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22 East 119th Street. Designed by Magnusson Architecture & Planning.

8:00 am on November 6, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

698-Unit Affordable Development Revealed for 22 East 119th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan

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 in a joint venture between the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Department of Homeless Services, the 23- and 25-story buildings will yield 698 income-restricted affordable homes. Of this total, 298 will be designated as supportive housing. The city-owned property is bounded by East 118th and 119th Streets and Madison and Fifth Avenues.

Permits Filed for 35-Story Tower at 212 West 29th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

7:30 am on November 6, 2026 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a 35-story residential tower at 212 West 29th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Located between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, the lot is one block north of the 28th Street subway station, served by the 1 train. Lipa Engel of Slope Holdings NY is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Construction Underway On DeKalb and Lafayette Avenue Bus And Bike Redesign In Brooklyn

7:00 am on November 6, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Construction is underway on a paired redesign of DeKalb and Lafayette Avenues, two parallel corridors running from Downtown Brooklyn to Broadway at the Bedford-Stuyvesant border. Announced November 5, the project will install 2.7 miles of new offset and curbside bus lanes, protected bike lanes, and pedestrian safety upgrades along DeKalb Avenue between Broadway and Flatbush Avenue and Lafayette Avenue between Ashland Place and Patchen Avenue.

Housing Lottery Launches for 36-45 31st Street in Long Island City, Queens

6:30 am on November 6, 2026 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 36-45 31st Street, a six-story mixed-use building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Green Design Construct and developed by Ellen Senisi under the 36-45 31st Street Realty LLC, the structure yields 40 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 12 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $113,520 to $198,510.

The Bowen at 289 Schermerhorn Street. Photo by Michael Young.

The Bowen Completes Residential Conversion, Expansion at 289 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn

8:00 am on November 5, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is complete on The Bowen, a 13-story office-to-residential conversion at 289 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by GF55 Architects and developed by Urban Development Partners, the project involved a vertical expansion atop an existing seven-story office building, doubling its scope to 105,000 square feet. The structure yields 71 condominium units in studio to three-bedroom layouts, accompanying indoor and outdoor amenities, and ground-floor retail space. CL-OTH Interiors handled the design for the residences and amenities for the property, which is located between Bond and Nevins Streets.

$10 Million Granted for Floyd Bennett Field Hangar Redevelopment In Marine Park, Brooklyn

7:30 am on November 5, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Governor Kathy Hochul announced $10 million in state funding this week for the restoration and mixed-use reactivation of Hangars 3 and 4, a pair of historic prewar hangars at Floyd Bennett Field in Marine Park, Brooklyn. Designed by LTL Architects and led by the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy in partnership with the National Park Service, the project will restore the structures and repurpose their interiors for community, commercial, and educational use.

Housing Lottery Launches for 4212 Park Avenue in Tremont, The Bronx

7:00 am on November 5, 2026 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 4212 Park Avenue, an eight-story residential building in Tremont, The Bronx. Designed by Nikolai Katz Architect, the structure yields 64 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 13 units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,189 to $168,320.

Permits Filed for 143-24 94th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens

6:30 am on November 5, 2026 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a 14-story residential building at 143-24 94th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. Located between 143rd Street and Sean Bell Way, the lot is near the Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport subway station, served by the E, J, and Z trains. Joel Weiss of Heartfelt Townhouse Build is listed as the owner behind the applications.

New Residential and Commercial Projects Coming to Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on November 4, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

YIMBY recently checked in on four mid- and high-rise construction projects taking place across Midtown East, Manhattan that are set to deliver new housing units and upgraded commercial space to the neighborhood. The properties are all located between First and Fifth Avenues and East 54th and 59th Streets, with nearby access to the 4, 5, 6, E, F, N, R, and W trains.

New Sidewalk Shed Designs By PAU Unveiled At 280 Broadway In Civic Center, Manhattan

7:30 am on November 4, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Two prototype sidewalk sheds have been installed outside the New York City Department of Buildings headquarters at 280 Broadway in Civic Center, Manhattan. Designed by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) and developed with structural partner LERA Consulting Structural Engineers, the Baseline Shed and Speed Shed mark the first time either PAU design has appeared on a New York City sidewalk. The installations were unveiled on October 19, when Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the DOB announced that the number of sidewalk sheds across the five boroughs has declined by approximately 1,200 since January, a reduction of more than 15 percent.

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