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June 3, 2026

Former Planned Parenthood clinic in Noho will be converted to luxury condos

By Aaron Ginsburg

The former home of Manhattan's only Planned Parenthood clinic in Noho is set to become luxury condos. The Landmarks Preservation Commission this week approved a plan to convert the Classical Revival-style commercial building at 26 Bleecker Street into 15 luxury condominium residences.
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June 1, 2026

Plan to restore 1820s Lower East Side church and add 130 affordable homes advances

By Aaron Ginsburg

A project to restore an 1820s-era Lower East Side church and build a mixed-use development with 130 affordable apartments next to it is moving ahead. Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal on Friday recommended approval of a proposal to renovate St.
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May 21, 2026

Mott Haven affordable development approved after just 90 days, thanks to new expedited review

By Aaron Ginsburg

An affordable housing project that would have taken seven months of review before being approved got the green light from the New York City Council this week after just 90 days.
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May 19, 2026

First look at Paragon, Long Island City’s first new waterfront condo in a decade

By Aaron Ginsburg

Here's an exclusive look at the first new condo development built on the Long Island City waterfront in more than a decade. Developed by ZD Jasper and designed by Archimaera, the 23-story Paragon at 45-40 Vernon Boulevard incorporates the historic Paragon Paint Factory into the tower's base.
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May 12, 2026

Landmarked artists’ housing building on Billionaires’ Row is reborn as luxury condos

By Aaron Ginsburg

A landmarked building on Billionaires' Row has been transformed into 47 luxury condos. Sales launched this week at Parc Beaufort, a 14-story tower at 140 West 57th Street originally built in 1908 as housing for artists.
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May 7, 2026

City-owned site in Bed-Stuy to become 100% affordable housing and community space

By Aaron Ginsburg

The city began the community engagement process for a new development coming to public land in Bed-Stuy.
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May 7, 2026

FiDi office-to-residential conversion with nearly 800 units launches leasing

By Aaron Ginsburg

A massive office-to-residential conversion in the Financial District has launched leasing for nearly 800 luxury rental apartments.
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May 5, 2026

New York kicks off planning for 100-acre Aqueduct Racetrack redevelopment

By Devin Gannon

New York is moving forward with the redevelopment of the sprawling Aqueduct Racetrack site in South Ozone Park. Gov.
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May 4, 2026

149-unit rental building coming to Hudson Square parking lot

By Aaron Ginsburg

Two prominent New York City developers have teamed up to build a 149-unit rental tower on a parking lot in Hudson Square.
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April 29, 2026

Resorts World opens as first casino to offer live table games in NYC

By Aaron Ginsburg

New York City's first full casino has arrived. After many years and a competition for downstate gaming licenses, Resorts World New York City opened in Queens on Tuesday as the first casino in the five boroughs to offer live table games.
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April 29, 2026

First look at The Morgan, an 18-story luxury condo rising on a tree-lined block in Murray Hill

By Aaron Ginsburg

The first images have been revealed for a new 18-story luxury condo taking shape on a tree-lined block in Murray Hill.
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April 28, 2026

The Flatiron Building is getting a new restaurant from the chefs behind Via Carota

By Devin Gannon

The celebrated chefs behind some of New York City's most acclaimed restaurants are opening a new spot in one of the city's most iconic buildings.
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April 24, 2026

Extell files plans for 86-story, 430-unit apartment building on the Upper West Side

By Aaron Ginsburg

Extell Development this week filed plans for an 86-story residential tower on the Upper West Side, advancing a proposal for the neighborhood's next tallest building.
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April 15, 2026

Landmarks approves 8-story cast-iron-inspired rental in Tribeca

By Aaron Ginsburg

The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the demolition of two mid-20th-century commercial buildings in Tribeca’s historic district to make way for a luxury residential development.
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April 8, 2026

Thomas Juul-Hansen to design 22-story condo in West Chelsea

By Aaron Ginsburg

Here's a first look at the new condo rising on one of the largest last undeveloped waterfront sites in West Chelsea.
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April 7, 2026

RXR files plans for 95-story supertall next to Grand Central

By Aaron Ginsburg

After receiving approval five years ago, a plan to build a supertall next to Grand Central Terminal is moving forward.
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April 2, 2026

New look at Fifth Avenue’s tallest residential tower, 262 Fifth Ave

By Aaron Ginsburg

New renderings of Fifth Avenue's tallest residential building were released this week as sales kick off at the condominium. Developed by Five Points Development and designed by Meganom, 262 Fifth Avenue is a 52-story tower in Nomad with only 26 full-floor and duplex residences.
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March 31, 2026

