Permits Filed for 563 Sackett Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for a 12-story mixed-use building at 563 Sackett Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Located between Nevins Street and Third Avenue, the lot is within walking distance of the Union Street subway station, serviced by the R train. Marino Mazzei under the BonaFide Realty LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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YIMBY Scopes Panoramic Views From Olympia at 30 Front Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn

YIMBY went to check out the views from Olympia, a 33-story residential building at 30 Front Street in DUMBOBrooklyn. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Fortis Property Group, the 401-foot-tall sail-shaped tower will yield 76 condominiums designed by Workstead. The units will come in one- to five-plus-bedroom layouts with sales and marketing led by Fredrik Eklund and John Gomes of the Eklund Gomes Team at Douglas Elliman and Karen Heyman at Sotheby’s. Urban Atelier Group is managing the ongoing construction, Manhattan Concrete created the superstructure, and King Contacting Group is in charge of the CMU work, exterior insulation finish systems, and roofing for the project, which is bound by Front Street to the north, Washington Street to the east, and York Street to the south.

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456 Greenwich Street’s Brick Façade Installation Wraps Up in Tribeca, Manhattan

Façade work is wrapping up on 456 Greenwich Street, an eight-story hotel building in Tribeca. Designed by Stephen B. Jacobs Group with Martin Brudnizki Design Studio as the interior designer, and developed by Caspi Development, the 94,000-square-foot structure will yield 96 Art Deco-inspired guest rooms operated by Groupe Lucien Barrière of the Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet’s Paris. AECOM Tishman is the general contractor for the Lower Manhattan development, which is bound by Greenwich Street to the east, Desbrosses Street to the south, and Washington Street to the west.

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Chelsea Market in Meatpacking District, Manhattan - Courtesy of Chelsea Market

Non-Profit Culinary Company Hot Bread Kitchen Debuts at Chelsea Market in Manhattan

Hot Bread Kitchen, a non-profit organization that offers culinary training and job placement programs, has revealed its new headquarters at Manhattan’s renowned Chelsea Market in Chelsea. The 10,000-square-foot space is located on the market’s sixth floor and features 18 stations for culinary education, administrative offices, and a spaces to facilitate Hot Bread Kitchen’s virtual small business incubator.

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