The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review a proposal for façade restoration work at 119 Saint Felix Street, a two-unit townhouse in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The application was prepared by Urban Pioneering Architecture and focuses on replacing existing front façade windows throughout the building. The property is located between Lafayette Avenue and Hanson Place.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Doria, a nine-story residential building at 34-16 38th Street in Astoria, Queens. Designed by S. Wieder Architect and developed by Elmord, the structure yields 89 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 23 units for residents at 40 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $50,229 to $146,560.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 30 Newell Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Located between Nassau Avenue and Driggs Avenue, the lot is closest to the Nassau Avenue subway station, served by the G train. Leslie Xia is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Haussmann Development is moving forward on a new residential building at 16-20 Convent Avenue, closing on a $40.75 million construction loan from Affinius Capital in partnership with Axonic Capital. INPUT is the interior designer for the 84-unit mixed-income building, which will be located in Manhattanville on a prominent corner site near Columbia University’s expanding campus. Construction is expected to be completed in early 2028.
Construction is progressing on the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBPCRP) in Battery Park, Manhattan. Led by architect and engineer AECOM, the project is one component of the 3.5-mile-long Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) master plan to reduce the risk of flood damage from storm events like Hurricane Sandy. Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is listed as the owner of the development.
