by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Nov 23, 2021 | Client News
Ground has broken on the new Rheingold Senior Residences at 15 Monteith Street in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. When completed, Rheingold Senior Residences will provide 94 studio and one-bedroom apartments for low-income seniors. Developed by Southside United...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Nov 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the opening of The Corden, a 62-unit affordable housing development in the Bronx developed by New Destiny Housing. Formerly known as the Bryant, the Corden was renamed at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Carol Corden,...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Nov 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Beach Green Dunes, a 100% affordable housing development in Rockaway Beach, Queens, incorporates a “living street” landscape architecture approach that has kept the site and its residents dry even as the rest of the neighborhood flooded in Tropical Storm...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Nov 2, 2021 | Firm News
Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP is pleased to announce that firm partners Christine Coletta and Stefanie Marazzi are featured in New York Real Estate Journal’s “2021 Women in Commercial Real Estate” issue. This special edition of NYREJ recognizes...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Nov 2, 2021 | Client News
As reported in NIMBY, amenities for the new Gotham Point residential development have been revealed by the developers, the Gotham Organization and RiseBoro Community Partnership. Amenities for the dual-tower development will include a number of outdoor spaces,...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Nov 2, 2021 | Client News
Affordable housing development Sendero Verde has received a 2021 American Architecture Award (AAA). The AAAs are organized by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, the European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, and Metropolitan...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Oct 31, 2021 | Client News
The New York Times has published an in-depth feature on the new Irish Arts Center, which is scheduled to open in December at its new location in Hell’s Kitchen. We are thrilled to have been part of the team that brought the next act of this important cultural...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Oct 21, 2021 | Client News
As reported in Patch, officials have broken ground on 811 Lexington, an affordable housing development in Bedford-Stuyvesant that will include 63 rent-stabilized apartments for senior citizens earning less than 60% area median income (AMI) and a superintendent’s...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Oct 13, 2021 | Firm News
The firm is pleased to announce that it will serve as project counsel for Stapleton Site A RFP, which will transform a City-owned site in Stapleton on the North Shore of Staten Island into 100% affordable housing. Stapleton Site A will be developed by Monadnock, the...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Oct 8, 2021 | Client News
Passive house affordable housing development Sendero Verde received an Award of Merit in the Multifamily Residence Category of the 2021 Connecticut Green Building Council Awards. Administered by the Connecticut Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, the Awards...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Oct 6, 2021 | Client News
As reported in New York Yimby, construction is progressing at the mixed-use buildings at 55 Suffolk Street and 64 Norfolk Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Together the two buildings will comprise the Broome Street Development, a 387,223 square-foot complex...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Oct 4, 2021 | Client News
A ribbon-cutting on September 29 marked the opening of the new 100% affordable senior housing development at 1490 Southern Boulevard in the Bronx, as reported in the Bronx Times, New York YIMBY, CityLand. The building provides 114 units for households making up to...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Sep 30, 2021 | Client News
The 709-unit Sendero Verde Passive House development was recently featured in the Multi-Housing News article “New-Generation Tools Redefine Energy Efficiency.” The article notes that when completed, Sendero Verde will be the tallest Passive House...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Sep 30, 2021 | Client News
As reported in Urbanize New York, construction started this week on The Eliza, a new multi-use building in Inwood at 4790 Broadway. When completed, The Eliza will provide a new home for the Inwood Branch of the New York Public Library as well as 174 affordable housing...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Sep 20, 2021 | Client News
Construction on the new Irish Arts Center has completed, as reported in New York YIMBY. When open, the Davis Brody Bond-designed Center will feature a 199-seat flexible theater, rehearsal studio classroom and rehearsal spaces, library classroom, exhibit areas, two...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Sep 14, 2021 | Client News
Real Estate Weekly, 6sqft, New York YIMBY published first-look renderings of the new Gotham Point towers that will be part of the Hunter’s Point South affordable housing development. Designed by Handel Architects, the two-tower Gotham Point will include...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Sep 14, 2021 | Client News
