affordable housing
CROWN HEIGHTS—State Sen. Zelllnor Myrie hosted a dozen city representatives and advocates on Thursday who informed residents on housing issues including the recent change in the city’s area median income. [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/renters/area-median-income.page] The area median income (AMI) for a family of
Arts & Culture
475 Clermont – 9th-floor roof terrace. Rendering courtesy of RXR Realty.FORT GREENE – When one thinks rental in Brooklyn, one rarely thinks of getting to rent at a building that offers amenities akin to luxury hotels. However, that seems to be the trend for most new developments situated downtown and nearby,
Central Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Perhaps it was fitting that the 9th Annual Only Brooklyn Real Estate Conference [/see-you-tomorrow-only-brooklyn/] was held at the Alamo Drafthouse. The upsurge in the borough in the past decade only could have been written from a Hollywood script. Only Brooklyn Real Estate Conference 2019 (Photo: Bojan Hohnjec Studio
Business
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 9:15am: The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) confirmed that the city acquired the properties October 31, 2018. While a final sale price has not been determined, an advance payment of $36 million “was made to the owner of 234 Butler Street” in
Business
Join TerraCRG tomorrow as we host our 9th Annual Only Brooklyn Real Estate Conference [http://www.onlybklyn.com/] in partnership with MNS Real Estate. You’ll hear from the most active players in Brooklyn commercial real estate through a full day of programming at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Downtown
affordable housing
CROWN HEIGHTS — A Brooklyn judge temporarily blocked two 17-story towers slated for the corner of Franklin Avenue and Montgomery Street, a development project activists say would block sunlight to the neighboring greenhouses at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden [https://www.bbg.org/]. Approved Cornell Realty development at 40 Crown St. (Renderings:
affordable housing
CROWN HEIGHTS – More than 50 apartments in Crown Heights hit the affordable housing market this week as 409 Eastern Parkway (at Bedford Avenue) nears completion. Renderings of 409 Eastern Parkway at Bedford Avenue Credit: CRAFT CGThe corner building spans more than 197,000 sq. ft.with 11 stories and 186
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – The Brooklyn Community Board 2 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb2/index.page] (CB2) Land Use Committee voted to approve, with conditions, the City’s ULURP application for the Brooklyn Detention Center at 275 Atlantic Avenue. Brooklyn Detention Center, 275 Atlantic Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The committee
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Since 2010, the borough’s most engaging and relevant Only Brooklyn.® Real Estate Conference has gathered hundreds of real estate professionals to discuss the future of one of the most powerful sub-markets in the country. From developers, architects, innovators, tenants, landlords, community builders, brokers and more, thoughtfully curated panelists will
Development
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The team developing Brooklyn’s tallest building (for now) announced on Tuesday that the tower has topped out at 720 feet. Brooklyn Point renderingThe 68-story Brooklyn Point (1 City Point, née 138 Willoughby Street) is Extell Development’s first project in the borough. Part of the City Point
affordable housing
Plans released for a development project at the Crown Heights Spice Factory. (via City Planning)By Alan P. Berger, Vice-President, Human Scale NYC [http://www.humanscale.nyc/] Language is important. When you see vague words like “gourmet” or “luxury” over a store, what comes to mind? If you’re like
Boerum Hill
FORT GREENE – Brooklyn Community Board 2 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb2/index.page] hosted the first ULURP public hearing for the Brooklyn Detention Center Thursday at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Fort Greene. Brooklyn Detention Center, 275 Atlantic Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Last month the NYC Planning