495 Dean Street

School Will Be Located In 27-Story Tower Planned for 495 Dean Street, Prospect Heights

Per DNAinfo, the School Construction Authority has chosen the site of a 616-seat school that Greenland Forest City Partners agreed to build within the 15-building Pacific Park development, in Prospect Heights. The school will be located in a planned 27-story, 336-unit residential building spanning 487-495 Dean Street, and construction is expected to begin next year. The Atlantic Yards Reports notes the last of three townhouses has been vacated, and demolition of the buildings is imminent.


527 West 27th Street

Revealed: 527 West 27th Street, Isay Weinfeld’s Jardim, West Chelsea

Centaur Properties and Greyscale Development Group have acquired $115 million in construction funding to develop an 11-story, two-building residential and retail property with 36 units at 527 West 27th Street, in West Chelsea, per The Real Deal. YIMBY revealed diagrams in January, and Isay Weinfeld is designing the project, which is dubbed Jardim. Excavation has kicked-off, and completion is slated for the fall of 2016.


21-21 44th Drive

Two-Story Medical Facility Now Planned for 21-21 44th Drive, Long Island City

In March, YIMBY revealed plans for an 88-unit condominium development at 21-21 44th Drive, in Long Island City, but Crain’s Business is reporting a change of plans. Norvin Healthcare Properties recently acquired the development site for $66 million, and now a two-story, 45,000 square-foot ambulatory care facility is in the works. NYU Langone Medical Center has agreed on a 31-year lease with Norvin, and an existing two-story building must first be demolished.