Boerum Hill

Rendering of 153 Nevins Street. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning

Affordable Housing And Workforce Training Center Planned For 153 Nevins Street In Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development has announced plans for an affordable housing and community workforce development hub at 153 Nevins Street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning and developed by Brooklyn-based non-profit Fifth Avenue Committee, the project will deliver approximately 70 affordable, rent-stabilized homes. The property is currently occupied by a city-owned parking lot is located at the corner of Nevins and Wyckoff Streets.

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Demolition Nears Completion At 275 Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

Demolition is nearing completion at 275 Atlantic Avenue, the site of a 15-story jail complex in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by HOK and developed by the NYC Department of Design and Construction, the 339-foot-tall structure will span 712,150 square feet with a capacity of 1,040 inmates, as well as 30,000 square feet of community facility space, two cellar levels, two loading berths, 100 enclosed parking spaces, and an underground tunnel connecting to the adjacent courthouse. Northstar Contracting Group Inc. is the general contractor for the project, which will replace the defunct Brooklyn Detention Complex bound by Atlantic Avenue, Boerum Place, and Smith and State Streets.

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