As reported in Sunnyside Post, The Gotham Organization announced that the first tower of the Gotham Point / Hunter’s Point South affordable housing development will be completed by the end of 2021. The South Tower, located on Parcel G between 2nd Street and...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Sep 7, 2021 | Client News
As reported in Bowery Boogie, construction progress is visible at 55 Suffolk Street, the site of the first phase of a new affordable housing complex. When completed, the 30-story building will be part of a development by the Gotham Organization and the...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Aug 26, 2021 | Client News
Construction on Bronx Point and the Universal Hip Hop Museum is progressing, as documented by Construction Equipment Guide. The article features construction photos and interviews with city officials and developer L+M Development Partners: “Bronx Point...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Aug 24, 2021 | Client News
The Far Rockaway Village and Archer Green affordable housing developments each earned a spot on Multi-Housing News’ “Top 5 Affordable Housing Projects Under Construction in NYC” list. The list is based on the size of affordable housing developments...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Aug 18, 2021 | Client News
Construction has started on Atrium at Sumner, an affordable housing development sited on the Sumner Houses campus in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Occupying a formerly vacant lot, the completed Atrium at Sumner will provide 190 apartments, 57 of...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Aug 8, 2021 | Client News
In the New York Times article “A Rebirth in the Bronx: Is This How to Save Public Housing?” author Michael Kimmelman compares two affordable housing developments in the Bronx – Edelman Houses and Baychester Houses – to highlight the differences...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jul 30, 2021 | Client News
As reported by Adventist Today and Adventist News, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held today for Northeastern Towers Annex, an upcoming affordable housing development in southeast Queens that will be constructed adjacent to the existing Northeastern Towers senior...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jul 21, 2021 | Client News
As reported in Urbanize New York, permits have been filed for a 15-story residential building at 888 Fountain Avenue in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn. Developed by L+M Development Partners and designed by Dattner Architects, 888 Fountain Avenue will...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jul 21, 2021 | Client News
An opinion piece in the New York Daily News cited the Bronx Point and Gotham Point / Hunters Point South affordable housing developments as examples of new developments that meet The Waterfront Alliance’s Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG).
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jul 20, 2021 | Client News
Phipps House has closed on $217 million in construction financing for the first phase of the Atlantic Chestnut affordable housing development, as reported by the New York Real Estate Journal. When completed, Atlantic Chestnut will be the largest project developed...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jul 20, 2021 | Client News
As reported in the New York Real Estate Journal, a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy was issued to the Doe Fund for the new affordable and supportive housing development at 1325 Jerome Avenue. Featuring 82 studio units, 92 one-bedroom units, 53 two-bedroom units, 27...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jun 29, 2021 | Client News
As reported in Real Estate Weekly, financing has closed on the second and final phase of Sendero Verde, a Passive House affordable mixed-use development in East Harlem. $223 million in Phase 2 financing included New York City Housing Development Corporation and New...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jun 28, 2021 | Client News
Phipps Houses has closed $217 million in construction financing for Atlantic Chestnut, an affordable housing project in East New York that Bklynr reported will be the largest development in the neighborhood since it was rezoned in 2016. The 14-story building will...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jun 23, 2021 | Client News
The Urban Land Institute New York has named Beach Green Dunes as one of three finalists for the 2021 Excellence in Affordable Housing Development award. The ULI New York Awards for Excellence in Development recognize every aspect of the development process, including...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jun 18, 2021 | Client News
As reported in YIMBY, two of the five buildings in the new La Central development are now complete. Buildings A and B will provide almost 500 income-restricted units, available to people earning between 30% and 100% of Area Median Income, along with a new YMCA, a mix...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jun 15, 2021 | Client News
As reported in YIMBY, plans have been updated for a 100% affordable housing development at 4790 Broadway in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan. The 14-story facility will include 174 affordable residential units, a public library, a 6,800 square-foot...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jun 7, 2021 | Client News
In partnership with developer Gotham Organization, the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) has broken ground on two new developments at 55 Suffolk Street and 64 Norfolk Street on New York City’s Lower East Side. The 55 Suffolk Street development will be home...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | May 21, 2021 | Client News
