Type A Projects submits plan for 122-unit affordable rental in Bushwick
1250 Willoughby Avenue axonometric diagram (Credit - Lissa H. So architect via DOB)
Jill Crawford, founder of Type A Projects submitted a new building construction project for a 122-unit, 82,027 square-foot residential (R-2) building at 1250 Willoughby Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The plan was filed with the New York City Department of Buildings on August 6, 2025 under job number B01225073. It calls for the construction of a 12-story building. The project is described in the filing as: erect a new 12-story mixed-used building. The architect is Marvel Architects.
The project calls for ground floor retail and apartments on floors one through 12.
1250 Willoughby Avenue
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | floor | comment | description | persons_permitted | occupancy_label | zoning_use | dwelling_units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | Cellar | STAFF STORAGE, STORAGES, TRASH STORAGE | Storage of non combustible Materials | 8 | Storage | ||
| 2 | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | Cellar | GYM, LAUNDRY ROOM | Apartment | 7 | Residential | ||
| 3 | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | Cellar | ELECTRICAL ROOM, WATER METER ROOM, REFUSE ROOM, FIRE PUMP ROOM, DETENTION TANK | Mechanical and/or electrical equipment room | 11 | Factory and Industrial | ||
| 4 | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | 1 | FOUR (4) CLASS "A" APARTMENTS | Apartment | 0 | Residential | 4 | |
| 5 | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | 1 | RETAIL | Business and Service | 61 | Business | ||
| 6 | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | 2 | ELEVEN (11) CLASS "A" APARTMENTS | Apartment | 0 | Residential | 11 | |
| 7 | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | 3 | ELEVEN (11) CLASS "A" APARTMENTS | Apartment | 0 | Residential | 11 | |
| 8 | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | 4 | ELEVEN (11) CLASS "A" APARTMENTS | Apartment | 0 | Residential | 11 | |
| 9 | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | 5 | ELEVEN (11) CLASS "A" APARTMENTS | Apartment | 0 | Residential | 11 | |
| 10 | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | acris | 08/11/2025 05:24 AM | 6 | ELEVEN (11) CLASS "A" APARTMENTS | Apartment | 0 | Residential | 11 |
The property
The most recent loan totaled $9.1 million and was provided by Enterprise Community Partners on August 15, 2024.
Prior sales and revenue
This property was sold with 6 other properties by Community Developers for $7 million to Type A Projects and Settlement Housing Fund on August 15, 2024.
Violations and lawsuits
According to city public data, the property has not received any significant violations in the last year.
There were no lawsuits or bankruptcies filed against the property for the past 24 months.
The neighborhood
In Bushwick, The bulk, or 44 percent of the 33.6 million square feet of commercial built space are walkup buildings, with elevator buildings next occupying 18 percent of the space. In sales, Bushwick has near average sales volume among other neighborhoods with $532.8 million in sales volume in the last two years and is the 12th highest in Brooklyn. For development, Bushwick has near average amount of major developments among other neighborhoods and is the 16th highest in Brooklyn. It had 1 million square feet of commercial and multi-family construction under development in the last two years, which represents 3 percent of the neighborhood’s built space.
The block
On this tax block, PincusCo has identified the owners of 13 of the 21 commercial properties representing 56,695 square feet of the 129,245 square feet. The largest owner is Deodat Lowtan, followed by Nyc Department Of Education and then Root Studios. On the tax block, there was one new building construction project filed totaling 82,027 square feet. It is a 122-unit, 82,027 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by Type A Projects and filed by Jill Crawford with plans filed August 6, 2025 and it has not been permitted yet.
The owner
The PincusCo database currently indicates that Type A Projects owned at least six commercial properties in New York City with 0.0 square feet and a city-determined market value of $600,000. (Market value is typically about 50% of actual value.) Within the portfolio, all identified are industrial properties.
The surrounding
Within a 400-foot radius of 1250 Willoughby Avenue, PincusCo identified one commercial real estate item of interests occurred over the past 24 months. It was a sale which Root Studios bought the 8,300-square-foot, one-unit industrial (E1) on 1282 Willoughby Avenue and four other properties for $6.8 million from Guyana Plating on March 15, 2024.
Direct link to the property’s ACRIS page and link to DOB NOW portal.