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September 24, 2017

New renderings of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill’s Hudson Square condo 570 Broome

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Joining in on Hudson Square’s residential rebirth is 570 Broome, a debonair new condo development to bring 54 one- to three-bedroom residences to the insatiable downtown market. Priced from $1.

September 22, 2017

Huge South Bronx affordable housing complex will include Hip Hop Museum, food hall, and more

By Dana Schulz

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More details ahead

September 21, 2017

Amazon inks deal for 360,000 square feet of NYC office space at 5 Manhattan West

By Michelle Cohen

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that tech giant Amazon will be growing its presence in New York City. The company just signed a lease for a 359,000-square-foot administrative office at Five Manhattan West, Brookfield Property Partners' 16-story, 1.
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September 20, 2017

First look at Halletts Point’s phase two reveals pair of blocky, glass towers

By Devin Gannon

Construction of the Durst Organization’s first development outside of Manhattan, Halletts Point, a $1.5 billion waterfront development in Astoria, is moving full speed ahead.
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September 20, 2017

First 15 Hudson Yards penthouse hits the market for $32M

By Michelle Cohen

The sleek 910-foot-tall tower at 15 Hudson Yards has held the attention of real estate and skyline watchers since construction began last spring. Just listed for $32 million is penthouse 88B, the first of the building’s four penthouses to arrive on the market.
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September 19, 2017

Richard Meier’s first NYC skyscraper tops out, clad in black glass

By Devin Gannon

Along the East River just south of the United Nations, Pritzker Prize-winner Richard Meier’s 42-story, 460-foot-tall tower has officially topped out, CityRealty learned.
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September 18, 2017

Jersey City’s Harborside boardwalk to get $75M makeover and new food hall

By Dana Schulz

Over the past two decades, the Jersey City waterfront has seen a huge boom in both residential and commercial development, revealing an entirely new skyline of tall, glassy towers.
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September 15, 2017

New rental project brands Jersey City nabe as ‘Soho West’

By Dana Schulz

Now that most of Brooklyn has been acronym-ized, developers are moving their marketing magic across state lines.
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September 13, 2017

New renderings of 3 Hudson Boulevard revive the skyscraper’s proposed 300-foot spire

By Devin Gannon

In what seems like a game of hide-and-seek, the 300-foot spire on top of the Moinian Group’s supertall at 3 Hudson Boulevard has returned to renderings, after being absent from them two weeks ago.
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September 13, 2017

REVEALED: 27-story tower at Lincoln Savings Bank site will be tallest in East Williamsburg

By Devin Gannon

The first renderings for the mixed-use rental development planned for 525-545 Broadway in Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg neighborhood were released this week, showing a creative reimagining of the 20th century Lincoln Savings Bank.
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September 11, 2017

VIDEO: Drone footage shows construction of ODA’s massive Rheingold Brewery site

By Devin Gannon

Slated to be the largest influx of housing created in Bushwick ever, ODA Architect’s two projects on the old Rheingold Brewery site continue to progress. Rabsky Group’s 10 Montieth Street, a nearly 400,000-square-foot, seven-story building with 392 units, just topped out.
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September 11, 2017

John Catsimatidis wants his Coney Island development to have its own street car

By Devin Gannon

As part of his “Ocean Dreams” development in Coney Island, billionaire real estate mogul John Catsimatidis plans to build a streetcar that would link the mixed-use project to the Stillwell Avenue subway station in Coney Island.
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September 8, 2017

Extell reveals deluxe upper-floor ‘Skyscape Collection’ at One Manhattan Square

By Dana Schulz

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September 7, 2017

New renderings and construction photos reveal full design of Jean Nouvel’s 53W53 ‘MoMA tower’

By Michelle Cohen

6sqft checked in almost a year ago on starchitect Jean Nouvel's MoMA-adjacent tower, 53W53 at 53 West 53rd Street, when photos from the Billionaires’ Row construction site showed the building getting the first of its intricate diagrid skin.
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September 6, 2017

