Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 720 East 35th Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Located between Farragut Road and Brooklyn Road, the lot is near the Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. Shmili Frenkel is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Work is nearing full completion on 520 Fifth Avenue, an 88-story mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Rabina, with Suffolk Construction serving as the general contractor, the 1,002-foot-tall structure spans 415,000 square feet and yields 100 condominium units, a Moss private members club, and 25 floors of boutique office space. The project will also include ground-floor retail. The property is located at the northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and West 43rd Street, one block north of Bryant Park.
As the fastest-growing city in New Jersey, Jersey City has been witnessing a sustained wave of new construction, transforming its skyline and adding thousands of new residential units to the housing-starved New York metropolitan region. In this post, YIMBY takes a look at six forthcoming projects that are slated to add 327 new homes across city, from Journal Square to the Hudson River waterfront.
Plans have been revealed for the fire-cleared lot of Middle Collegiate Church at 112 Second Avenue in Manhattan’s East Village. Presented by CTA Architects on behalf of the congregation, the proposal calls for wrapping the L-shaped lot in a 10-foot-tall aluminum fence, paving the interior with permeable pavers, and constructing an accessible ramp and entrance to the church’s existing worship space at 50 East 7th Street. The application, which spans 112-114 Second Avenue and 50 East 7th Street, will go before the Landmarks Preservation Commission at its public hearing tomorrow.
Permits have been filed for a 15-story mixed-use building at 23 Spencer Street in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Located between Park and Flushing Avenues, the lot is near the Flushing Avenue subway station, served by the G train. Moses Wertheimer of The Tower is listed as the owner behind the applications.
