Rendering of the Tysens Park Shopping Center - Park Tysen Associates LLC

Proposals Reveal New and Expanded Retail Properties at Staten Island’s Tysens Park Shopping Center

7:30 am on August 4, 2021 By Sebastian Morris

Proposals now under review by the Department of City Planning reveal a new retail building and the enlargement of two existing buildings within Staten Island’s Tysens Park Shopping Center. Located at 2712 Hylan Boulevard, the Tysens Park Shopping Center occupies 12.5 acres or approximately 546,000 square feet. The property comprises eight single-story commercial buildings and 731 accessory off-street parking spaces.

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65 Graham Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Image courtesy of NYC Housing Connect

Affordable Housing Units Still Available for 65 Graham Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

6:30 am on August 4, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 65 Graham Avenue, a six-story mixed-use building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Bricolage Designs, the structure yields 5,567 square feet with eight residences and both commercial and community facility space. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,258 to $167,570.

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Façade Work Continues on Santiago Calatrava’s St. Nicholas Green Orthodox Church, in Financial District

8:00 am on August 3, 2021 By Michael Young

Façade work is continuing to progress on St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, a reinforced concrete structure atop the elevated Liberty Park in the Financial District. Designed by  Santiago Calatrava and developed by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the church is found near the intersection of Greenwich Street and Liberty Street and sits above the eastern half of the vehicle security center for the World Trade Center.

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Rendering of 141 East Houston Street

141 East Houston Street Tops Out on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

7:30 am on August 3, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction has topped out on 141 East Houston Street, a ten-story mixed-use office building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Roger Ferris + Partners and developed by East End Capital and K Property Group, the 68,000-square-foot structure will yield office space as well as retail on the ground floor and two cellar levels. The property is located between Forsyth Street to the west and Eldridge Street to the east on a plot that was formerly occupied by the Sunshine Cinema.

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