YIMBY checked in on four ongoing projects in Midtown East, Manhattan, including three office-to-residential conversions and one commercial modernization. The projects are located between East 51st and 57th Streets and are representative of the wave of adaptive reuse efforts unfolding across the city to increase the supply of housing and make offices more tenant friendly.
New renderings have been revealed for phase one of Canal Crossing, a forthcoming ten-story residential building at 880-900 Garfield Avenue in the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Boraie Development, the structure will yield 293 rental units, with 59 dedicated to affordable housing. The project will also include 11,426 square feet of ground floor retail split between three storefronts.
Permits have been filed for a ten-story residential building at 877 Grand Street in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located between Olive Street and Bushwick Avenue, the lot is near the Grand Street subway station, served by the L train. Mendy Schwimmer is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Developer Pedro Gomes is set to transform a set of vacant lots at 253 and 273 Orange Streets in to a 14- and 17-story residential building in the University Heights section of Newark, New Jersey. Designed by Musial Group, 253 Orange Street, aka Christiano, will yield 85 units in studio to two-bedroom layouts, while 273 Orange Street will yield 140 units. Both properties are located between Clifton Avenue and Nesbitt Street.
Construction is complete on Bethany Senior Terraces, a four-story affordable housing building at 610 East 40th Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by Paul A. Castrucci Architects and developed by RiseBoro Community Partnership Inc., the $48 million project yields 57 affordable apartments for seniors aged 55 and older, including homes with supportive services. The property is located mid-block between Avenue D and Foster Avenue, and was formerly occupied by two vacant buildings owned by Bethany Methodist Home for the Aged.
