Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 633 Wales Avenue in Melrose, The Bronx. Located between East 151st Street and East 152nd Street, the lot is two blocks from the Jackson Avenue subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. Israel Tishler of Revamp NYC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Excavation and pilings are progressing at 242 East 71st Street, the site of a 22-story residential tower in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects and developed by Avdoo, the 172,000-square-foot structure is slated to yield 50 condominium units, ground-floor retail space, and enclosed parking. The nearly 10,000-square-foot property is located at the southwest corner of Second Avenue and East 71st Street.
The New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust has selected Fifth Avenue Builders, LLC, as the design-build team for the modernization of Unity Towers, a 193-unit NYCHA development located at 2007 Surf Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn. The selection, approved by the Trust Board on June 10, marks a significant milestone in the renovation effort following residents’ August 2024 vote to join the Trust program. Fifth Avenue Builders is a joint venture between Urban Atelier Group and Camber Property Group.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 173 Tompkins Avenue, a four-story residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by Amr Ouda and developed by Sol Sinay of Rockpoint Management, the structure yields eight residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $111,155 to $238,160.
Permits have been filed for a ten-story residential building at 138 New Jersey Avenue in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Located between Fulton Street and Atlantic Avenue, the lot is one block north of the Liberty Avenue subway station, served by the C train. Jacob Elul of Rose Shepherd Management is listed as the owner behind the applications.
