Articles by Max Gillespie and Matt Pruznick

Willow House Nears Completion at 1404 Willow Avenue In Hoboken, New Jersey

Work is finishing up on Willow House, an eight-story residential building at 1404 Willow Avenue in Hoboken, New Jersey’s North End. Designed by MVMK Architects and developed by Advance Realty Investors, the structure will yield 52 studio to three-bedroom units and approximately 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space leased to Starbucks and CorePower Yoga. The property is located at the corner of Willow Avenue and 14th Street.

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Plans Approved for 420-Foot Tower At 188 Duffield Street In Downtown Brooklyn

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has approved revised plans for a 420-foot-tall mixed-use tower at 188 Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn at a public meeting on June 9. Designed by Hill West Architects and Acheson Doyle Partners Architects, the project will preserve the landmarked Duffield Street Houses, located at 182-188 Duffield Street, incorporating them into the base of the tower. The proposal was filed by 188 Duffield, LLC. The property is located between Myrtle Avenue and Willoughby Street.

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ANCP Morningside. Image: SLM Architecture P.C.

ANCP Morningside Completes Construction In Morningside Heights, Manhattan

Construction is complete on ANCP Morningside, a conversion of three five-story buildings into affordable shared-equity cooperatives in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. Designed by SLM Architecture P.C. and developed by Genesis Companies and Habitat for Humanity New York City and Westchester County, the project involved the renovation of the formerly city-owned properties into permanently affordable housing yielding 36 units. Work was financed through the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Affordable Neighborhood Cooperative Program (ANCP). The properties are located between Manhattan Avenue, 115th Street, and 116th Street.

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Willets Point Commons Phase One Reaches Completion In Willets Point, Queens

Construction is complete on Willets Point Commons, two 12-story residential buildings in the first phase of the redevelopment of Willets Point, Queens. Designed by S9Architecture and developed by Queens Development Group (QDG), a joint venture between Related Companies and Sterling Equities, the structures yield a total of 880 affordable units. The project is being completed in partnership with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). The buildings are bounded by Willets Point Boulevard to the northwest, Roosevelt Avenue to the south, and Flushing Creek to the east.

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31-33 West 110th Street. Image: Curtis + Ginsberg Architects

Financing Secured for Affordable Co-Op Tower at 31-33 West 110th Street in Harlem, Manhattan

Developers have secured $97.8 million in financing for 31-33 West 110th Street, a 22-story affordable housing building in Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by Curtis + Ginsberg Architects for Lemor Development Group, Infinite Horizons, L+M Development Partners, and Urbane Development Group, the project will yield 105 cooperative homeownership units. The 148,000-square-foot structure is expected to become New York City’s tallest affordable housing development designed to meet Passive House certification standards. The property is located along Central Park North between Fifth and Lenox Avenues.

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