Two-story Midtown South building to become 32-story tower with 95 apartments

By Aaron Ginsburg

A vacant two-story Midtown South commercial building will become a 32-story residential tower, marking the first permits filed in New York City for a high-density development under new zoning laws.
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March 30, 2026

First phase of major East New York development opens lottery for 291 apartments, from $561/month

By Aaron Ginsburg

East New York's sprawling 10-building Innovative Urban Village complex launched a housing lottery last week for 291 mixed-income apartments. Located at 30 Inspiration Lane (formerly known as 12096 Flatlands Avenue), the building falls under the 10.
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March 30, 2026

Rolex to open 30-story David Chipperfield-designed office tower on Fifth Avenue this fall

By Aaron Ginsburg

Rolex on Monday announced its new 30-story flagship at 665 Fifth Avenue will open this fall. Inspired by the watch brand's signature fluted bezel, the building, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Sir David Chipperfield, will feature a stacked facade with four terraces at each step-back.
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March 27, 2026

NYC’s first pro soccer stadium tops out in Queens

By Aaron Ginsburg

Etihad Park, New York City's first-ever professional soccer stadium in Queens, topped out this week. The NYC Football Club (NYCFC) laid the final steel beam on Wednesday, completing the 25,000-seat stadium’s frame on schedule after construction began in December 2024.
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March 24, 2026

MTA lot in Crown Heights to become 300-unit residential building

By Devin Gannon

New York is looking to transform a parking lot in Crown Heights owned by the MTA into the neighborhood's next residential development.
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March 19, 2026

24-story rental tower above historic Fort Greene church approved by Landmarks

By Aaron Ginsburg

After revising their original proposal, developers won Landmarks Preservation Commission approval Tuesday to build an apartment building on top of a historic Fort Greene church.
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March 18, 2026

Meta to open first NYC flagship store on Fifth Avenue

By Aaron Ginsburg

Meta will open its first flagship store in New York City. Vornado Realty Trust on Wednesday announced retail store Meta Lab will occupy the five-story townhouse at 697 Fifth Avenue, next to the St. Regis Hotel.
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March 12, 2026

Former Jehovah’s Witnesses Watchtower complex could become 600+ apartments

By Aaron Ginsburg

Brooklyn Heights’ iconic Watchtower Building, the longtime world headquarters of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, may soon be transformed into a waterfront development with hundreds of homes.
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March 12, 2026

See inside record-setting West Village addition Eighty Clarkson

By Michelle Cohen

The much-anticipated new residential development, Eighty Clarkson, has released renderings of interiors and amenity spaces following a record-breaking year of sales.
get a closer look at the interiors and amenities

March 11, 2026

City Council approves 72-story Downtown Brooklyn tower with 1,200+ apartments

By Aaron Ginsburg

The New York City Council on Tuesday approved a plan to transform a Downtown Brooklyn office building into a massive mixed-use tower with over 1,200 new homes.
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March 10, 2026

21-story condo conversion in Tribeca moves ahead

By Devin Gannon

A former city office building in Tribeca that has been vacant for about a decade is one step closer to becoming a luxury residential tower.
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March 3, 2026

7 commuter-friendly rentals in Westchester

By Devin Gannon

As New York City continues to see record-high rents, some New Yorkers are looking north of the city for a lifestyle that's more affordable and stress-free, but still commuter-friendly.
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February 20, 2026

Mott Haven housing development is first to undergo new expedited review process

By Devin Gannon

In last November's election, New Yorkers voted to approve four housing ballot measures, including one that speeds up construction by reducing the time it takes to review projects.
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February 17, 2026

125 affordable apartments to replace long-vacant Clinton Hill building

By Devin Gannon

Gov. Kathy Hochul last week unveiled plans to raze and replace an abandoned building in Clinton Hill with a new mixed-use tower with 125 affordable apartments.
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February 11, 2026

One Domino Square penthouse set to break another area sales record at $7M

By Michelle Cohen

Another penthouse at Williamsburg's One Domino Square condominium looks like it may again surpass area sales records: Penthouse 3A just entered contract for $7 million. If the unit closes at that price, it will be the area's top sale per square foot (a whopping $3,313).
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February 10, 2026

30-story condo will be the tallest building in Greenwich Village

By Aaron Ginsburg

The tallest building in Greenwich Village is moving forward. Construction financing was secured last week for a new luxury condominium at 11 West 13th Street, a planned 30-story tower with 34 residences that will rise well above the neighborhood's next tallest buildings.
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February 9, 2026

The rentals reshaping Gowanus: A guide to the neighborhood’s new apartment buildings

By Devin Gannon

Thanks to a 2021 rezoning expected to create 9,000 new apartments, paired with an environmental clean-up of the long-contaminated canal, Gowanus is booming.
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January 28, 2026

