clinton hill
A rendering of the new apartment conversion coming to Washington Avenue in Clinton Hill (Via J Goldman Design)CLINTON HILL – A mansion in Clinton Hill, built in the 1930s, is on its way to becoming apartments as the Washington Avenue building is stripped down and converted. The building at 487
midwood
The 9 new units listed at 2802 Kings Highway are in a new 6-story development (Via NYC Housing Connect)MIDWOOD – Nine units are up for grabs on the NYC Housing Connect [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html] website, though at 130% of the Area Median Income (AMI), they aren’
Announcements
The Chair of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] (LPC) announced her resignation on Thursday after serving four years in the role. St. Barbara’s Roman Catholic Church, Bushwick (Photo: Scott Bintner/PropertyShark)“I am honored to have served as Chair of the
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – Brooklyn Community Board 2 [http://www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb2/html/home/home.shtml]‘s Land-Use Committee voted against Alloy Development’s 80 Flatbush project at the committee’s monthly meeting held at St. Francis College Wednesday evening. 80 Flatbush site seen from across the street (Photo: Pamela
Bushwick
BUSHWICK – A new, brightly accented apartment design for Bushwick’s Stanhope Street has been revealed, popping up on the designer’s Instagram and promising an interesting modern addition to the neighborhood. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bhr6f3hn6DB/] [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bhr6f3hn6DB/] While the designer refers to the
Animals
The Mayor visited Bushwick and looked on as workers packed rat burrows with dry ice (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)Yesterday, Mayor De Blasio announced a new campaign of aggressive rat extermination strategies at the 10 NYCHA developments with the worst infestations in New York. In Brooklyn, that means the
Announcements
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – Renowned architect Daniel Libeskind [https://libeskind.com/people/daniel-libeskind/] recently released renderings of his firm’s first building in New York City—the Sumner Houses Senior Building in Bed-Stuy. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/BebeoDjDnw0/] [https://www.instagram.com/p/BebeoDjDnw0/] Studio Libeskind is working on this project
Bushwick
An overhead view of the rendering for 10 Montieth Street (VIa ODA New York) BUSHWICK – It’s hard to forget the community tension and negotiations leading up to the rezoning and development of the former Rheingold Site [/bushwick-construction/]. Original promises about affordable unit numbers were walked back as the property
News
An aerial view of the waterfront—and the massive development above it. (Via Two Trees Management)WILLIAMSBURG – As the mega-development project surrounding the Domino Sugar Refinery moves along, more plans and renderings are becoming available for the promised Domino Park, which opens this summer. The park will be finished well
celebrity
FORT GREENE – It was revealed last year [/celeb-blogger-compensated-living-300-ashland/] that Rookie [http://www.rookiemag.com/] magazine founder and social media star, Tavi Gevinson, moved into an apartment at 300 Ashland [http://www.300ashland.com/building] and was being compensated by Two Trees, the building’s developers, in a partnership deal consisting
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN- Earlier this week, development firm Tishman Speyer revealed images and information on 11 Hoyt [http://www.11hoytbrooklyn.com/], the new condo tower currently being built where the five-story garage [/condo-tower-replace-macys-love-letter-brooklyn-garage/] that showcased Stephen Powers [http://firstandfifteenth.net]‘ “Love Letter to Brooklyn” mural [https://www.instagram.com/p/BAcYkyorCtT/
community
GOWANUS – Following a candlelight vigil Tuesday evening [/candlelight-vigil-held-to-save-gowanus-station/] to protest the city’s proposed demolition of the historic Gowanus Station building, the New York City Council has voted to allow the Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) to seize the property