Permits have been filed for a 22-story mixed-use building at 163-25 Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. Located between 165th Street and Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, the lot is near the 169th Street subway station, served by the E and F trains. Mary Serafy of BRP Development Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for AURA, a 37-story mixed-use building at 23-02 42nd Road in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Werwaiss Properties, the structure yields 240 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 72 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $117,360 to $218,010.
Permits have been filed for a six-story homeless shelter at 38-80 11th Street in Long Island City, Queens. Located between 38th Avenues and 40th Avenue, the lot is near the 21 Street-Queensbridge subway station, served by the F train. Matthew Gross of non-profit UBC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed to expand a three-story structure into a six-story residential building at 972 Myrtle Avenue in Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn. Located between Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Throop Avenue, the lot is near the Flushing Avenue subway station, served by the J and M trains. Yehuda Kohn of City Framers Inc. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The Downtown Manhattan Heliport may be receiving a big overhaul in use and design. Located at 6 East River Piers in Downtown Manhattan‘s Financial District, the pier which comprises of nearly two acres of tarmac is mainly used for helicopter tourism. It is one of three public-use heliports, the other two are at West 30th Street and East 34th Street.