See the Flatiron Building’s first publicly listed apartments

By Devin Gannon

As condos at the iconic Flatiron Building continue to be snapped up off-market, new details emerged this week about the first publicly listed apartments at the landmarked tower.
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January 12, 2026

Extell adds 25-story tower to Upper West Side’s former ABC campus redevelopment

By Aaron Ginsburg

After a busy year, Extell Development is planning a major new residential project at the former Disney Campus on the Upper West Side.
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January 6, 2026

Avdoo plans luxury residential tower in hot Hudson Square

By Aaron Ginsburg

A new development promising an "elevated residential experience" is moving forward in Hudson Square. Avdoo last week closed on 68 King Street for $63 million, with financing from Valley National Bank.
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December 30, 2025

First housing phase of NYC’s net-zero Far Rockaway development moves forward

By Aaron Ginsburg

The development team behind New York City’s first net-zero community in Far Rockaway has secured $278.8 million for its first phase, which will bring 320 new homes to the neighborhood.
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December 30, 2025

Announcing 6sqft’s 2025 Building of the Year!

By Devin Gannon

The votes are in! 6sqft's 2025 Building of the Year is One Domino Square, a two-tower residential development on the southern end of Domino Park in Williamsburg.
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December 29, 2025

6sqft’s top stories of 2025!

By Devin Gannon

As we say goodbye to 2025, 6sqft is reflecting on the stories that resonated the most with our readers. From JPMorgan's new Midtown headquarters and the Flatiron Building's conversion into condos, you stayed updated on new projects shaping our city.
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December 24, 2025

New transit-oriented Cypress Hills project has 200+ affordable units

By Aaron Ginsburg

A mixed-use residential project in Cypress Hills, set to deliver more than 200 affordable apartments just steps from the subway, moved ahead this week.
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December 23, 2025

Work to begin on $1.6B life sciences hub in Kips Bay next year

By Aaron Ginsburg

Work on a huge new life sciences campus in Kips Bay, aimed at cementing New York City as a national leader in the field, is getting ready to kick off. Gov.
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December 22, 2025

Former Midtown hotel to become 579 affordable apartments

By Aaron Ginsburg

A former Midtown hotel is slated to become a permanently affordable housing building with nearly 600 units.
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December 19, 2025

Vote for 6sqft’s 2025 Building of the Year!

By Devin Gannon

No matter what the rest of the world looks like, interest in real estate in New York City remains one of the few constants in life.
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December 19, 2025

NYC reveals plan for first combination affordable housing and rec center project

By Aaron Ginsburg

New York City has selected a development team to build the city's first-ever combination affordable housing and recreation center project.
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December 18, 2025

$129M deal at 80 Clarkson could be downtown Manhattan’s biggest

By Devin Gannon

One of New York City's best-selling buildings of the year is about to set a real estate record.
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December 18, 2025

The highest penthouse in Brooklyn’s tallest residence lists for $16.75M

By Michelle Cohen

Silverstein Properties has just unveiled Penthouse 92 at The Brooklyn Tower at 85 Fleet Street, the borough's tallest building and its only supertall.
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December 15, 2025

See inside Queens’ tallest tower, a 70-story rental with a massive ‘backyard’

By Aaron Ginsburg

The tallest tower in Queens is getting ready for its first residents. The Orchard is a 70-story rental in Long Island City with 824 apartments and more than 100,000 square feet of amenities, including a massive backyard space with a swimming pool and apple orchard.
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December 9, 2025

City taps developer to replace 100 Gold Street with 3,700 apartments

By Aaron Ginsburg

New York City has chosen a developer to turn an outdated Financial District government building into thousands of new apartments.
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December 3, 2025

500 affordable homes coming to East Harlem 125th Street development

By Aaron Ginsburg

A new addition to East Harlem's East 125th Street Development will bring nearly 500 affordable homes to the neighborhood.
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November 25, 2025

Naftali Group’s new limestone condo tower at 800 Fifth Ave gets approved

By Devin Gannon

Naftali Group's plan to demolish an existing Upper East Side residential building and replace it with a new condominium tower was approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday.
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November 24, 2025

2,500 new homes proposed for New York Wheel site on Staten Island

By Aaron Ginsburg

Up to 2,500 new homes could come to Staten Island’s North Shore under a new city plan to finally reimagine the long-vacant New York Wheel site. Last week, the city's Economic Development Corporation revealed a plan to transform two sites in St.
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November 21, 2025

See plan to redevelop Bronx public library with 100+ affordable homes

By Aaron Ginsburg

A plan to transform a New York Public Library branch in the Bronx has been unveiled, bringing more than 100 affordable apartments atop a new, state-of-the-art library.
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November 20, 2025

