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November 20, 2017
Long Island City’s Jackson Park will feature two pools, full-size basketball court, and a 1.6-acre park
As the Long Island City skyline continues to grow, so does the list of amenities developments are offering residents in the booming Queens neighborhood.
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Take a peek
November 17, 2017
First look at REX’s pleated-glass transformation of Brutalist 5 Manhattan West office tower
Brookfield Office Properties offered a look at the second building in the nearly-six-million-square-foot, six-building Manhattan West project to be completed.
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More images of the 21st century transformation, this way
November 16, 2017
City Planning gives the go ahead for controversial 800-foot Sutton Place tower
The City Planning Commission approved a resident-proposed plan to curb the development of supertall, skinny towers in Sutton Place on Wednesday, capping the height of future buildings.
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November 13, 2017
Waldorf Astoria will lose 1,000 hotel rooms in renovation
In the coming weeks, the renovation of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel will finally begin--a three-year process to convert much of the building to luxury condos.
It's caused some tension
It's caused some tension
November 10, 2017
Demolition papers filed for Lower East Side’s Landmark Sunshine Cinema
Plans to demolish the Landmark Sunshine Cinema, a staple of the Lower East Side since 1909, were filed with the city Wednesday.
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November 3, 2017
Fully skinned, TF Cornerstone’s mammoth Midtown tower on West 57th tops out
In May 2012, TF Cornerstone (TFC) entered a 99-year ground lease for the building's site that spans nearly a full city block and measures 63,000 square feet.
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November 1, 2017
FXFOWLE reveals renderings of 40-story office tower at Jersey City’s Harborside boardwalk
In conjunction with a larger plan to transform Jersey City into a waterfront destination, real estate investors Mack-Cali and SJP Properties announced on Tuesday a proposal for a 40-story office building that will implement the latest in “intelligent building” technology.
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November 1, 2017
3 Hudson Boulevard loses 100+ feet in new renderings
A revised proposal for the Moinian Group’s Hudson Yards tower 3 Hudson Boulevard calls for a slight height chop, which will strip it of its supertall status. A redesign from FXFOWLE now brings the total square footage to 2 million square feet from a previous 1.
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October 31, 2017
First 5Pointz-replacing tower tops out in Long Island City
The first tower of the controversial rental complex in Long Island City, 5Pointz, has officially topped out, although not without some roadblocks.
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October 30, 2017
New Domino Sugar Factory renderings show barrel-vaulted glass topper and taller towers
Update 10/31/17: The Landmarks Preservation Commission did not approve the new plans at the hearing, instead suggesting the architects present revised designs that address how the newly exposed brick will be preserved and how the ground floor will interact with the open space.
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October 27, 2017
Crown Building’s five-story penthouse is the latest to join Midtown’s $100M+ club
Taking its name from an elaborate pyramid-shaped crown, the Crown Building at Fifth Avenue and 57th Street has been described as one of the city's most desirable retail locations.
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October 27, 2017
First look at proposed Greenwich Village tower by Robert A.M. Stern
If there's one neighborhood in NYC where new developments face the most challenges it's Greenwich Village. One of the city's first historic districts and once home to preservation godmother Jane Jacobs, the low-scale community is arguably the most vocal and steadfast in the city.
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More looks and details
October 27, 2017
System Architects’ fiery Tribeca townhouse is partially unveiled
The latest Tribeca distraction: the partial unveiling of the single-family townhouse at 187 Franklin Street, a funky flame-façaded new building that its architect, Jeremy Edmiston of System Architects, refers to as the Unhistoric Townhouse.
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Landmarks approved rendering, this way
October 25, 2017
262 Fifth Avenue, the tallest tower between Empire State Building and One WTC, gets new details
There will be a lot of firsts at 262 Fifth Avenue--Nomad's first supertall, Moscow-based firm Meganom's first U.S. project, and NYC's first Russian-designed supertall.
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See the new rendering in full
October 24, 2017
Rezoning plan for Sunset Park’s Industry City set into motion
The public review process for the rezoning of Industry City begins Tuesday, an effort to boost total capital investment of the sprawling campus to $1 billion and generate 13,000 on-site jobs and 7,000 off-site jobs over the next decade.
