Mason Gray, a red brick rental building, has opened in a quiet neighborhood in Crown Heights, BrooklynCredit...Clark Hodgin for The New York Times Supported by By Victoria M. Walker When the ...

Residents say they wish a building of this height and density was being built to be affordable for the community, but they hope the building can still do more to be a part of the area.

An attractive mixed-use complex with commercial space, a Lidl discount grocery store, and apartments is rising at the corner of Bedford Avenue and Empire Boulevard in Crown Heights ... Photo by Susan ...