Permits have been filed to expand a three-story structure into a six-story residential building at 972 Myrtle Avenue in Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn. Located between Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Throop Avenue, the lot is near the Flushing Avenue subway station, served by the J and M trains. Yehuda Kohn of City Framers Inc. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
New renderings have been revealed for the renovation and mixed-use conversion of the former William Ulmer Brewery, a landmarked five-story building at 81 Beaver Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Designed by DXA Studio and developed by Rivington Company, the two-phase project involves the full gut renovation of the 19th century structure and will yield residential space on the upper four floors and commercial space on the ground and cellar levels. The property is located at the corner of Beaver and Belvidere Streets and required a rezoning that was approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission and the State Historic Preservation Office.
At number 24 on our countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is Hanover House, a 463-foot-tall residential tower at 17 Hanover Place in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Lonicera Partners, the 34-story structure spans 295,000 square feet and yields 314 rental apartments in one- to two-bedroom layouts, with 95 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Rabina is the co-developer of the property, which was formerly addressed as 23 Hanover Place and is located at the corner of Livingston Street and Hanover Place.
A rendering has been revealed for 133 Kent Avenue, a forthcoming six-story mixed-use building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Joyland Group and Prospect Development, the 72,000-square-foot structure will yield 43 condominium units and more than 17,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The project will rise from a 20,000-square-foot lot at the corner of Kent Avenue and North 6th Street.
The 29th-tallest building on our year-end construction countdown is 111 Willoughby Street, a 40-story mixed-use tower in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by GF55 Architects and developed by The Michaels Organization, Triangle Equities, and Geolo Capital, the 437-foot-tall structure will span 205,000 square feet and yield 227 rental units, a 20,000-square-foot ministry center for the St. Boniface parish, and 1,814 square feet of commercial space. The property is located by the intersection of Willoughby Street to the south and Duffield Street to the east.
