Five World Trade Center’s 900-Foot-Tall Redesign by Kohn Pedersen Fox Revealed, in Manhattan’s Financial District

In an exciting reveal for the ongoing redevelopment and rebuilding of the World Trade Center, Kohn Pedersen Fox has unveiled the first set of renderings for its proposed 900-foot-tall design for Five World Trade Center, aka 130 Liberty Street. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey selected the winning bid at a board meeting on Thursday afternoon to allow Silverstein Properties, Brookfield Properties, Omni New York LLC, and Dabar Development Partners to lease the 1.56-million-square-foot mixed-use building under a 99-year ground lease.

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770-774 Lexington Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Credit: Input Creative Studio via NYC Housing Connect

Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 770-774 Lexington Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 770-774 Lexington Avenue, a four-story residential development in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by Jeffrey Sandor Orling Architect, the 9,887-square-foot building will yield ten units. Available on NYC Housing Connect are six units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income, ranging in eligible income from $76,972 to $159,640.

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