Articles by Rebecca Baird-Remba

371 Baltic Street, rendering by Atelier New York Architecture

Revealed: 371 Baltic Street, Boerum Hill Condos

A small, boutique condo project is about to replace a century-old brick apartment building at 371 Baltic Street, in the borderlands between Boerum Hill, Gowanus, and Carroll Gardens. YIMBY has renderings of the four-story building, which will rise between Smith and Hoyt streets, near Gowanus Houses.

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Van Sinderen Plaza, rendering via McQuesten Development

Permits Filed for Van Sinderen Plaza, 130-Unit, Two-Building Project in East New York

The city is about to rezone the northeastern swath of East New York around Broadway Junction, but development is still brewing at the neighborhood’s far-flung edges. MacQuesten Development has filed plans for a sizable affordable project called Van Sinderen Plaza in the New Lots section of the hood, beneath the elevated L train tracks and next to the border with Brownsville.

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2118 Mapes Avenue, image via Google Maps

Permits Filed: 2118 Mapes Avenue, Belmont, Bronx

Market-rate development is finally returning to Belmont, a neighborhood just south of Fordham University in the northeastern Bronx. Yesterday, developer Gac Haxhari filed applications for an eight-story market-rate building at 2118 Mapes Avenue, between East 180th and 181st streets, which is two short blocks from Bronx Park.

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