Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 320 Essex Street in East New York, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Liberty Avenue and Essex Street, the lot is also addressed as 742 Liberty Avenue. The site is near the Shepherd Avenue subway station, served by the C train. Balkar Singh of Royabi Design Inc. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is nearing completion on 125 Chrystie Street, a 12-story residential building in Bowery, Manhattan. Designed by Fischer + Makooi Architects and developed by Horizon Group, the 125-foot-tall structure spans 55,907 square feet and will yield 55 rental apartments, with 11 dedicated to affordable housing. The project will also include ground-floor commercial space. The property is located at the northwest corner of Chrystie and Broome Streets, just west of Sara D. Roosevelt Park.
Permits have been filed for a five-story mixed-use building at 1740 East Tremont Avenue in Van Nest, The Bronx. Located at the intersection of Rosedale Avenue and East Tremont Avenue, the lot is near the East 180th Street subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. Leo Klein is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction has topped out on QWest Towers, a pair of 12- and 15-story affordable housing projects located at 1 and 25 North MacQuesten Parkway in Mount Vernon, Westchester County. The $158 million two-phase master plan is being developed under the QWest Towers LLC, a joint venture between Simone Development Companies and Stagg Group, in collaboration with the Rev. Dr. L’Judie Matt-Simmons. Newman Design is the architect of record for the mixed-use buildings which will yield a total of 228 affordable rental units for households earning 40 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), as well as nearly 3,300 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Both properties are located on the same city block between Oak Street to the north and Mount Vernon Aveune to the south, separated by a surface-level parking lot.
A new rendering has been revealed for Elara, a forthcoming two-building residential complex in Astoria, Queens. Designed by S9 Architecture and developed and managed by The Domain Companies, the 18- and 12-story structures will yield a total of 429 units, with 107 designated as permanently affordable. The project will also include 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The property is addressed as 35-45, 35-33, and 35-42 41st Street and is located near the corner of 41st Street and 36th Avenue.