The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review a proposal for façade restoration work at 119 Saint Felix Street, a two-unit townhouse in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The application was prepared by Urban Pioneering Architecture and focuses on replacing existing front façade windows throughout the building. The property is located between Lafayette Avenue and Hanson Place.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 30 Newell Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Located between Nassau Avenue and Driggs Avenue, the lot is closest to the Nassau Avenue subway station, served by the G train. Leslie Xia is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Haussmann Development is moving forward on a new residential building at 16-20 Convent Avenue, closing on a $40.75 million construction loan from Affinius Capital in partnership with Axonic Capital. INPUT is the interior designer for the 84-unit mixed-income building, which will be located in Manhattanville on a prominent corner site near Columbia University’s expanding campus. Construction is expected to be completed in early 2028.
Permits have been filed for a three-story residential building at 33-28 148th Street in Flushing, Queens. Located between 33rd Avenue and 34th Avenue, the lot is closest to the Flushing–Main Street subway station, served by the 7 train. Wendy Tseng of True Buddha Diamond Temple is listed as the owner behind the applications.
YIMBY recently visited Red Hook, Brooklyn to check in on five low-rise residential and commercial buildings under construction. The projects are all located west of Dwight Street in the northern end of the district, within walking distance of the Red Hook ferry terminal, and are emblematic of the city’s steady transformation of former industrial areas into vibrant mixed-use communities.
