Brooklyn

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

8:00 am on March 2, 2024 By Michael Young

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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Rendering illustrates 1057 Atlantic Avenue - Courtesy of Dencityworks

456-Unit Building Tops Out at 1057 Atlantic Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

8:00 am on February 29, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on 1057 Atlantic Avenue, a 17-story residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by dencityworks and developed by Douglaston Development, the sprawling 474,000-square-foot structure will yield 456 rental apartments in studio to three-bedroom layouts, with 137 units reserved for affordable housing, as well as 35,000 square feet of amenities and 31,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Levine Builders is the general contractor for the $320 million project, which was formerly addressed as 1045 Atlantic Avenue and is located between Classon and Franklin Avenues.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 4622 Fort Hamilton Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn

7:00 am on February 29, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 4622 Fort Hamilton Parkway, a six-story mixed-use building in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Designed by Ying Jiang of Basic Groups Corp. and developed by U.S. Developments Group, the structure yields 16 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are five units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $85,715 to $165,230.

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204 4th Avenue’s Exterior Takes Shape in Gowanus, Brooklyn

8:00 am on February 19, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Exterior work is progressing on 204 4th Avenue, a 13-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by L+Z Architecture and developed by Avery Hall and Gindi Capital, the 200,000-square-foot structure will yield 193 rental units and 14,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Leeding Builders Group is the general contractor for the project, which is alternately addressed as 653 Union Street and is located on a half-acre rectangular plot bound by Sackett Street to the north and Raul Vasquez Jr. Place to the south.

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Rendering of 544 Carroll Street - Courtesy of Avery Hall

Foundations Underway For 544 Carroll Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn

8:00 am on February 18, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Foundations are taking shape at 544 Carroll Street, the site of a 17-story residential building on the eastern edge of Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed and developed by Avery Hall with L+Z Architecture as the architect of record, the 175,000-square-foot structure will yield 133 rental units with 25 percent designated as affordable housing, as well as 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Leeding Builders Group LLC is the construction manager for the property, which is alternately addressed as 272 Fourth Avenue and bound by Carroll Street to the north and 4th Avenue to the east. The project is expected to cost between $90 and $120 million.

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