104 Central Avenue

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Coming To 104 Central Avenue, Bushwick

Williamsburg-based Domes Properties has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 104 Central Avenue, in northern Bushwick, three blocks from the Myrtle Avenue stop on the J, M and Z trains. The project will measure 5,458 square feet, which means units will average 682 square feet, indicative of rentals. Rego Park-based Diego Aguilera is the architect of record, and a two-story, two-unit townhouse must first be demolished.


25-19 43rd Avenue

Foundation Work Underway At 25-19 43rd Avenue, Nine-Story, 86-Unit Residential Building, Long Island City

This past July, YIMBY brought you renderings of Ekstein Development’s planned nine-story, 86-unit residential building at 25-19 43rd Avenue, in Long Island City, and now foundation work has commenced at the site, according to The Court Square Blog. Dubbed Dutch, the building will contain relatively small condominiums, averaging just 792 square feet each. GF55 Partners is designing, and completion is expected in January of 2017.


1066 Manhattan Avenue

Mixed-Use Rental Building Planned At 1066 Manhattan Avenue Assemblage, Greenpoint

Joseph Brunner has acquired a seven-building development assemblage spanning 1050-1066 Manhattan Avenue and 154 Eagle Street, in northern Greenpoint, for $18 million. The site is located seven blocks north of the G train’s Greenpoint Avenue stop, and consists of mostly three-story townhouses as well as a single-story shop. Planned is a mixed-use rental building, and if the inclusionary housing bonus is satisfied, the building could be as large as 74,000 square feet, according to The Real Deal.


54 MacDougal Street

Revealed: 54 MacDougal Street, Soho Condo Development

On the block of MacDougal Street between Prince and Houston in Soho sits a lot that used to hold an historic house built in the 1820s. But with demolition and new building applications first filed back in 2013, construction appears to be getting underway, and YIMBY now has the reveal for the new structure replacing the old, which is being developed by Valyrian Capital and designed by KM Associates.

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535 Lorimer Street, rendering by RG Architecture

Revealed: 535 Lorimer Street, Williamsburg

Williamsburg has developed a reputation for unattractive modern architecture, but some architects are pursuing more traditional, factory-inspired designs. Today YIMBY can reveal a simple brick look for 535 Lorimer Street, a five-story apartment building planned between Ainslie and Devoe Streets, near the L and G trains at Metropolitan Avenue.

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