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RXR Realty Celebrates Groundbreaking On Major Expansion Of Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus

This month Long Island University and RXR Realty celebrated the commencement of a multimillion-dollar capital improvement project at the institution’s Downtown Brooklyn campus. Located near the buzzing intersection of Flatbush and Dekalb Avenues, the improvement plan arrives as part of an initiative to modernize existing academic and recreational facilities.

Key elements of the project include the construction of a new athletic field, fitness and wellness facilities, academic spaces, and a 34-story residential high-rise.

Permits filed in 2018 place the tower at 61 Dekalb Avenue and name Perkins Eastman as design architect. The project is expected to yield 600,200 square feet, with 370,960 square feet dedicated to residential space, and 183,530 square feet dedicated to community facility use. Residential area includes 476 units averaging 779 square feet apiece, which will most likely be marketed as rental apartments. Thirty percent of the residential tower will be marketed as affordable homes.

The permits also include an adjacent two-story structure that will accommodate parking for 564 vehicles, office space, and an outdoor recreational field on the roof.

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