New York YIMBY

1 day ago | newyorkyimby.com | Vanessa Londono

Construction has begun on Phase II of the Rowan development project at 21-11 31st Street in Astoria, Queens. Designed by INOA Architecture and developed by FBL Development, the site is located on the corner of 21st Avenue and 31st Street. Components within the seven-story building include 90 residential units, an expansive amenity suite, and ground-floor retail. According to the renderings, the building’s exterior will have a sculptural feel to it with precast cladding and large windows.

1 day ago | newyorkyimby.com | Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed to expand a two-story structure into a four-story residential building at 174 Jefferson Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Located between Central Avenue and Wilson Avenue, the lot is near the Central Avenue subway station, served by the M train. Joe Mashieh under MTEK LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 42-foot-tall development will yield 5,493 square feet designated for residential space.

2 days ago | newyorkyimby.com | Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 55 Broad Street, a 36-story office-to-residential conversion in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by Silverstein Properties and Metro Loft, the structure yields 571 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 143 units for residents at 40 to 100 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $37,578 to $200,900.

2 days ago | newyorkyimby.com | Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a three-story residential building at 459 Linwood Street in East New York, Brooklyn. Located between Pitkin Avenue and Glenmore Avenue, the lot is near the Shepherd Avenue subway station, served by the C train. Yitz Friedman under the 455 Linwood LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 30-foot-tall development will yield 7,498 square feet designated for residential space.

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

YIMBY captured more of the exterior LED strips undergoing testing on 270 Park Avenue, JPMorgan Chase’s 1,389-foot-tall Midtown East headquarters. Designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and developed by Tishman Speyer, the 60-story supertall skyscraper will yield 2.5 million square feet of office space with a capacity of 15,000 employees, and will become the tallest structure in New York completely powered by hydroelectric energy.