Housing Lottery Launches for 1818 Prospect Avenue in Crotona Park East, The Bronx

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1818 Prospect Avenue, a seven-story residential building in Crotona Park East, The Bronx. Developed by Moses Freund of The Vaja Group and designed by BTE Design Services, the structure yields 46 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are five units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $147,292 to $227,630.

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JPMorgan Chase’s Headquarters Approaches Supertall Status at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

Construction is climbing higher on JPMorgan Chase‘s 1,388-foot supertall headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East. Designed by Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners with Adamsom Associates as the architect of record and developed by Tishman Speyer, the 60-story skyscraper will yield 2.5 million square feet of office space with a capacity of 15,000 employees, and will become the tallest structure in New York completely powered by hydroelectric energy. JB&B is the MEP engineer and AECOM Tishman is the general contractor for the full-block property, which is bound by East 48th Street to the north, East 47th Street to the south, Park Avenue to the east, and Madison Avenue to the west.

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Permits Filed for 729 Rogers Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed to expand a two-story structure into a five-story residential building at 729 Rogers Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Located between Linden Boulevard and Lenox Road, the lot is three blocks from the Winthrop Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Yosef Eliav is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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