This week the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) designated the Linden Street Historic District in Bushwick due to the neighborhood’s historic streetscape and distinctive row houses designed by Brooklyn architects.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 311 Franklin Avenue, a seven-story mixed-use building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by Sion Consulting and developed by Mathew Ahdoot of United Bay Ridge, the structure yields ten residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $90,858 to $187,330.
The Dime Building at 275 South Fifth Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is now home to the largest ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging hub in New York State. Building owners Charney Companies and Tavros Capital recently announced the deal with electric vehicle company Revel, which will also relocate its corporate headquarters to the development.
The Barbara Kleiman Men’s Shelter will soon debut at 19 Debevoise Avenue in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where construction is now underway. The first phase of development includes the conversion of a former nurses’ residence on the defunct Greenpoint Hospital campus into the 200-bed shelter, which is expected to open by October 2025.
Excavation is set to begin at 1323 Surf Avenue, the site of a forthcoming development by DA Luigi Realty in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Details on the structure are scant, as no architect, floor count, height, or programming nature have been disclosed, though it’s likely the property will give rise to a mix of residential and commercial space. Alba Services is the general contractor for the project, which is located at the corner of Surf Avenue and West 15th Street.
