The New York City Council has approved proposals to construct a new 18-story mixed-use building at 840 Atlantic Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Designed by IMC Architecture and developed by Atlantic-Vanderbilt Holdings LLC, the structure will contain a mix of market-rate and income-restricted apartments, retail space, a community arts center, and a sub-grade parking garage.
Exterior work continues to progress on 22 Chapel Street, a 20-story residential building in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by Delshah Capital and OTL Enterprises, the 211-foot-tall building spans 133,181 square feet and will yield 180 apartments, of which 25 will be designated for affordable housing. The property will also contain a START Treatment & Recovery Center, New York’s largest independent drug treatment agency. Titanium Construction Services Inc. is the general contractor for the development, which is being built between Flatbush Avenue Extension to the east, Chapel Street to the north, Cathedral Place to the south, and Jay Street to the west.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 161-01 89th Avenue, an eight-story mixed-use residential building in Jamaica, Queens. Designed by Amie Gross Architects and developed by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development‘s Affordable Independent Residences for Seniors and the Supportive Housing Loan Program, the structure yields 69 residences with on-site support services for the formerly homeless and disabled. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 27 units for senior residents at 40 to 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $0 to $47,750.
Renderings were revealed this week for 888 Atlantic Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The proposed 17-story mixed-use development is being developed by Y&T Development LLC, who is seeking special zoning amendments to build the 175-foot-tall structure in a predominately low-rise industrial block. Details in an Environmental Assessment Statement outline the rezoning of the development site, which would have mandatory inclusionary housing as well as rezoning for six adjacent parcels.
Leasing has launched for The Willoughby, a 34-story tower at 196 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Developed by RXR Realty, the project will deliver 476 rental units, academic and office spaces, a new adjacent athletic field, and parking for 564 vehicles when it opens this fall. Douglas Elliman Real Estate is handling leasing with prices starting at $2,870 a month for studios, $3,840 for one-bedrooms, and $5,660 for two-bedrooms.