First look at Riverside Galleria, huge retail development headed to Staten Island

By Dana Schulz

Though the New York Wheel may be stalled, there are plenty of other large-scale projects moving ahead on Staten Island.
More on the project after the break

September 6, 2017

Albo Liberis’ Red Hook office concept proposes a colorful kaleidoscope next to the BQE

By Dana Schulz

Unusual and flashy aren't words that come to mind when describing the industrial architecture of Red Hook, but a new proposal from the architects at Albo Liberis wants to infuse some colorful personality into the relatively sleepy waterfront 'hood.
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August 30, 2017

Foreclosure moves ahead at Billionaires’ Row supertall 111 West 57th Street

By Dana Schulz

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August 29, 2017

3 Hudson Boulevard gets new spire-less rendering as construction commences

By Dana Schulz

Earlier this month, a new view of 3 Hudson Boulevard added a 300-foot spire, bringing its total height to 1,350 and setting it up to become the tallest tower in Hudson Yards and the fifth tallest in the entire city.
More details ahead

August 24, 2017

$2B redevelopment of Times Square’s Palace Theater gets new renderings

By Devin Gannon

Two years since the plan’s approval by the LPC, the redevelopment of the historic Palace Theatre at 1568 Broadway is nearly ready to take off. The theater will be raised 29 feet above its current level, making room for 70,000 square feet of new retail and entertainment space.
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August 24, 2017

New renderings of South Bronx passive house feature vegetated roof deck and solar shading

By Devin Gannon

Adding to the passive house development push happening in New York City, Dattner Architects released new renderings of their energy-saving project at 425 Grand Concourse in the South Bronx’s Mott Haven neighborhood. Formerly the site of the Gothic-style P.S.
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August 23, 2017

Construction Update: SHoP’s first Domino Sugar Factory building approaches completion

By Diane Pham

Just over one year ago, 6sqft reported on the initial climb of 325 Kent Avenue, the first tower of the SHoP-designed Domino Sugar Refinery master plan slated for the Williamsburg waterfront.
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August 21, 2017

New renderings of Hudson Yards’ Norman Foster-designed tower and food pavilion

By Dana Schulz

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All the details ahead

August 17, 2017

Construction contract awarded for first major phase of Freshkills Park

By Diane Pham

The effort to turn Fresh Kills Landfill into a verdant and vibrant destination for wildlife and outdoor recreation received a huge boost on Monday (h/t DNA Info) as the city awarded a $22.9 million contract for the construction of the first major section of Freshkills Park.
more details on what to expect

August 9, 2017

New renderings of East Harlem’s Sendero Verde, the country’s will-be largest passive house project

By Dana Schulz

Despite Mayor de Blasio's success meeting his affordable housing goals, East Harlem has fallen behind.
More looks and details ahead

August 8, 2017

Updated view of 3 Hudson Boulevard adds 300-foot spire, making it tallest in Hudson Yards

By Devin Gannon

The supertall skyscraper at 3 Hudson Boulevard just got a major upgrade. New renderings of the tower reveal a new crown, a 300-foot spire, which would make it the tallest in the Hudson Yards neighborhood, as well as an updated design.
Details ahead

August 7, 2017

Leasing launches at One Hudson Yards, luxury rentals starting at $5,095/month

By Michelle Cohen

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August 3, 2017

Despite legal troubles, the first units at 111 West 57th Street go into contract

By Devin Gannon

Just last week, 6sqft covered the financial and legal woes of Property Markets Group and JDS Development’s super tall and slender tower at 111 West 57th Street.
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July 31, 2017

$925M mega-project may bring 1,000 rentals and a 100,000-square-foot factory to Long Island City

By Devin Gannon

The waterfront Queens neighborhood of Long Island City has gone from a sleepy, factory town to boasting the country's largest number of new rental apartments.
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July 28, 2017

125 Greenwich Street gets new rendering, taller 912-foot height

By Dana Schulz

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July 27, 2017

CetraRuddy proposes sustainable designs for first office building along the Village’s ‘Silicon Alley’

By Dana Schulz

An "oversized Silicon Alley" is what some are calling Mayor de Blasio's plan to transform Union Square and its southern stretches into the city's next tech hub. The main component so far is the massive Union Square Tech Hub proposed to replace the P.C.
All the renderings and details ahead

July 27, 2017

World’s skinniest skyscraper at 111 West 57th Street stalled at 20 stories by soaring costs

By Michelle Cohen

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What could possibly have happened?

