Architecture

1288 East 19th Street, rendering via Hidrock

Revealed: 1288 East 19th Street

In much of the city, masonry fell out of favor generations ago, with buyers and renters instead preferring the clean lines and large windows of glassy modernism. But among Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jews – whether they be ultra-Orthodox…

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137 Jamaica Avenue (empty lot plus low-rise buildings below), overhead shot from Bing Maps

Permits Filed: 137 Jamaica Avenue

East New York has emerged as the first neighborhood that’s likely to be considered for rezoning by the de Blasio administration. And while YIMBY contributor John Petro has written about what might be in store, a permit…

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855 Sixth Avenue

Revealed: 855 Sixth Avenue

YIMBY has the first full reveal for Durst’s 855 Sixth Avenue, where Cook + Fox is the design architect; on-site renderings have been up for quite some time, but until now, the actual tower’s appearance was hidden….

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123-127 Boerum Street above the blue dot, overhead shot by Bing Maps

Permits Filed: 123-127 Boerum Street

East Williamsburg was subject to heavy development pressure during the last market cycle, but the area’s semi-industrial pre-war building stock — as well as losses due to urban decline — means that there are still many buildable…

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