Developers and city officials recently gathered at 405 Dumont Avenue to celebrate the commencement of construction on a new 100-percent affordable housing project. The development is known as Van Dyke III and is situated within the Van Dkye Houses campus in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
Renovation work is progressing on the Watermark at Brooklyn Heights at 21 Clark Street. Developed in collaboration by Watermark Retirement Communities and Kayne Anderson Real Estate, the project will debut as senior housing with 275 newly renovated residences. Located in the heart of Brooklyn Heights, the 16-story, 310,000-square-foot property was originally constructed in 1928 as the Leverich Towers Hotel. In 1975, Watchtower purchased the property as housing for its local Jehovah Witness volunteer force and began to restore the intricate architectural features that defined the building.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 387 Harman Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Located between Irving Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue, the lot is four blocks east of the DeKalb Avenue subway station, serviced by the L train. Hoi Hung Yeung of 388 Associates Inc. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 747 Bedford Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Located between Flushing Avenue and Park Avenue, the lot is five blocks from the Flushing Avenue subway station, serviced by the G train. Abraham Lichtenstein under the Steinway Estates LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
S. Weider Architect has released the first renderings of a five-story rental development in the Bay Ridge section of South Brooklyn. Located at 8101 Third Avenue, the new building features a brick façade and will primarily contain rental apartments with a small section dedicated to commercial use at the ground level.
