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Rendering of 542 Dean Street

HPD Selects Project Team for Low-Income Housing Development at 542 Dean Street in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has selected a trio of companies to convert an existing parking lot into a low income housing property for seniors and the formerly homeless. Located at 542 Dean Street in Prospect Heights, transformation of the city-owned lot will be led by Jobe Development Corp., Mega Group Development, and the Institute for Community Living, a non-profit agency based in New York.

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Tree Planting Begins at Gansevoort Peninsula Park on the West Village Waterfront, Manhattan

Tree planting has begun as landscaping work progresses on Gansevoort Peninsula Park, a 5.5-acre public recreational space along the Hudson River waterfront off the West Village. Designed by James Corner Field Operations and commissioned by the Hudson River Park Trust, the park will feature a soccer field surrounded by numerous pathways, stepped seating, a children’s playground, kayak slips, a salt marsh, a dog run, viewing platforms, and Manhattan’s first public sandy beach.

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301 Broome Street in the Lower East Side, Manhattan

Permits Filed for 301 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 301 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Located between Eldridge Street and Forsyth Street, the interior lot is one block north of the Grand Street subway station, serviced by the B and D trains, and one block south of Bowery station, serviced by the J and Z trains. Winnie Lee under the 301 Broome Street LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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29 Norman Avenue

Single-Story, 23,000-Square-Foot Building Being Converted Into Multi-Use Commercial Space At 29 Norman Avenue, Greenpoint

The car company BMW is planning to convert the single-story, 23,000-square-foot warehouse at 29 Norman Avenue, in southern Greenpoint, located five blocks from the Nassau Avenue stop on the G train, into a multi-use commercial building. According to Bedford+Bowery, the property will feature a design studio for MINI (a car brand owned by BMW), a restaurant, creative office space, open public work space, and a gallery. The schedule A also includes an outdoor garden, and the property will reportedly host community events and performances. The conversion is being designed by Brooklyn-based nARCHITECTS. The building is being dubbed A/D/O, which stands for Amalgamated Drawing Office, and a targeted completion date has not been revealed.


335 East 27th Street

55-Unit Modular Building Under Construction At 335 East 27th Street, Kips Bay

YIMBY brought you news in December of 2013 regarding Monadnock’s planned nine-story, 55-unit residential building at 335 East 27th Street, in Kips Bay. Now, Curbed reports the first of 66 modules has been lifted into place. Construction will last through the summer, and completion is expected in October or November. nARCHITECTS is designing, and 22 units are being set aside as affordable.


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