Bushwick
A rendering of the proposed development in the Broadway Triangle (Image via Dept of City Planning)WILLIAMSBURG – A lawsuit filed against the developers of the Pfizer site development at Broadway Triangle has halted construction temporarily at the controversial construction project. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a coalition of
Greenpoint
A rendering of the new apartments that will make use of the old church at 120 Java Street (Rendering via SL Development)GREENPOINT – The old brick church at 120 Java Street will be getting a dramatic upgrade as it’s converted into apartments, renderings reveal. The property will retain much
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – After nearly a year on the market [/celebrity-real-estate-actor-author-trump-advisor/], author Jonathan Safran Foer [https://www.facebook.com/JSFoer/] has finally sold his beautiful Boerum Hill bachelor pad for $7.6 million. 374 Pacific Street via Compass [https://www.compass.com/listing/374-pacific-street-brooklyn-ny-11217/d19abff3b0cad631ce31c849299e365c032feb8a/] Originally listed at $10.5 million
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – The 626 Sheepshead Bay road building [https://www.google.com/maps/place/626+Sheepshead+Bay+Rd,+Brooklyn,+NY+11224/@40.5790263,-73.9776931,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c244496d83707f:0x8c26f7ef3eaf42e7!8m2!3d40.5790263!4d-73.9755044] at the new Cammeby’s office and retail center, part of the
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – A rendering has been released for the new twelve-story mixed-use development that will rise on the former Church of the Redeemer site at 24 4th Avenue [/new-plans-4th-avenues-former-church-redeemer-site/]. Rendering of 24 4th Avenue by ODA Architecture via New York YIMBY [https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/03/renderings-revealed-for-oda-designed-boerum-hill-condominiums-at-24-4th-avenue.html] ODA Architecture’
Central Brooklyn
A plan for a major housing development in Southern Brooklyn. Many new units are actually beyond the reach of local residents despite being listed as “affordable” (Rendering via the Prusik Group)According to data released by the New York Department of Housing Preservation, while the number of “affordable” units being
Greenpoint
Two townhouses are coming to Calyer Street in Greenpoint (Rendering by Design Studio Associates)GREENPOINT – Permits have been filed and renderings have been revealed for two new townhouses coming to Greenpoint’s Calyer Street. The two buildings, at 85 and 87 Calyer, will replace current multi-family buildings with two 4,
Carroll Gardens
CARROLL GARDENS – In an effort to preserve a piece of the neighborhood’s history, Carroll Gardens residents are fighting to save two buildings located at 236 and 238 President Street (between Court & Clinton). 236 (right) and 238 (left) President Street (Photo: Nicholas Strini, Feb. 1, 2012, via Property Shark)
Central Brooklyn
Permits have been filed for the 15-story building seen at the rear of the Drill Shed (Rendering via BFC Partners)CROWN HEIGHTS – It’s actually happening. Earlier this week, the New York Economic Development Corporation filed permits [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=320911670&passdocnumber=
clinton hill
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS/CLINTON HILL – Plans to add two stories to a landmarked Brooklyn Heights building were rejected by the Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] (LPC) at a public hearing on Tuesday. Rendering via Marin Architects’ presentation to the Landmarks Preservation CommissionMarin Architects presented to
Nonsponsored
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Strolling along Vanderbilt Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Grand Army Plaza, it’s difficult not to notice the many empty, papered-up storefronts dotting the commercial corridor. Here are some we spotted on a recent walk along the eight-block stretch. Let us know if we missed any and what
News
Yury Baumblit via Brooklyn DA’s Office.BRIGHTON BEACH – Brighton Beach resident Yury Baumblit, 67, was sentenced today by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun to one to three years in prison, having pleaded guilty to a first-degree scheme to defraud his tenants of their property. Concurrently, he will also