July 25, 2017

REVEALED: Tishman Speyer’s Long Island City office development boasts food hall and rooftop park

By Devin Gannon

Long Island City, New York City’s fastest growing neighborhood, shows no signs of slowing down.
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July 24, 2017

565 Broome Soho aims to be Manhattan’s first ‘Zero Waste’ residential high rise

By Michelle Cohen

New York City developers have been increasingly competing to seek environment-friendly accreditations based on standards like Passive House, LEED and wellness to distinguish their offerings. Recently "Zero Waste," defined by the U.S.
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July 12, 2017

First look at Central Park Tower’s palatial amenity spaces and apartment layouts

By Michelle Cohen

We expected that Central Park Tower, the city's tallest-tower-to-be swiftly rising at 225 West 57th Street, would be giving Midtown record-smashers like 432 Park Avenue a run for their trophy-tower money.
Sky palaces and amazing amenities this way

July 11, 2017

Construction of locally-sourced food hall underway in Washington Heights

By Devin Gannon

New York City’s furor for food halls has not fizzled out quite yet. Construction is currently in progress for the North End Food Hall in Washington Heights at 4300 Broadway and 183rd Street.
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July 10, 2017

Perkins Eastman’s 99 Hudson Street will be the tallest building in New Jersey

By Devin Gannon

While Jersey City boasts beautiful views of Manhattan, the NJ water-front community continues to build up its own impressive skyline. In the last twenty years, 15 towers reaching more than 500 feet tall have been built, with seven more in the works.
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July 7, 2017

Extell’s Central Park Tower will have a $95M penthouse and 100th-floor ballroom

By Devin Gannon

With massive condominiums, private elevators and a 100th-floor ballroom that overlooks Central Park, Gary Barnett and Extell Development won’t have much trouble luring the world’s richest to their ambitious $4 billion Central Park Tower.
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July 6, 2017

Locals employ new zoning strategy to keep skyscrapers from rising in Midtown East

By Michelle Cohen

In what they're calling an "unprecedented citizens' application," the East River 50s Alliance, a Sutton Place/Midtown community group, has mounted a renewed campaign to oppose an 800-foot tall condo tower that's rising at 430 East 58th Street, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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July 5, 2017

Tenant holdout snarls developer’s plan to build Billionaire’s Row tower

By Michelle Cohen

Image via Google Street View With a legendary tenants' rights lawyer on board, a longtime leaseholder is standing fast against a developer's 'dream tower' plans, claiming their business has a valid lease and is being wrongfully evicted, according to the New York Times.
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July 3, 2017

New photos of Long Island City’s 1 QPS Tower show off NYC’s highest rooftop pool

By Dana Schulz

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June 29, 2017

Celebrity hotspot 443 Greenwich reveals ‘ultimate’ lofts

By Devin Gannon

A-listers like Jake Gyllenhaal, Meg Ryan, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, Jennifer Lawrence, and Harry Styles have all flocked to the desirable “paparazzi-proof” Tribeca building at 443 Greenwich Street, also known as the city's "celebrity dorm.
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June 27, 2017

Brooklyn’s iconic ‘Watchtower’ sign coming down to make way for Kushner’s Panorama office complex

By Devin Gannon

For nearly 50 years, the neon red 15-foot-tall ‘Watchtower’ sign has sat atop the former headquarters of the Jehovah’s Witnesses luminously overlooking Brooklyn Heights. However, earlier this month, the religious group filed a permit application seeking to remove the sign.
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June 23, 2017

PHOTOS: First steel column installed at 1401-foot One Vanderbilt, NYC’s second-tallest skyscraper

