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The Fleet. Designed by JFA Architects & Engineers.

8:00 am on July 21, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

‘The Fleet’ 450-Unit Tower Nears Completion in Downtown Brooklyn

Construction is wrapping up on The Fleet, a 30-story structure composed of five interconnected residential buildings in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by JFA Architects & Engineers and developed by The Jay Group, the project will yield a total of 450 rental units, including 20 reserved for affordable housing. The 39,000-square-foot property is an assemblage of six adjacent parcels and is divided into five separate addresses: 104 Fleet Place, 106 Fleet Place, 163 Willoughby Street, 165 Willoughby Street, and 283 Flatbush Avenue Extension.

247 East 117th Street. Rendering courtesy of Assembly OSM.

Renderings Reveal Modular Residential Tower at 247 East 117th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan

7:30 am on July 21, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Renderings have been revealed for 247 East 117th Street, a planned 15-story modular residential building in East Harlem, Manhattan. Designed and engineered by Assembly OSM, the 157-foot-tall structure will span 46,749 square feet and yield 51 market-rate rental units. The roughly $31 million project will also include a rear yard. The property is located near the corner of East 117th Street and Second Avenue.

RFP Issued for 140-Unit Housing Development At B-East Site in East Harlem, Manhattan

7:00 am on July 21, 2026 By Max Gillespie

A request for proposals (RFP) has been issued for the redevelopment of B-East, a city-owned development site on Second Avenue between East 125th and East 126th Streets in East Harlem, Manhattan. Released on Monday by the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the RFP seeks a mixed-use residential building that will yield around 140 homes, including affordable housing pursuant to 485-x without public subsidy, according to HPD Commissioner Dina Levy. The project will also include an active ground floor with neighborhood-serving retail and community uses, as required under the East 125th Street Development Points of Agreement.

Permits Filed for 381 East 31st Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn

6:30 am on July 21, 2026 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 381 East 31st Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Located between Clarendon Road and Avenue D, the lot is near the Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. Soheil Sahiholamal is listed as the owner behind the applications.

600-Student Fordham University Dormitory Revealed for 2740 Webster Avenue in Fordham, The Bronx

8:00 am on July 20, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

A new rendering has been revealed for 2740 Webster Avenue, a 12-story dormitory for Fordham University in Fordham, The Bronx. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed in a joint venture between Maddd Equities and Stagg Group, the 130-foot-tall structure will span 215,129 square feet and yield 162 units with a capacity of 600 students. Based on these figures, the units will likely consist mostly of multi-room suites. The project will also include a 20-foot-long rear yard, according to permits filed by RYTY Home Builders in late November. The 10,000-square-foot property is located at the intersection of Webster Avenue and East 197th Street.

185 Columbia Street. Photo by Michael Young.

185 Columbia Street Completes Construction in Brooklyn’s Columbia Street Waterfront District

7:30 am on July 20, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is finishing up on 185 Columbia Street, a six-story mixed-use residential building in Brooklyn’s Columbia Street Waterfront District. Designed by Chang Hwa Tan of Tan Architect and developed by Hiu M. Cheung of 183-185 Columbia St. LLC, the 60-foot-tall structure spans 10,848 square feet and yields ten rental units with an average scope of 970 square feet. The project also includes 1,146 square feet of commercial space. The 1,600-square-foot property is located at the intersection of Columbia and Degraw Streets.

Air Rights Transfer From St. Mark’s Church In-The-Bowery Heads To Landmarks Review In East Village, Manhattan

7:00 am on July 20, 2026 By Max Gillespie

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review a continuing maintenance plan for St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, an individual landmark at 131 East 10th Street Manhattan’s East Village. Prepared under Section 75-422 of the Zoning Resolution, the plan is the church-side prerequisite for a transfer of development rights to a receiving lot at 50-60 Third Avenue, part of a larger, already cleared site at 50-64 Third Avenue. Kinsmen Property Group, a joint venture between State Building Group and Madison Group, is planning a residential building spanning up to 160,000 square feet on the assemblage. Materials were assembled by Beyer Blinder Belle.

Permits Filed for 3038 Wilson Avenue in Laconia, The Bronx

6:30 am on July 20, 2026 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a five-story residential building at 3038 Wilson Avenue in Laconia, The Bronx. Located between Adee Avenue and Burke Avenue, the lot is near the Gun Hill Road subway station, served by the 5 train. Baruch Taub is listed as the owner behind the applications.

New Renderings Revealed for Two-Skyscraper, 1,127-Unit ‘Hudson Landing’ Development at 621 West 45th Street In Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

8:00 am on July 19, 2026 By Max Gillespie

New renderings have been revealed for Hudson Landing, a two-tower mixed-use development at 621 West 45th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed in a joint venture between The Gotham Organization, Fisher Brothers, and MURAL Real Estate Group, the roughly $1 billion project would span 1.3 million square feet and yield 1,127 homes, 338 of which would be permanently affordable. The property is located along the east side of Twelfth Avenue between West 45th and West 46th Streets, directly across the West Side Highway from the Intrepid Museum and steps from Hudson River Park.

872 Bronx Park South. Photo by Michael Young.

872 Bronx Park South Completes Construction in West Farms, The Bronx

7:30 am on July 19, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is finished on 872 Bronx Park South, an eight-story mixed-use residential building in West Farms, The Bronx. Designed by Aufgang Architect and developed by DP Group and Sycamore Birch Management LLC, the structure yields 82 rental units, with 15 dedicated to affordable housing. The property is located at the corner of Bronx Park South and Mohegan Avenue.

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