A new affordable housing project for seniors has opened at 2850 Webster Avenue in Jerome Park, The Bronx, where developers and city officials recently joined for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Located next to The New York Botanical Garden, the 12-story building was completed by Douglaston Development and designed by Stephen B. Jacobs Group.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for Maven, a 27-story mixed-use tower at 2413 Third Avenue in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Developed by RXR and designed by CetraRuddy, the structure yields 200 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 60 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $92,572 to $227,630.
Permits have been filed to expand a two-story structure into a four-story residential building at 258 Eckford Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Located between Meserole Avenue and Calyer Street, the lot is near the Nassau subway station, serviced by the G train. Andrzej Potrapeluk of Euro Elite Construction Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Located at 20 River Terrace in Battery Park City, The Solaire recently announced it has reached over 50 percent sold with nearly 140 sales to date. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and COOKFOX Architects and developed by the Albanese Organization, the 29-story development with 279 residences has cemented its status as one of the best-selling new developments of 2023.
Work is underway on 118 West 13th Street, a seven-story residential conversion in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village Historic District. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Slate Property Group, which acquired the property for $22.85 million and is partnering with private equity firm Avenue Realty Capital, the project will create eight condominium units spread across 34,000 square feet. The structure was originally built in 1931 and formerly served as the 175-room Eugene Lang College dormitory for The New School, once touted as the most expensive college dorm in the United States. The project is located on an interior lot between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.
