Street view of Rheingold Senior Residences - Renderings by Nightnurse Images courtesy of Magnusson Architecture and Planning

Housing Lottery Launches for Rheingold Senior Residences at 15 Montieth Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Rheingold Senior Residences, a nine-story residential buildings at 15 Montieth Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning and developed by Southside United HDFC, the structure yields 94 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 65 units for residents at 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $0 to $63,550.

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Preliminary rendering of 111 Washington Street, formerly 8 Carlisle Street

Foundations Underway for 64-Story Skyscraper at 111 Washington Street in Financial District, Manhattan

Foundation work is underway at 111 Washington Street, the site of a 64-story residential skyscraper in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Carlisle New York Apartments and Grubb Properties, which closed on a $48 million loan for the project last summer, the 712-foot-tall structure will span 326,221 square feet and yield 462 residential units, 7,000 square feet of commercial space, and a 60-foot-long rear yard. Consigli Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is alternately addressed as 8 Carlisle Street and located at the corner of Washington and Carlisle Streets, south of the nearby World Trade Center complex.

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Chatham/Kimlau Square, via chinatownconnections.nyc

Mayor Eric Adams Announces Plan To Revitalize Public Spaces In Chinatown

Last week Mayor Eric Adams announced “Chinatown Connections,” an initiative between the city and state aimed at revitalizing Park Row and Chatham/Kimlau Square in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood. The $56 million project aims to transform the current layout of the plaza by introducing a more standard, four-way intersection, enlarging public spaces, and establishing direct connections from one side of the square to another for cyclists.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 909 East 229th Street in Wakefield, The Bronx

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 909 East 229th Street, a four-story residential building in Wakefield, The Bronx. Designed by Node Architecture Engineering Consulting PC and developed by Arben Ulaj, the structure yields 17 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are six units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $66,789 to $198,250.

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