Michael Young

4 days ago | newyorkyimby.com | Michael Young |Matt Pruznick

YIMBY photographed ten upcoming and recently completed low-rise residential projects across Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The majority of the properties are located along Bedford and Skillman Avenues in the corridor between the Myrtle-Willoughby Avenues and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues subway stations, which both serve the G train. The first project is 915 Bedford Avenue, where construction stands topped out on a six-story building between Willoughby and DeKalb Avenues.

5 days ago | newyorkyimby.com | Michael Young |Matt Pruznick

Exterior work is moving along on Dekalb Commons, a pair of seven-story all-affordable residential buildings at 639 and 652 DeKalb Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by Magnusson Architecture & Planning and developed by St. Nick’s Alliance in partnership with Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the architecturally cohesive structures will collectively span 89,000 square feet and yield 85 rental units in studio- to three-bedroom layouts.

5 days ago | newyorkyimby.com | Michael Young |Matt Pruznick

Demolition preparations have begun at 1477 Third Avenue, the site of a 15-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Noam Shemel of Kano Real Estate Investments, the 159-foot-tall structure will span 25,754 square feet and yield nine condominium units with an average scope of 2,677 square feet, according to permits filed in 2022.

6 days ago | newyorkyimby.com | Michael Young

Construction is nearing completion on 427 Marcy Avenue, a seven-story residential building in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Diego Aguilera Architects and developed by Abraham Brac and Ezra Unger, the structure will yield 79,200 square feet with 25 units. The ground-up property is located at the corner of Marcy Avenue and Walton Street.

1 week ago | newyorkyimby.com | Michael Young

New renderings have been revealed for 395 Flatbush Avenue Extension, a proposed 80-story residential skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by TenBerke Architects and developed by Rabina and Park Tower Group in collaboration with the city’s Department of Housing Preservation & Development, the 840-foot-tall structure is slated to yield 1,263 rental units with 20 to 30 percent reserved for affordable housing.