Brooklyn

Alloy Block’s 100 Flatbush Avenue Begins Ascent in Downtown Brooklyn

Construction is now rising on 100 Flatbush Avenue, a 44-story residential building in the Alloy Block multi-tower complex in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed and developed by Alloy Development, the 482-foot-tall structure will yield 441 units, with 45 reserved for affordable housing. The project was initially slated to feature 100,000 square feet of office space, but this has been scrapped in favor of 184 additional apartments. Urban Atelier Group is the contractor for the property, which is located on a trapezoidal plot bound by Flatbush Avenue to the northeast, State Street to the southwest, and Third Avenue to the northwest.

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Updated rendering of 1499 Bedford Avenue - Input Creative Studios

New Renderings Revealed for 1499 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Updated renderings from The J Associates and Input Creative Studios reveal exterior modifications for 1499 Bedford Avenue, a forthcoming rental property on the border of Prospect Heights and Crown Heights in Brooklyn. Compared to previous renderings, the masonry facade will now feature a mix of tan and black brick to create a more harmonious transition from the ground floor to the building’s upper levels.

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Aerial view of 50 Penn at 50 Pennsylvania Avenue - Courtesy of Pennrose and RiseBoro Community Partnership

Developers Compete 50 Penn Affordable Housing Project at 50 Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn

Developers and city officials recently celebrated the completion of 50 Penn, a 218-unit affordable housing property at 50 Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn. Developed by Pennrose with design by Dattner Architects, the building’s residential collection includes include 56 studios, 96 one-bedroom, 48 two-bedroom, and 18 three-bedroom apartments.

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The Willoughby Celebrates Grand Opening at 196 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn

YIMBY attended the ribbon cutting ceremony marking the grand opening of The Willoughby, a 34-story mixed-use tower at 196 Willoughby Street on Long Island University‘s Downtown Brooklyn campus. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by RXR Realty, the 445-foot-tall structure yields 476 residential units ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, as well as new academic and office spaces, an adjacent athletic field to the east, and parking for 564 vehicles directly below. Hunter Roberts Construction Group served as the general contractor for the Brooklyn project, which is bound by Willoughby Street to the north, Ashland Place to the east, DeKalb Avenue to the south, and Flatbush Avenue Extension to the west. The building dedicates 30 percent of units as rent stabilized apartments for middle-income households.

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