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 26, 2021 | Client News
Bedford Union Armory will be officially renamed the Major R. Owens Health and Wellness Community Center when it opens later this year. BFC Partners, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and Majority Leader Laurie A. Cumbo...
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.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Dec 21, 2020 | Client News
Construction on affordable housing development Melrose North is slated to begin in January 2021. The $92 million Melrose North project will provide 171 units of supportive and affordable housing to the South Bronx neighborhood of Morrisania.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Dec 9, 2020 | Client News
Hunter’s Point South ‘Parcel G,’ a mixed-use development including affordable housing, is nearing construction topping out. The 33-story tower will also include a community facility.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Dec 2, 2020 | Client News
Congratulations to WXY Architecture, Body Lawson Associates, and Elizabeth Kennedy Landscape Architect for winning the 2020 Architectural News Best of Design Awards in Urban Design for The Peninsula, and to Handel Architects for earning an honorable mention in...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Nov 23, 2020 | Client News
Phase One of East Harlem affordable housing development Sendero Verde has topped out. The development will create 360 units of affordable housing and will feature on-site social services including occupational therapists, case managers, and art and dance...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Nov 11, 2020 | Client News
Beach Green Dunes II received an Affordable Honorable Mention in the 6th Annual PHIUS (Passive House Institute US) Passive House Projects Competition. The L+M Builders Group project designed by Curtis + Ginsburg Architects features spatial and technological strategies...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Nov 6, 2020 | Client News
Multi-Housing News’ awarded The Essex at Essex Crossing and Handel Architects the 2020 Excellence Award (Gold) for Best Development and Design (Mixed-Use). You can read more about the awards here.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Nov 1, 2020 | Client News
The Bronx Point mixed-use development has received an Award for Excellence in Design from the New York City Public Design Commission. The award recognizes projects that exemplify best practices in public design. Congratulations to the developers and designers of this...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Sep 1, 2020 | Client News
3365 Third Avenue, an affordable and sustainable housing project developed by Bronx Pro Group, was featured in Daily Green World and Pro Builder articles about the US Green Building Council’s 2020 LEED Homes Award-winners in the Affordable Housing...
by Patience Jones | Aug 12, 2020 | Client News
The Real Deal’s coverage of the 121 West 125th Street development include additional renderings. The 17-story mixed-use building will include the new headquarters of the National Urban League and 170 units of affordable housing.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Aug 8, 2020 | Client News
The National Urban League will move its headquarters to 121 West 125th Street in Harlem, as part of a 17-story mixed-use development that will include 170 affordable housing units, office space for the United Negro College Fund and One Hundred Black Men of New York,...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Aug 6, 2020 | Client News
Goldman Sachs will contribute $188 million of the project’s $242 million total cost. Other components of the financing package include tax-exempt bonds issued by the state Housing Finance Agency, subordinate financing from New York State Homes and Community...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jul 22, 2020 | Client News
AIA New York announced the recent groundbreaking for 980 Westchester Avenue in the Bronx. Architecture firm GF55 is designing the project, which will include 150 affordable housing and supportive housing units.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jul 21, 2020 | Client News
Congratulations to our client CAMBA Housing Ventures, who will be developing Clarkson Estates in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. Clarkson Estates will include 291 affordable apartments, half of which will be set aside for youth aging out of foster care,...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jul 14, 2020 | Client News
Congratulations to 3365 Third Avenue in the Bronx and developer Bronx Pro Group for winning the 2020 U.S. Green Building Council’s Outstanding Affordable Project award. “This LEED Platinum project demonstrates that quality housing can be both affordable...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jul 9, 2020 | Client News
980 Westchester in the Bronx will feature 151 affordable and supportive housing units. The development is funded through private and public funding sources, including the Housing Development Corporation’s Extremely Low & Low Income Affordability (ELLA)...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jul 2, 2020 | Client News
Seven non-profit groups will call the Bedford Union Armory home, including Digital Girl, which focuses on bridging the digital divide by providing computer instruction and workforce training; the James E. Davis Stop the Violence Foundation; the Brooklyn Community...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jun 15, 2020 | Client News
Hunter’s Point South was featured in Azure as an example of successful holistic affordable housing. “The Current Crisis Makes it Clear: We Need a New Deal for Affordable Housing” features insights by the project architects and explains how...
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jun 8, 2020 | Client News
The Real Deal named Phipps Houses’ new development at 17-21 Redfern Avenue as one of the top 10 largest projects filed in New York City in May. Part of the Rockaway Village complex, the 12-story building will include 354 residential units.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | May 22, 2020 | Client News
HSE is deal counsel for Archer Towers, a 24-story, 540,000 square foot residential development that will include 424 market-rate apartments and 181 mixed-income units.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | May 15, 2020 | Client News
New York City-based Waterfront Alliance announced that the Bronx Point development is the first affordable housing project to achieve national Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines verification.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | May 12, 2020 | Client News
Three mixed-use buildings are part of Phase 3 of the Rockaway Village complex, which will create 1,700 new affordable housing units.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | May 5, 2020 | Client News
CityRealty gives a preview of Bronx Point, a 585,000-square-foot mixed-use project that will feature 540 permanently affordable housing units, educational and community space, acres of parkland, and the Universal Hip Hop Museum.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Apr 23, 2020 | Client News
Northeastern Towers Annex will include a community room, media room, wellness center, library, landscaped rooftop, and onsite social services provided by the Hellenic American Neighborhood Action Committee.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Apr 21, 2020 | Client News
Part of the Greenpoint Landing complex in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, 33 Commercial Street will be a 22-story mixed-use facility.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Feb 21, 2020 | Client News
Beach Green Dunes II broke ground in July 2018 and will feature 127 units of affordable housing.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Feb 20, 2020 | Client News
Eight-story Beach Green Dunes II will feature geo-thermal energy generation from ground water taken from 36 wells 450 deep into the ground, resulting in a 75% savings on water heating.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Feb 20, 2020 | Client News
The developer topped out Caton Flats, a 255-unit affordable housing community in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, months ahead of schedule.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Feb 19, 2020 | Client News
Beach Green Dunes will bring 127 new homes, retail, and outdoor recreation space to the Edgemere neighborhood of Queens.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Feb 19, 2020 | Client News
Affordable housing development Caton Flats was expected to top out this spring, but achieved the milestone earlier this month.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Feb 14, 2020 | Client News
The topping out served as a celebration that construction on the 100 percent affordable development is ahead of schedule.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jan 22, 2020 | Client News
Bronxnet showcases the opening of Tres Puentes Community Health Center.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Jan 4, 2020 | Client News
Construction on the 255-unit affordable housing complex is approximately two-thirds complete.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Dec 30, 2019 | Client News
New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation & Development shares photos documenting its work, including Bedford-Union Armory.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Dec 30, 2019 | Client News
Essex Crossing was named one of the most important projects of the decade by 6sqft.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Dec 26, 2019 | Client News
Handel Architects, the architecture firm behind Essex Crossing, is number one on The Real Deal’s list, with eight projects totaling 3,320,968 square feet.
by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP | Dec 26, 2019 | Client News
Essex Crossing was named as one of Curbed New York’s “major megaprojects [that] reshaped the city.”
