YIMBY recently checked in on the progress of four residential projects under construction across Brooklyn Heights. The developments are located in an area bounded by Joralemon Street to the north, Atlantic Avenue to the south, Court Street to the east, and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to the west, and are all within walking distance of the 4 and 5 trains at the Borough Hall station.
New renderings have been revealed for 245 Duffield Street, a 30-story residential tower in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by INOA Architecture and developed by Rockshire Group, the 450-foot-tall structure will yield 158 units with an average scope of 602 square feet, along with 4,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The 8,330-square-foot property is located near the corner of Duffield and Fulton Streets.
Construction is nearing completion on 1655 First Avenue, a 23-story mixed-use residential development on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by S. Wieder Architect for Cheskel Schwimmer of Chess Builders, the project consists of two conjoined structures standing 235 feet tall. The buildings will span a combined 193,000 square feet and yield 198 rental units with an average scope of 725 square feet, as well as ground-floor commercial space, a cellar level, and a 30-foot-long rear yard. The 12,000-square-foot property is alternately addressed as 355 East 86th Street and located at the northwest corner of First Avenue and East 86th Street.
YIMBY has an exclusive set of new renderings for 34 Union Square East, a forthcoming 12-story residential building in Gramercy Park, Manhattan. Designed by INPUT for MSH Equities LLC, the 124-foot-tall structure will span 32,000 square feet and yield 29 condominium units with an average scope of 1,013 square feet. The project will also include 1,555 square feet of ground floor retail, according to permits filed in March. Kao Hwa Lee Architects is the architect of record for the property, which is alternately addressed as 100 East 16th Street and is located at the southeast corner of Union Square East and East 16th Street, directly across from Union Square park.
Permits have been filed for a ten-story mixed-use building at 101 Lake Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn. Located between Avenue S and Kings Highway, the lot is near the Kings Highway subway station, served by the F train. Joel Landau of Emerald Developers is listed as the owner behind the applications.