The affordable housing lottery has launched for 676 Myrtle Avenue, a six-story mixed-use building in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by ND Architecture & Design and developed by Joel Werczberger of Watermark, the structure yields 20 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are six units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $120,000 to $218,010.
Exterior work is progressing on 585 Union Street, a nine-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Tavros Capital, Charney Companies, and Canyon Partners, the 95-foot-tall structure will span 167,000 square feet and yield 214 rental units in studio to three-bedroom layouts, with 25 percent designated as affordable housing, as well as 8,900 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The property is bound by Sackett Street to the north, Union Street to the south, and 3rd Avenue to the east.
Construction is nearing completion on 1515 Surf Avenue, a two-tower residential project along the Coney Island waterfront in Brooklyn. Designed by Studio V Architecture and developed by LCOR, the 16- and 26-story structures will span 470,000 square feet and yield 324 units in one- and two-bedroom layouts, with 139 apartments designated for affordable housing, as well as 10,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is located on a 1.5-acre plot bound by Surf Avenue to the south, West 15th Street to the east, and West 16th Street to the west.
Demolition is getting underway at 95 Rockwell Place, the site of a 38-story mixed-use tower in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Charney Companies, the 418-foot-tall structure will span 167,679 square feet and yield 158 rental units with an average scope of 855 square feet, as well as 32,568 square feet of commercial space and a cellar level. The property is located on an interior lot between Lafayette Avenue and Fulton Street.
Permits have been filed for a five-story residential building at 217 Eckford Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Located between Meserole Avenue and Norman Avenue, the lot is near the Nassau Avenue subway station, serviced by the G train. Bobby Kaczor under the Diamond Street LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
