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. ... Read full Story
This 69 Orange St. residence stands in a prime pocket of Brooklyn Heights -- which, many years ago, had strong ties to the abolitionist movement. ... Read full Story
The grim milestone for office construction isn't all doom and gloom -- there's a silver lining for property owners and hopeful apartment dwellers. ... Read full Story
This Damascus Road house really rocks -- and that's because it's being sold by a rock 'n' roll photographer who has captured some of history's greatest names. ... Read full Story
Façade installation has reached the roof parapet of 520 Fifth Avenue, an 88-story mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Rabina, the 1,002-foot-tall structure will span 415,000 square feet and yield 100 condominium units. The project will also include 25 floors of boutique office space, ground-floor retail, and an extensive collection of amenities. The ground-up development is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 43rd Street, one block north of Bryant Park. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 6/5/2025 7:30 AM
A new early childhood education center focused on inclusivity is set to open within Public School 6 this fall at 43 Snyder Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Announced on Wednesday by Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Avilés-Ramos, the new center will serve students from 3-K through second grade in both general and special education, including children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Its opening marks the launch of Central Brooklyn’s first AIMS (Acquisition, Integrated Services, Meaningful Communication, and Social Skills) program, and is the first special education annex in School District 17. ... Read full Story
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. ... Read full Story
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. ... Read full Story
The light-filled home is being sold in addition to a $2.5 million 27 W. 67th St. unit that the acclaimed artist-memoirist used for guests. ... Read full Story
An average of 11.8% of working adults still live with their parents, according to LendingTree -- but there are pockets in the US where independence is easier. ... Read full Story
Just in time for summer, the installation of a popular -- though pricey -- backyard amenity can have true benefits upon resale, according to Realtor.com. ... Read full Story
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. Adamson Associates is the architect of record for the project, which occupies a full city block bounded by East 48th Street to the north, East 47th Street to the south, Park Avenue to the east, and Madison Avenue to the west.
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By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 6/4/2025 7:30 AM
New Jersey Community Capital has finalized an $8.5 million New Market Tax Credit loan to support the construction of The Hip Hop Museum at 585 Exterior Street in Mott Haven, The Bronx. The project will anchor Bronx Point, a 585,000-square-foot mixed-use complex along the Harlem River. The Hip Hop Museum, which is being developed in partnership with L+M Development Partners, is the first global institution dedicated to Hip Hop culture and history. The facility is planned to include a research center, archive, educational programs, and career development opportunities, and is scheduled to open in summer 2026. The property is located between East 149th and 150th Street. ... Read full Story
The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Brook, a 51-story residential building at 589 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Witkoff Group and Apollo Global Management, the structure yields 591 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 178 units for residents at 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $64,766 to $227,500.
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Permits have been filed for an eight-story residential building at 214 Newkirk Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn. Located between East 8th Street and Ocean Parkway, the lot is two blocks from the Newkirk Plaza subway station, served by the B and Q trains. Oleg Krasnitskiy is listed as the owner behind the applications. ... Read full Story
Tariff talk, interest rates and multi-family foreclosures are weighing down commercial real estate sales. But it’s not all doom and gloom. Strong office and retail leasing are boosting select Manhattan building values creating a unicorn market for unique properties. In fact, Avison Young counted 84 sales transactions in Manhattan south of 96th Street valued at $5 million... ... Read full Story
Midtown’s best buildings are signed for. Now, even second- and third-rate offices are fast disappearing from the market, as 5.5 million square feet of workspace is converted for residential use. But there’s a big winner from the crunch: Lower Manhattan. “Midtown has become incredibly tight for large tenants looking for quality space,” said Jonathan Mazur,... ... Read full Story
"... flags should have simple elements, a limited number of colors, and no words. One of the tenets of vexillology is that the elements of the flag should be simple enough to be easily drawn by a child." — The Toledo (Ohio) Blade, 9 Jan. 2025
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"The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history." Woodrow Wilson was speaking of the U.S. flag when he made that statement in an address in June of 1915, but those who engage in vexillology—that is, vexillologists—would likely find the comment applicable to any national banner. Vexillologists undertake scholarly investigations of flags, producing papers with titles such as "A Review of the Changing Proportions of Rectangular Flags since Medieval Times, and Some Suggestions for the Future." In the late 1950s, they coined vexillology as a name for their field of research, basing it on vexillum, the Latin term for a square flag or banner of the ancient Roman cavalry. The adjectives vexillologic and vexillological and the noun vexillologist followed soon thereafter.