Joyce Chen

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The mixed-use development will consist of two connected buildings fronting North 3rd Street and Metropolitan Avenue, with a landscaped courtyard in between.

At least three new hospitality projects with 275 rooms total have been proposed for the immediate vicinity.

Looking at micro-unit policies and developments in seven US cities, from an experimental program in New York to Seattle's 90-square-foot shoeboxes.

The 1,428-foot-tall project by JDS and PMG will have just 60 units, priced from $14 million.

The two-building complex will have 121 furnished, compact units for young professionals, with a leasing minimum of 90 days.

Every unit has exterior private space, with French doors opening to a balcony.

The blast occurred near the corner of Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place around 3:20 p.m.

Pricing starts at $735,000 for a one-bedroom unit measuring 551 square feet.

Brooklyn was the undisputed king of the boroughs for the third straight year, with 37 percent of all rubber-stamped residential units in 2014.