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Lottery opens for 75 apartments at 38-story FiDi tower, from $1,819/month

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April 10, 2026

Lottery opens for 75 apartments at 38-story FiDi tower, from $1,819/month

An affordable housing lottery launched this week for 75 mixed-income apartments at a 38-story residential tower in the Financial District. Developed by the Moinian Group, Aria 7 Platt at 7 Platt Street offers light-filled luxury residences and a range of indoor and outdoor amenities. New Yorkers earning 70 and 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, priced from $1,819/month studios to $4,484/month two-bedrooms.
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20-story Murray Hill luxury rental opens lottery for 48 apartments, from $1,842/month

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February 3, 2026

20-story Murray Hill luxury rental opens lottery for 48 apartments, from $1,842/month

By Aaron Ginsburg

Applications are now being accepted for 48 mixed-income apartments at a new CetraRuddy-designed luxury rental development in Murray Hill. Rising 20 stories at 255 East 39th Street, The Lotus is a sustainability-focused building whose cutting-edge amenities, modern residences, and building systems are all designed in accordance with “vegan principles,” according to Brause Realty. New Yorkers earning 70 and 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, priced from $1,842/month studios to $4,518/month two bedrooms.
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A new deal and more construction at Waldorf Astoria, though opening date is delayed

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August 21, 2018

A new deal and more construction at Waldorf Astoria, though opening date is delayed

By Michelle Cohen

When the iconic Waldorf Astoria closed in 2017 for the massive renovation promised when Chinese company Anbang Insurance Group acquired it in 2014, the hotel's future held jumbo condos and massive guest rooms. The fate of the Park Avenue landmark has been a topic of drama and discussion ever since, especially given the takeover of Anbang by the Chinese government after the incarceration of the company's chairman, Wu Xiaohui, last year during a fraud investigation. The New York Post now reports that although contractor AECOM Tishman has signed a deal with Anbang and construction is underway for the promised 350 condos and 350 hotel rooms, the project's completion date has been moved from 2020 to 2021.
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Lottery opens for 75 apartments at 38-story FiDi tower, from $1,819/month

20-story Murray Hill luxury rental opens lottery for 48 apartments, from $1,842/month

A new deal and more construction at Waldorf Astoria, though opening date is delayed

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