Permits have been filed to expand a one-story storage structure into a four-story residential building at 374 Classon Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Located between Greene Avenue and Clifton Place, the lot is two blocks from the Classon Avenue subway station, serviced by the G train. Arie Bar Chaim of Brooklyn AZ Inc. is listed […more]
The Insider: Single Man’s Dated Park Slope Condo Gets New Life as Couple’s Pied-à-Terre A mature couple who had been dating and decided to live together found themselves with three homes between them: a house upstate, a rented apartment in Brooklyn (hers), and a nondescript condo (his) on the third floor… Read More > The […more]
Excavation work is progressing at 151-165 Broome Street, the site of a two-building affordable housing complex on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Grand Street Guild Housing Development Fund Company, Grand Street Guild East Housing Development Fund Company, Southeast Grand Street Guild Housing Development Fund Company, and Clinton Broome Development LLC, the […more]
The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is now reviewing proposals from the Whitney Museum of American Art to renovate and expand Roy Lichtenstein’s West Village Studio at 741/745 Washington Street in Manhattan. If approved, the 9,000-square-foot building would receive a single-story brick addition facing Washington Street, new windows to replace an existing garage door on the […more]
Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 2948 Brighton 4th Street in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Located between Neptune Avenue and Ocean View Avenue, the lot is near the Ocean Parkway subway station, serviced by the Q train. Lev Kheyfets under the Brighton 4th Condo LLC is listed as the owner behind the […more]
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 183A 13th Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Located between Third and Fourth Avenues, the interior lot is a short walk from the 4th Avenue-9th Street subway station, serviced by the F, G, and R trains. Sam Brach is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Photo credit: Gregg Richards A “pop-up university” offering free classes and workshops taught by immigrant professors and experts from around the world returns to Brooklyn this month. Organized by the Brooklyn Public Library and the Prospect Park Alliance, University Open Air provides immigrant teachers, professors, and academics who were trained outside of the country a chance to […more]
All photos courtesy of Arkan Zakharov Last month, Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s huge culinary marketplace opened for limited previews at the restored Tin Building in South Street Seaport. For those who haven’t had a chance to check out the 53,000-square-foot culinary destination yet, a food truck is bringing free samples inspired by the new marketplace to spots across […more]
Talented designers of the Hudson Valley will have their work on view again this fall with the return of the Kingston Design Showhouse and the transformation of another historic property. The annual showhouse is hosted by Kingston Design Connection, a network for Hudson Valley area creatives founded by designer Maryline… Read More > The post […more]
People say New York City is a melting pot of cultures — and, according to a 2020 census count, more than 36 percent of the Big Apple’s population is foreign. But how much do we really know about the life experiences of our neighbors? With this in mind, experts from around… Read More > The […more]