Colonial II Apartments at 310 Cottage Street in Rome, New York, will soon be one of the most sustainable public housing buildings in the state. A renovation project led by Beacon Communities, current owners of the 99-unit property, includes a host of high-tech sustainability upgrades that will drastically reduce building carbon emissions and achieve net-zero energy use.
Permits have been filed for a six-story affordable housing building at 1405 Boston Road in Morrisania, The Bronx. Located between Prospect Avenue and East 170th Street, the lot is within walking distance of the Freeman Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Frederick Shack of Urban Pathways Inc. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is set to begin on the new floors at One Madison Avenue, a 27-story office tower expansion in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox for SL Green, the project involves the gut renovation of the existing eight-story building and structural addition above its roof level, bringing the structure up to 1.4 million square feet of Class A office space. The National Pension Service of Korea and Hines are also part of the development team and acquired $1.25 billion in construction financing for the property, which occupies a full block bound by East 23rd and 24th Streets and Madison Avenue and Park Avenue South.
The Bayonne Planning Board has granted preliminary approvals for developers to construct what will be the largest mixed-use complex in the New Jersey waterfront city. Known as Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, the development will comprise 1,250 residential units, 10,000 square feet of retail space, parking for 788 vehicles, a landscaped public park, and a waterfront promenade.
Permits have been filed for a 10-story mixed-use building with affordable housing at 284 4th Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Located between Carroll Street and 1st Street, the lot is two blocks from the Union Street subway station, serviced by the R train. Francis Leung of FKAL Management is listed as the owner behind the applications.
