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W.I.M.B.Y. What’s In My Back Yard BY JANE MCGROARTY, AIA

Is Covid Diminishing & Weakening? Rendering: Help One affordable housing Curtis+Ginsburg Architects Photo: Curtis+Ginsburg Architects

It’s probably too soon to tell but the fact that the newer variants are weaker may be a positive sign. Even though the pandemic slowed down most construction projects; the high end of the real estate market is currently booming. Projects, such as 11 Hoyt (Jeanne Gang Studio) and One Clinton (Marvel Architects), and in 85 Jay (Morris Adjimi) in Downtown Brooklyn and Dumbo are marketing apartments in the $1600 – 1800 per square foot. There are also plenty of new buildings starting or


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