By Devin Gannon

With the installation of its first steel column, One Vanderbilt, soon to be New York City’s second-tallest skyscraper, officially began vertical construction on Friday.
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June 19, 2017

Waterline Square mega-development to get first Cipriani ‘experiential food market’

By Michelle Cohen

GID Development Group announced today that the Upper West Side's Waterline Square mega-development will be getting the first-ever experiential food market by the Cipriani family.
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June 16, 2017

Renderings revealed for Nomad’s previously stalled 756-foot tower

By Dana Schulz

Last summer, the Department of Buildings halted progress on developers J.D. Carlisle and Fosun Group's planned condo tower at 15 East 30th Street over the fact that a planned second-floor outdoor space didn't meet minimum space requirements.
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June 12, 2017

INTERVIEW: Amit Khurana and Michael Gabellini on designing in NYC with architect Tadao Ando

By Michelle Sinclair Colman

Before 152 Elizabeth Street, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando had never designed a building in New York City. The ultra-high-end, seven-unit, seven-story Nolita condominium is currently on the rise at the corner of Elizabeth and Kenmare Streets.
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June 9, 2017

A retro dresser inspired Beam Group’s new Bushwick condo

By Devin Gannon

The neighborhood of Bushwick, known for its artistic hipsters, is about to get even cooler. The Brooklyn-based firm Beam Group/ J. Goldman Design revealed plans for their project at 127-129 Troutman Street in the western part of the neighborhood.
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June 8, 2017

New details revealed for Upper West Side’s starchitect-studded Waterline Square

By Michelle Cohen

As 6sqft previously reported, the three buildings that comprise the Upper West Side's Waterline Square are rapidly rising from a five-acre site overlooking the Hudson River.
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June 2, 2017

Google’s Pier 57 tops out ahead of summer 2018 opening

By Dana Schulz

Last we checked in at the beginning of the year, the $350 million transformation of Pier 57, aka “SuperPier,” was making progress with its canted glass panels fully installed.
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June 1, 2017

REVEALED: Morris Adjmi’s Gothic-inspired condo tower coming to Nomad

By Dana Schulz

Just yesterday, 6sqft shared renderings of Moscow-based firm Meganom's super-skinny, 1,001-foot-tall tower headed for 262 Fifth Avenue in Nomad.
More details and renderings ahead

May 31, 2017

Moscow-based Meganom reveals designs for 1,001-foot skinny supertall in Nomad

By Dana Schulz

Joining the ranks of supertall, super-skinny skyscrapers like 432 Park, 111 West 57th Street, and 125 Greenwich Street comes 262 Fifth Avenue in Nomad (h/t Dezeen). The first U.S.
More renderings and details ahead

May 31, 2017

Renderings revealed of Jehovah’s Witnesses Watchtower transformation into ‘Panorama’

By Devin Gannon

Last summer, developers CIM Group, Kushner Companies and LIVWRK acquired the Jehovah’s Witnesses Watchtower building at 25-30 Columbia Heights in Brooklyn Heights for $340 million.
See renderings of the Panorama complex

May 31, 2017

REVEALED: 23-story tower at South Williamsburg’s Dime Savings Bank site

By Michelle Cohen

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May 25, 2017

Hudson Yards’ art center The Shed wraps up steel construction on its movable shell

By Dana Schulz

After an announcement yesterday morning that Michael R.
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May 24, 2017

First look at CetraRuddy’s proposed hotel-apartment tower for Hudson Yards

By Devin Gannon

Back in September, the developer Joseph Chetrit filed plans to build a 48-floor mixed-use tower with 421 hotel rooms and 135 residential units in the Hudson Yards neighborhood.
More details and renderings

May 23, 2017

REVEALED: Early studies of David Adjaye’s Wall Street Tower, his first skyscraper in NYC

By Devin Gannon

Three years after completing his first New York City building, an affordable housing complex in Harlem called the Sugar Hill Development, starchitect David Adjaye is back.
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May 23, 2017

