Across the street from the affordable housing complex Marcy Houses lies
a block of Flushing Avenue that has been particularly hard-hit by
recent construction stops. The block, which is predominately populated
by Hasidic Jews, is located on the north side of Flushing Avenue,
between Lee and Marcy avenues. The partially built block is situated on
the border between Bedford-Stuyvesant and South Williamsburg. At 587-589 and 591 Flushing Avenue sit two vacant seven-story condos,
with a total of 30 units. The buildings are on the market as a package
with an asking price of $15.75 million, according to real estate Web
site Zillow.com. They do not have a certificate of occupancy, a
Department of Buildings spokesperson said, meaning more work needs to
be done before the building is ready for occupants. A few doors down at 565 Flushing Avenue is an abandoned eight-story,
13-unit condo designed by Bricolage Design, which was in progress until
receiving a stop-work order in November 2008. (Photos by Alex Hansen, www.alexhansenphotography.com)  More
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