YIMBY recently checked in on the progress of four low-rise residential and commercial projects in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The developments are all located within close proximity of the N train at the 8th Avenue subway station, and are characteristic of the smaller scale construction transforming the outer boroughs in conjunction with the larger projects typically highlighted in our coverage.
A 20,000-square-foot municipal grocery store is planned for The Peninsula mixed-use development in Hunts Point, The Bronx, with an expected opening date in 2027. Developed by Gilbane Development, The Hudson Companies, MHANY Management, and Broadway Builders, the project is the second location selected for the city’s municipal grocery store program, which aims to establish one publicly supported grocery store in each borough before the end of the mayor’s first term. The store will occupy commercial space within The Peninsula, the redevelopment of the former Spofford Juvenile Detention Facility along Spofford Avenue between Manida and Tiffany Streets.
Construction is finished on 18W55, a 25-story residential building at 18 West 55th Street in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed and built by Skyline Developers, the 289-foot-tall structure spans 153,104 square feet and yields 97 rental units with an average scope of 1,319 square feet. The project also includes 6,380 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a 10,343-square-foot cellar level. The property is located on a formerly vacant interior lot between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
A new rendering has been revealed for 168 Sip Avenue, a proposed 35-story two-tower residential building in Journal Square, Jersey City. The project would be built in two phases and is planned to yield 648 market-rate units, 72 affordable housing units, and 7,600 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The development would also include a 200-vehicle parking garage. The 0.81-acre property is located at the corner of Sip and Tonnelle Avenues, within the Journal Square 2060 Rehabilitation Area.
Construction is underway on phase one of Modera Garden State Plaza, a mixed-use complex by the Westfield Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus, New Jersey. Designed by Rogers Partners Architects and developed by a joint venture between Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and Mill Creek Residential, the project will consist of two five-story structures yielding 575 market-rate apartments under Mill Creek’s Modera brand. The development will also include nearly 50,000 square feet of retail space, a 1-acre town square park, new public green space, and parking with electric vehicle charging stations.