VIDEO: West 8’s proposal for NYC’s largest private garden at One Manhattan Square

By Devin Gannon

Adding to its unique character, Extell's One Manhattan Square will soon be home to NYC's largest outdoor private garden, detailed in a new video released today by the developer.
Watch the video here

May 19, 2017

Renderings revealed for controversial mixed-income tower on top of UES playground

By Devin Gannon

After over a year-long debate, the city has finally unveiled renderings of a mixed-income tower set to rise on an existing playground at the Holmes Towers public housing complex in Yorkville.
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May 19, 2017

Lower East Side’s Landmark Sunshine Cinema will close next year

By Devin Gannon

The Lower East Side will be losing a neighborhood fixture next year. Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema at 139-143 East Houston Street will be closing its doors when its lease expires in January 2018, to make way for a new mixed-use development with retail and office space.
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May 17, 2017

Watch Herzog & de Meuron’s ‘Jenga Tower’ rise in 60 seconds

By Diane Pham

56 Leonard is one of NYC's most exciting recent architectural additions.
see the full timelapse here

May 10, 2017

Demo permits filed for South Street Seaport site of proposed 1,436-foot supertall

By Devin Gannon

After a long-planned but never executed plan to develop buildings at 80 South Street and 163 Front Street in the South Street Seaport, the site’s owner has officially filed demolition permits at both buildings, Curbed learned.
More details ahead

May 9, 2017

New renderings of Hudson Yards’ retail and restaurant spaces

By Dana Schulz

Yesterday, it was announced that celebrity chef José Andrés, credited with bringing the small-plate concept to the U.S.
More renderings and details ahead

May 9, 2017

First look at the amazing amenities at Waterline Square

By Michelle Cohen

As 6sqft previously reported, a trio of glassy residential towers known as Waterline Square is rising on a five-acre waterfront site between West 59th and 61st Streets.
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May 8, 2017

New food hall may arrive at an empty railway station in the South Bronx

By Devin Gannon

While many residential and commercial projects are underway in the South Bronx, the neighborhood continues to lack diverse food choices for its residents.
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May 5, 2017

Interview: Developer Ben Shaoul on 196 Orchard Street, his Lower East Side condo rising next to Katz’s

By 6sqft

Ben Shaoul founded Magnum Real Estate Group in 1999, focused on renovating small, rundown rental apartments.

May 4, 2017

Developer turns marketing new condos into a three-ring circus, complete with life-sized zoo animals

By Michelle Cohen

Harry Macklowe, the P.T. Barnum of developers and never one to miss a chance to nibble the tallest branches, has found an 18-foot fiberglass giraffe (plus elephants and rhinos) to do just that. And not to be outdone by the live giraffe used in marketing a Rem Koolhaas (the P.T.
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May 1, 2017

Target to open at Essex Crossing in the Lower East Side

By Devin Gannon

New York City is experiencing a Target-takeover. The retailer has just signed a lease to open a 22,500 square-foot store in the Lower East Side at Essex Crossing, a 1.9 million-square-foot development stretching across several Manhattan blocks.
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April 27, 2017

Second building in Domino Sugar megaproject to break ground next month; new renderings

By Michelle Cohen

Two Trees Management will break ground next month on 260 Kent Avenue at the corner of Grand Street and Kent Avenue, the second building to rise at the Domino Sugar Williamsburg megaproject site.
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April 20, 2017

First look at Domino Sugar Factory’s 11-acre park and waterfront esplanade

By Dana Schulz

With building construction well under way at the Domino Sugar Factory site, Two Trees Management has now released details about the 11-acre park that will anchor the three-million-square-foot Williamsburg mega-development.
All the details and renderings ahead

April 14, 2017

731-foot Long Island City skyscraper may briefly be Queens’ tallest building

By Devin Gannon

With another skyscraper proposal approved, Long Island City moves one step closer to looking like a Manhattan copycat. The latest sky-high tower to get its site cleared and zoning approved sits in Court Square at 43-30 24th Street.
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