Permits have been filed to horizontally expand a four-story residential building at 245 East 176th Street in Tremont, The Bronx. Located between Monroe Avenue and Anthony Avenue, the interior lot is three blocks south of the Tremont Avenue subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Ascher Berkowitz in Big Dream Developers is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for select units at Sky, a 71-story residential building at 605 West 42nd Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by Hill West Architects, the structure yields 430 residences. Available now on NYC Housing Connect is one one-bedroom at 40 percent of the area median income (AMI), one studio at 60 percent AMI, and two studios at 120 percent AMI; ranging in eligible income from $22,869 to $183,000. You can also apply for a waiting list for future vacancies.
Renderings have been revealed for Sunset Pier 94 Studios, Manhattan’s first film and TV production studio, on the western edge of Hell’s Kitchen. Designed by Gensler and developed by Vornado Realty Trust in a public-private partnership with Hudson Pacific Properties, Blackstone, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the 266,000-square-foot structure will take shape along the Hudson River waterfront on a parcel long slated for redevelopment. Hudson Pacific Properties will manage leasing and operations and provide design oversight, and RBC and Ivanhoe Cambridge are providing $183 million in construction financing for the project, which is located directly across from DeWitt Clinton Park between West 52nd and West 54th Streets.
TF Cornerstone will soon welcome Chip City Cookies, an expanding New York City-based bakery, as a retail tenant at 278 Seventh Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by FXCollaborative, the 14-story rental property known as Chelsea Centro opened in 2001 and comprises around 133,000 square feet. Chip City Cookies is expected to open at the beginning of next year.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for Federation Nameoke Apartments, a nine-story residential building at 20-50 Nameoke Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens. Designed by Urban Architectural Initiatives and developed by Federation Nameoke Housing Development, the structure yields 117 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 45 units for residents at 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $35,040 to $91,500.