Plan for 2,000+ homes at vacant Creedmoor campus in Queens approved

By Aaron Ginsburg

A plan to bring more than 2,000 new homes to the underutilized Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus in eastern Queens won approval this week. Gov.
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November 19, 2025

Eliot Spitzer’s planned Fifth Avenue condo tower gets height boost

By Aaron Ginsburg

Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's proposed Upper East Side condo project, which would replace a 1970s-era rental building with 26 luxury residences, just got a slight height boost.
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November 18, 2025

See inside an East Village condo transforming a former parking garage into luxury loft-like homes

By Aaron Ginsburg

New images were released this week of the luxury boutique condo replacing a shuttered East Village parking garage. Designed and developed by Arcus, 220 East 9th Street replaces a 175-space garage, which had been closed since 2023 due to structural issues.
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November 17, 2025

The best new apartment buildings near Prospect Park

By Devin Gannon

With its 585 acres of woodlands, waterways, and meadows, Prospect Park is a serene escape in the heart of Brooklyn. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the 1860s, the public park is one of Brooklyn's most beautiful places to wander and connect with nature.
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November 14, 2025

Get a first look inside the new Flatiron Building condos

By Michelle Cohen

Interior renderings of the condominium residences at the iconic Flatiron Building at 175 Fifth Avenue have been revealed. As 6sqft previously reported, the building is being converted to 38 condos after 120 years as a commercial property.
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November 11, 2025

Former Hoboken pudding factory launches sales for luxury condos, from $795K

By Aaron Ginsburg

Once home to a pudding factory, a historic Hoboken building has been reimagined as luxury condos, with sales now underway.
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October 29, 2025

500-unit high-rise coming to Surf Avenue as first phase of Coney Island West plan

By Devin Gannon

The city this week revealed details for the first housing project under the Coney Island West development plan. Rybak Development will build a $350 million 28-story mixed-use tower with over 500 apartments on a city-owned parking lot on Surf Avenue, between West 21st and West 22nd Streets.
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October 24, 2025

Extell proposes 71-story mixed-use tower with 130 apartments at Wellington Hotel site

By Aaron Ginsburg

Extell Development wants to nearly triple the height of its proposed tower at the site of Midtown's former Wellington Hotel and make it residential.
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October 17, 2025

Prada plans Fifth Avenue skyscraper with ultra-luxury apartments

By Devin Gannon

Prada is teaming up with Related to build a mixed-use skyscraper at 720-724 Fifth Avenue, with a store on the ground level and office space and luxury apartments above, as first reported by Commercial Observer.
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October 9, 2025

Pacific Park gets new developers and $12M for affordable housing

By Aaron Ginsburg

Pacific Park, Brooklyn’s years-long stalled megadevelopment, could finally move forward after securing new funding and a fresh development team.
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October 8, 2025

Midtown office tower to become 107 studio apartments, first major conversion under rezoning

By Devin Gannon

An underutilized Midtown office building is set to become over 100 studio apartments in its next life. Infinite Global Real Estate and Buttonwood Development, in partnership with 400 Capital Management, have acquired 29 West 35th Street, with plans to turn the 12-story tower into a rental building.
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October 7, 2025

Latest Midtown office conversion to bring nearly 450 apartments near Bryant Park

By Devin Gannon

Midtown's office-to-residential conversion boom continues. Developer Vanbarton Group announced last week it had acquired the building at 6 East 43rd Street after securing a $300 million loan from Brookfield.
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October 2, 2025

Flatiron Building condos will have enormous great rooms, unique layouts, and prices from $10.95M

By Devin Gannon

More details have been revealed for one of New York City's most anticipated new developments. The Flatiron Building at 175 Fifth Avenue is being converted to condominiums after over a century as a commercial property.
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September 25, 2025

Adams targets city-owned sites in Williamsburg and East Harlem for 1,700 homes

By Aaron Ginsburg

Two city-owned sites could be redeveloped into at least 1,700 new homes.
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September 25, 2025

Bensonhurst library to become new modern branch with 100% affordable housing

By Aaron Ginsburg

A Brooklyn public library will be redeveloped into a new modern branch with affordable housing above it.
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September 22, 2025

$3.5B Brooklyn Marine Terminal redevelopment moves forward

By Aaron Ginsburg

A plan to redevelop 122 acres of Brooklyn’s industrial waterfront—adding thousands of apartments and a modern port—just cleared a major hurdle. A task force overseeing the $3.
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September 17, 2025

Construction to turn vacant Forest Hills hospital into 145 affordable apartments begins

By Aaron Ginsburg

Construction has begun on an intergenerational affordable housing development at the site of a long-vacant hospital in Forest Hills.
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