Architecture


256, 258 Winthrop Street, via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 256, 258 Winthrop Street, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for two four-story residential buildings at 256 and 258 Winthrop Street, in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn. The site is just half a block away from the Winthrop Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. The next closest subway station, nine blocks away, is Parkside Avenue, serviced by the Q trains. Infinity Properties is behind the applications.

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11 Hoyt, rendering courtesy Tishman Speyer

Gehry-Inspired Skyscraper at 11 Hoyt Street Revealed, Downtown Brooklyn

The redevelopment of Macy’s former footprint in Downtown Brooklyn is set to add a major new skyscraper to the Borough’s skyline. Renderings for 11 Hoyt Street are out, and it’s looking to make an impression. The 51-story condominium building is designed by the architecture and urban design firm Studio Gang, led by MacArthur Fellow Jeanne Gang. This project will be the Chicago-based firm’s first residential building in New York City.

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69-02 Queens Boulevard rendering deisgned by Perkins Eastman Architects, via the Department of City Planning

Madison Realty Capital Applies for Rezoning at 69-02 Queens Boulevard, Elmhurst, Queens

The 29,000 square foot lot at 69-02 Queens Boulevard, in Elmhurst, Queens, is getting closer to the construction of a major new building. YIMBY last covered the project two years ago, after developers Madison Realty Capital purchased the first portion of the assemblage for $14.75 million. The firm has now submitted a proposal to the Department of City Planning to build two new structures, rising up 14 and 17 floors. This action would require the rezoning of several industrial lots.

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89-28 138th Place, via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 89-28 138th Place, Jamaica, Queens

Permits have been filed for a new four-story residential building at 89-28 138th Place, in Jamaica, Queens. The development is just half a block away from the Jamaica Avenue commercial thoroughfare, and six blocks away from the avenue’s major intersection with Sutphin Boulevard. That intersection is two blocks away from the Sutphin Boulevard subway station, serviced by the E, J, and Z trains. The Jamaica train station is one block further, serviced by the Long Island Railroad. All this culminates in a transit-rich area for future tenants. ASM Development is behind the applications.

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