skyline, they nonetheless represent an encouraging sign of growth and will create much-needed new housing for the region. The projects are located in the Ironbound and University Heights districts.

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