Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 173 Johnson Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 173 Johnson Avenue, a seven-story residential building in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Designed by ND Architecture & Design and developed by Watermark Capital, the structure yields 52 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 16 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $78,686 to $167,570.

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Demolition Begins for Rolex Headquarters at 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

Demolition has begun on 665 Fifth Avenue, where Rolex is replacing its former 12-story International Style headquarters with a modern 21-story tower in Midtown. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects and developed by Rolex Realty Company LLC, the new building will feature office space and retail frontage. Howard I. Shapiro & Associates filed permits last summer for the project, which is located on an 11,050-square-foot parcel at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and East 53rd Street.

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Rendering of Walker House (CetraRuddy / Inglese Architecture & Engineering)

Brewery and Rock Climbing Gym Debut at Historic Walker House in Newark, New Jersey

Newark’s historic Walker House at 540 Broad Street is now home to a local brewery and a 22,000-square-foot indoor rock-climbing gym, the latest phase of a multimillion-dollar redevelopment plan led by LMXD, Prudential Financial Inc., and Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group. Located in the heart of downtown, Newark Local Beer and Method Climbing + Fitness sit below 20 stories of rentals that debuted in 2020.

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