Lottery Launches for Affordable Housing at Former Witnesses’ Dorm With Supportive Units in DoBro
Starting this summer, a renovated hotel will be home to hundreds of people and families as 90 Sands Street reopens with 490 affordable and supportive housing units.
Worker Plummets to Death at Former Witnesses Dorm Construction Site in Brooklyn Heights
A construction worker died after falling several stories at a work site Friday morning with a history of safety-related violations.
City Agrees to Divert $7 Million From Air Rights Sale to York Street Station Improvements
City officials promise a 26-story tower on Adams Street will help pay for improvements to local public housing, the area’s public school, and the ailing York Street subway station.
Pol Says Sale of Dumbo Air Rights Should Go Towards Improvements at York Street Station
The city must divert funds from a multi-million-dollar public air rights sale in Dumbo toward the neighborhood’s ailing York Street subway station, according to a local pol.
Windows Going In at Massive Development on Former Witnesses Parking Lot in Dumbo
Located at 85 Jay Street, and called Front & York, the 21-story, 728-unit building will be part rental, part condo.
Curved Tower Will Rise on Former Jehovah’s Witnesses Lot Next to Brooklyn Bridge in Dumbo
Designed by the firm Hill West Architects, the building's 26 stories will ascend in a slim, dramatic curve sloping upwards.
Striking ODA-Designed Concrete Condo Building Tops Out on Adams Street in Dumbo
ODA is behind the design of the building, which bears the firm’s familiar jagged, boxy structure, and stretches for almost the entire block.
The Watchtower Yellow Fades From View on the Brooklyn Heights Waterfront
The skyline of Brooklyn Heights is slowly turning another shade as the iconic yellow of the former Jehovah's Witnesses headquarters disappears under a new coat of paint.
Witnesses’ Dorm Tapped for Low-Income Housing, Not Ian Schrager Hotel
Downtown Brooklyn may soon be getting 507 apartments for low-income residents instead of a luxury hotel.
Kushner Companies Pulls Out of Two of Brooklyn’s Biggest Development Sites
The sell off of Panorama Brooklyn and 85 Jay appears to be an attempt to raise cash for the firm's embattled business.