TS Communities, Tishman Speyer’s affordable housing development platform, will soon break ground on the second 100-percent affordable development in Edgemere Commons in Edgemere, Queens. Designed by Aufgang Architects, the master plan will eventually comprise 11 income-restricted residential properties.
YIMBY recently went on a tour of the amenities at 595 Dean Street, a two-tower residential development within the Pacific Park master plan in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by TF Cornerstone, the 28-story East Tower and 23-story West Tower hold a combined unit count of 798 rental apartments ranging from studios to two-bedroom layouts, with 240 offered through the affordable housing lottery on NYC Housing Connect. In addition to 28,750 square feet of outdoor amenity space, exclusive to residents, this development is contributing nearly 60,000 square feet of public park and plaza space, designed by landscape architecture firm MNLA.
Renderings from Fischer + Makooi Architects offer a first look at 466 Flushing Avenue, a nine-story mixed-use development taking shape on the border of South Williamsburg and Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Led by Brooklyn-based real estate company The W Group, the building will comprise a mix of community facilities, manufacturing space, and commercial area, with a total yield of 90,000 square feet.
NYCHA has announced a $1.5 billion plan to demolish and rebuild the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses in Chelsea. To complete the project, NYCHA has partnered with Essence Development and Related Companies, who will also work closely with residents and tenant associations to help ensure alignment among all community members.
Construction teams have broken ground at 212 West 124th Street, the site of a new affordable housing tower within the Marcus Garvey Village complex in Central Harlem. From developer Carthage Real Estate Advisors and Body Lawson Associates Architects and Planners, the new building is expected to debut next winter.
