New renderings have been revealed for 536 West 28th Street, a 12-story residential building in West Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by GE-T Architecture Workshop and developed by Silvera Properties, the structure will yield 60 condominium units. The through-lot property is located between West 27th and 28th Streets and Tenth and Eleventh Avenues.
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The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1303 Hoe Avenue, a five-story residential building in Longwood, The Bronx. Designed by Node Engineering & Consulting and developed by Luce Popaj under the 773 Grote LLC, the structure yields 37 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 11 units for residents at 70 to 100 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $59,280 to $135,700.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 1901 Harrison Avenue in Morris Heights, The Bronx. Located between West Burnside Avenue and Morton Place, the lot is near the Burnside Avenue subway station, served by the 4 train. Shea Fruend is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Work is finished on the renovation of three basketball courts at Fish Playground in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Funded by the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation’s Social Justice Fund through NYC Parks’ Adopt-A-Park program, the project delivers new playing surfaces, backboards with nets, benches, and a drinking fountain across the court complex, along with a refurbished perimeter fence. The work is part of a $2.89 million initiative to upgrade 13 basketball courts across five Brooklyn parks.
Renderings have been revealed for 22 East 119th Street, a two-tower affordable housing building in East Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning and developed by Volunteers of America-Greater New York (VOA-GNY), the 23- and 25-story buildings will yield 698 income-restricted affordable homes. 174 units will be replacement homes for formerly homeless residents and veterans, and the remaining 524 homes will go toward the wider community. There will also be approximately 18,000 square feet of new space for community partners, with the potential to support healthcare, education, youth programs and other neighborhood initiatives. The city-owned property is bounded by East 118th and 119th Streets and Madison and Fifth Avenues.