As covered in Real Estate Weekly, the groundbreaking for the new Bronx Point development brought L+M Development Partners together with hip hop luminaries and New York City officials. The 22-story Bronx Point development will provide 542 affordable apartments, an...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | May 13, 2021 | Client News
Construction will begin this month on a $36 million senior housing complex at 811 Lexington Avenue on the site of a former parking lot in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Developed by IMPACCT Brooklyn, the four-story building will provide 63 apartments...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Apr 24, 2021 | Firm News
Photos published in New York NIMBY show facade progress on Parcel G in the Hunter’s Point South development. The red brick and glass facade is approximately 75% built to the parapet and will provide residents with unobstructed views of the East River.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Apr 15, 2021 | Firm News
The development team behind Cooper Park Commons recently presented new renderings and more details about the project to Brooklyn Community Board 1. Sited on the former Greenpoint Hospital grounds in East Williamsburg, Cooper Park Commons will consist of four...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Apr 4, 2021 | Client News
As reported in YIMBY, construction on the mixed-use development at 145 West 108th Street in New York City is nearing completion. Developed by the West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, the 200,000 square-foot, 11-story building will include 199...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Apr 2, 2021 | Client News
Excavation has begun on the Lower East Side at the site of what will become the Broome Street Development. The mixed-use project developed Gotham Organization will include 488 rental units, 43% of which will be affordable housing. The 387,223 square-foot development...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Apr 1, 2021 | Client News
Next City recently profiled the upcoming Universal Hip Hop Museum, which will be part of the Bronx Point development. The in-depth article is part of Next City’s “For Whom, By Whom” series that explores “how creative placemaking can expand...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Mar 17, 2021 | Client News
The new Urban League Empowerment Center Project has officially broken ground in Harlem. The $242 million project will bring to life the 42,000 square-foot national headquarters for the National Urban League, a 19,500 square-foot National Urban League Institute for...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Feb 17, 2021 | Client News
The joint venture behind the affordable housing Sendero Verde development was praised in “Building Climate Resilience in Cities Worldwide,” a report authored by the Urban Land Institute and the Centre for Liveable Cities. “Inclusion is best achieved...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Feb 2, 2021 | Client News
BFC Partners, L+M Development Partners, Taconic Partners, the Prusik Group and Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group (collectively, “Delancey Street Associates”) has unveiled plans for One Essex Crossing, a 14-story condominium with 83 units built around an...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jan 29, 2021 | Client News
CityRealty recently featured upcoming museum and cultural projects throughout New York City, including several client developments. The Urban Civil Rights Museum will be located at the Urban League Empowerment Center, the new headquarters of the Urban League in...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jan 22, 2021 | Client News
Congratulations to Handel Architects on earning a Merit Award in Multi-Family Residential Design from the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) for The Essex at Essex Crossing. The national awards recognized 34 projects across a variety of disciplines. You...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jan 13, 2021 | Client News
The 17-story development at 121 West 125th Street will include the new headquarters and conference center for the National Urban League, the Urban Civil Rights Experience Museum, a Target store, and 170 units of supportive and affordable housing.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jan 6, 2021 | Client News
Target and Trader Joe’s will be anchor retailers for the mixed-use development under construction at 121 West 125th Street that will also be home to the new Urban League Empowerment Center.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Dec 31, 2020 | Client News
“The overall funding includes $325 million for the building along with $25.5 million for the waterfront esplanade’s construction from the New York City Economic Development Corp. The Wall Street Journal reported some of the financing comes from state grants,...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Dec 30, 2020 | Client News
“Located on city-owned land near the 145th Street Bridge, the mixed-use development will transform a dirt tract into a new community of over 1,000 affordable apartments with three-acres public open space and cultural and community-focused spaces that include a...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Dec 30, 2020 | Client News
The Bronx Point development will include 542 units of affordable housing, approximately 2.8 acres of public open space, and a permanent home for the Universal Hip Hop Museum.
