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26 March, 2018
New renderings for the first of seven buildings at Halletts Point, a U.S. Immigration Fund Project, have been released ahead of sales launch. This building will include amenities such as a grocery store, Brooklyn harvest Market, fitness center, and outdoor spaces overlooking Manhattan. By Michelle Mazzarella | February 22, 2018 [caption id="attachment_25532" align="aligncenter" width="800"]10-halletts-point-exterior-rendering-USIF 10 Halletts Point via The Durst Organization[/caption] The Durst Organization knows a thing or two about locations. They own and have developed some of the biggest properties in Manhattan and now, they’re testing the waters in the outer boroughs with their first non-Manhattan project. The seven-building Hallets Point development broke ground on the Queens waterfront in January 2016 and when complete, the project will bring 400 apartments, new retail, a new K-8 school, and a new waterfront park. Recently, the area became even more accessible with the launch of the Astoria ferry in August 2017.   [caption id="attachment_25533" align="aligncenter" width="638"]10-halletts-point-interiors-USIF1 Interior rendering via The Durst Organization[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_25534" align="aligncenter" width="613"]10-halletts-point-exterior-amenities-USIF Outdoor amenities rendering via The Durst Organization[/caption] One of the buildings, 10 Hallets Point, is gearing up to launch leasing this summer. Construction topped out in September 2017, and new renderings have been revealed (h/t Curbed). The design by Dattner Architects has two towers – one 17-story, one 22-story – rising from a larger base. Communal outdoor space will make the most of the waterfront location and views; additional amenities will include a fitness center and children’s playroom. A 25,000-square-foot Brooklyn Harvest Market in the base of the building, the brand’s first Queens outpost, will be an unofficial amenity for residents and a boon to the whole Hallets Point community. Details on the apartments are not yet available, but approximately 20% of the 405 units will be affordable. [caption id="attachment_25535" align="aligncenter" width="649"]26-01-1st-street-26-40-1st-street-USIF Phase 2 rendering via The Durst Organization[/caption] Meanwhile, construction has begun on the next phase, which comprises a set of two mixed-use buildings. 26-02 1st Street will have 26 stories, 294 apartments, 2,443 square feet of retail space, and 163 enclosed parking spaces. 26-40 1st Street will have 31 stories, 358 units, and 6,959 square feet of retail space. Davis Brody Bond is the architect of records, and renderings show two glassy towers rising along the waterfront. [caption id="attachment_25536" align="aligncenter" width="491"]halletts-point-construction-USIF Construction photos circa September 2017 via CityRealty[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_25537" align="aligncenter" width="491"]halletts-point-construction-1-USIF Construction photos circa September 2017 via CityRealty[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_25538" align="aligncenter" width="829"]halletts-point-exterior-USIF Construction photos circa September 2017 via CityRealty[/caption]  
26 February, 2018
New renderings for the first of seven buildings at Hallett's Point, a U.S. Immigration Fund Project, have been released ahead of sales launch. This building will include amenities such as a grocery store, Brooklyn Harvest Market, fitness center, and outdoor spaces overlooking Manhattan.

By Amy Plitt | Feb 16, 2018

[caption id="attachment_25092" align="aligncenter" width="789"] Renderings courtesy The Durst Organization[/caption]

Two years after the Halletts Point megaproject in Queens got its groundbreaking, the first of the complex’s seven buildings is gearing up for its debut. The Durst Organization, the developer behind the Astoria megaproject, will launch leasing for the building, at 10 Halletts Point, this summer; in advance of that, new renderings for have been unveiled.

The building, designed by Dattner Architects, has two towers rising from a larger base; the shorter of the two will have 17 floors, and the taller will have 22. There will be 405 apartments—at least 80 of which will be earmarked as below market rate—spread out between the two towers, though pricing for both the affordable and market-rate units has yet to be revealed.

[caption id="attachment_25093" align="aligncenter" width="814"] Renderings courtesy The Durst Organization[/caption]

In terms of amenities, the development’s biggest one is a public perk: There’ll be a 25,000-square-foot grocery store, Brooklyn Harvest Market, at the building’s base, bringing a much-needed community benefit to the area. In-building amenities include a fitness center, a rec room for kids, and communal outdoor spaces—the better to maximize its Manhattan views.

After its 2016 groundbreaking, the larger megaproject hit a snag in the form of 421-A: When the program, which provides tax breaks to developers who commit to building affordable housing, lapsed at the beginning of that year, the project was put on hold. But after 421-A’s replacement, Affordable New York, was enacted, Durst got the ball rolling again.

[caption id="attachment_25094" align="aligncenter" width="820"] Renderings courtesy The Durst Organization[/caption]

Once it’s complete, Halletts Point will have more than 2,000 apartments, at least 400 of which will be affordable, spread out across its seven buildings; other perks will include a waterfront park and a school. It’ll also benefit from its proximity to the NYC Ferry’s Astoria stop, which opened in 2017.

16 February, 2018