Articles by Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

69-67 108th Street. Image courtesy of the City Planning Commission.

Plans Revealed For 69-67 108th Street in Forest Hills, Queens

Last Monday, the City Planning Commission reviewed plans for 69-67 108th Street, a proposed 12-story residential building in Forest Hills, Queens. Developed under the 69-68 108 St. LLC, the 115-foot-tall structure will span around 55,700 square feet and yield 59 units with an average unit scope of 882 square feet. Approximately 15 of the apartments are slated to be designated as affordable housing. The project will also include 3,902 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The 9,380-square-foot property is located at the corner of 108th Street and 70th Avenue.

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Elodie at 439 East 77th Street. Rendering courtesy of Trove Partners.

Renderings Revealed for Elodie At 439 East 77th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Renderings have been revealed for Elodie, a seven-story residential building under construction at 439 East 77th Street in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by ARC Architecture + Design Studio and developed in a joint venture between Salomon Cojab of Visabe Corp. and Jack Ezra Cattan of Urban Spring Capital called Grand Cru Real Estate, the 74-foot-tall structure will span 33,190 square feet and yield 16 condominium units with an average scope of 1,807 square feet. The project will also include a cellar level, a 30-foot-long rear yard, and two enclosed parking spaces. PKSB is serving as the design architect and ARC is the architect of record for the property, which is situated on a 70-foot wide interior lot between First and York Avenues.

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792 Communipaw Avenue. Designed by Studio A+M Architects.

Five-Story Building Approved for 792 Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey

The Jersey City Planning Board has approved plans for 792 Communipaw Avenue, a five-story residential building in the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey. Designed by Studio A+M Architects and developed by Academy Capital, the 32,583-square-foot structure will yield 38 apartments, with four dedicated to affordable housing. The project will also include more than 2,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, with nearly 74 feet of frontage facing Communipaw Avenue. The 7,300-square-foot property is located by the corner of West Side Avenue.  

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56 Park Place. Designed by MVMK Architecture.

Updated Renderings Revealed for 56 Park Place in Newark, New Jersey

New renderings have been revealed for 56 Park Place, a proposed 27-story residential building in Newark, New Jersey. Designed by MVMK Architecture and developed by the 56 Park Place LLC, the structure is planned to stand 285 feet tall. In addition to residential space, the project is planned to contain a ground-floor restaurant, a parking garage, and amenities on the third story and roof level. The property comprises two narrow interior lots between East Park Street and Center Street.

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350 Grand Concourse. Designed by S9 Architecture.

Developers Land Financing for ‘The 360’ at 350 Grand Concourse in Mott Haven, The Bronx

Developers have secured $130 million in construction financing for The 360, a planned 13-story residential building at 350 Grand Concourse in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Designed by S9 Architecture and developed in a joint venture between Shorewood Real Estate Group and Bogopa Enterprises, the 320,000-square-foot structure will yield 304 rental units. The project will also contain community facility space and 47,892 square feet of ground-floor retail that is pre-leased to Food Bazaar. Seventy-six of the residential units will be dedicated to affordable housing for households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. The property is located between East 140th and 144th Streets.

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