Brooklyn

YIMBY Scopes Views From SHoP’s Topped-Out ‘Brooklyn Tower’ at 9 DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn

8:00 am on October 29, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction has topped out on the newly renamed Brooklyn Tower, a 93-story supertall skyscraper and the tallest structure in the Outer Boroughs at 9 DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by SHoP Architects and developed by JDS, the 1,066-foot-tall tower will yield 550 residences, with 150 for purchase and 400 rentals with 30 percent of which reserved at affordable housing rates, as well as a 100,000-square-foot retail podium bound by Flatbush Avenue Extension to the northeast, Fleet Street to the northwest, and DeKalb Avenue to the south. The project also includes the refurbishing and re-purposing of the landmarked Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn, which is being incorporated into the podium. Douglas Elliman is the exclusive marketing, sales, and leasing agent.

Research Facility Comes to Brooklyn Navy Yard Through Pratt Institute, City Tech Partnership

7:00 am on October 27, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

Yesterday Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation and academic partners Pratt Institute and New York City College of Technology (City Tech) announced the Research Yard, an advanced research and applied learning facility based in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The idea began with “Pratt Research Yard”, a shared research facility between Pratt faculty, Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the community, and evolved into a public/private partnership with both Pratt Institute and City Tech, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The open-plan space will house new lab and office space to help develop solutions for real-world problems locally and globally.

Updated rendering of 53 Pearl Street - Mancini Duffy

LPC Approves Expansion Project at 53 Pearl Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn

7:30 am on October 22, 2021 By Sebastian Morris

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has approved the expansion of an existing residential building at 53 Pearl Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn. With pre-construction underway, the building will slowly rise from four to eight stories.

Permits Filed for 17-Story Tower at 1065 Atlantic Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

7:00 am on October 22, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a 17-story mixed-use tower at 1065 Atlantic Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Located between Classon and Franklin Avenues, the interior lot is two blocks from the Franklin Avenue subway station, serviced by the C and S trains. Craig Miller of BEB Capital is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Rendering of The Breeze - The Hudson Companies

Waldo Inks Lease at The Breeze, at 315 Meserole Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn

7:00 am on October 17, 2021 By Sebastian Morris

Waldo is the latest company to join The Breeze, a 100,000-square-foot Class A office building in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The property is located at 315 Meserole Street and includes a 6,000-square-foot landscaped courtyard with outdoor seating, a 2,000-square-foot retail arcade titled ‘The Breezeway,” and a rooftop restaurant.

Rendering of the new Green-Wood Cemetery welcome center - Architecture Research Office (ARO)

Renderings Revealed for Green-Wood Cemetery Welcome Center, Weir Greenhouse in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn

7:00 am on October 10, 2021 By Sebastian Morris

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is now reviewing updated proposals to construct an Education and Welcome Center at Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery in Greenwood Heights. The project includes restoration of the Weir Greenhouse, a landmarked Victorian building, and the construction of a new L-shaped building.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and 'The Fountains' project team celebrate the completion of construction- Photo by Gerri Hernandez

The Fountains Affordable Housing Complex Completes Construction in East New York, Brooklyn

7:30 am on October 9, 2021 By Sebastian Morris

Construction is now complete on The Fountains, a six-building affordable housing complex in East New York, Brooklyn. Developed by Long Island-based Arker Companies, which purchased the site for $10 million following a competitive request for proposal process facilitated by the Empire State Development Corporation, the development yields 1,163 affordable homes, commercial space, and a new public plaza.

227 West Street’s Façade Reaches Both Pinnacles in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

8:00 am on October 7, 2021 By Michael Young

Façade installation is getting closer to completion on 227 West Street, a two-tower residential development in the 22-acre Greenpoint Landing development along the East River in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by OMA and Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Brookfield Property Partners and Park Tower Group, the 30- and 40-story towers will yield 745 rental units, with 30 percent planned as “income-targeted” apartments, marketed in accordance with the Affordable Housing New York program. James Corner Field Operations is the landscape architect, DeSimone Consulting Engineers is the structural engineer, Thornton Tomasetti is the façade consultant, and Highbury Concrete is responsible for building the 450- and 351-foot tall reinforced concrete superstructures, located off the corner of Eagle and West Streets.

Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 1510 Gates Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn

7:00 am on October 7, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1510 Gates Avenue, an 11-story residential building in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Designed by NY Building Associates Inc. and developed by The Horizon Group, the structure yields 70 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 21 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $61,715 to $167,570.

Permits Filed for 317 Franklin Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

6:30 am on October 7, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a five-story residential building at 317 Franklin Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Located between Lafayette Avenue and Clifton Place, the interior lot is one block east of the Classon Avenue subway station, serviced by the G train. Moses Karpen of Waterfront Property Management is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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