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October 20, 2017
First look inside the amenity spaces at Zaha Hadid’s 520 West 28th Street
Closings commenced at the late Zaha Hadid's futurist 520 West 28th Street at the end of June, coming in above their original asking prices, and over the summer the curvaceous condo welcomed its first residences.
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See all the renderings
October 20, 2017
After four years, TF Cornerstone files plans for 1,200-unit building at Hunters Point South
TF Cornerstone on Thursday filed its first permits for a 1,200-unit apartment building as the second phase of the city’s Hunters Point South redevelopment, a project that first began in 2013.
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October 18, 2017
Construction kicks off on Trinity Church’s Pelli Clarke Pelli-designed community center and office tower
One year ago, Trinity Church Wall Street revealed plans for a $300 million mixed-use tower designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli that would link to the historic Neo-Gothic church by a footbridge over Trinity Place.
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October 16, 2017
Art meets architecture at 180 East 88th including an intricate plasterwork installation in the lobby
CityRealty previously reported on the highly anticipated–and visually unique–skyscraper rising at 180 East 88th Street.
Watch a video of the artist describing his work for Brad Pitt and for the new building
Watch a video of the artist describing his work for Brad Pitt and for the new building
October 13, 2017
Rafael Vinoly’s Three Waterline Square tops out, first of starchitect trio
Rafael Viñoly's tapering, pinstriped Three Waterline Square has topped out construction, CityRealty reports, and Richard Meier's neighboring One Waterline Square is rapidly approaching its final 36-story height.
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October 12, 2017
Brooklyn Point, Extell Development’s first tower in the borough, will rise 720 feet
Extell Development released a teaser website on Thursday ahead of its sales launch for Brooklyn Point, the group’s first tower in Brooklyn, and revealed more details about the luxury high-rise.
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October 12, 2017
MTA will replace Grand Central Terminal’s old eateries with more ritzy ones
At Grand Central Terminal, it’s in with the new, out with the old. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it will replace stores that have served the busy terminal’s commuters for over two decades--Junior’s, Two Boots Pizza, Grand Harvest Wines--with more upscale shops.
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October 10, 2017
ESPN will open first NYC studios in South Street Seaport’s Pier 17
Cable giant ESPN will be opening a big new studio–the sports network's first in NYC–this spring at the South Street Seaport Pier 17 complex in Howard Hughes Corporation’s $731 million East River waterfront redevelopment project.
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October 9, 2017
Hill West design a modest, 19-story condo for Billionaires’ Row
As Billionaires' Row on Manhattan's West 57th Street continues to grow with supertall towers, developer Sheldon Solow plans on constructing a more modest addition to the block.
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October 9, 2017
Thomas Heatherwick’s 150-foot climbable ‘Vessel’ hits halfway mark at Hudson Yards
In April, construction began on Hudson Yards' Vessel, a 150-foot-tall steel structure designed by Heatherwick Studio and its 100,000 pound-components were put in place by crane.
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October 5, 2017
Construction of Norman Foster’s ritzy One Hundred East 53rd Street tower is complete!
The Midtown East tower designed by Norman Foster's Foster + Partners is finally finished. As CityRealty reported, the glassy design of One Hundred East 53rd Street takes into account the bronze hues of its historic neighbor, the Seagram Building, with a counter curtain wall.
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October 5, 2017
REVEALED: Central Park Tower’s ‘Village Green’ lawn and pool deck
Central Park Tower, New York City's future tallest residential skyscraper, is getting a more down-to-earth design. As CityRealty learned, the supertall at 225 West 57th Street on Billionaires' Row will feature a sprawling landscaped space designed by HMWhite.
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September 29, 2017
HFZ Capital Group taps Bjarke Ingels to design 33-floor office tower in NoMad
Adding to the sudden skyscraper boom in NoMad, HFZ Capital Group is moving forward with plans for a project at 3 West 29th Street.
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September 28, 2017
Octagonal ‘periscope’ tower proposed for Rafael Vinoly’s 249 East 62nd Street
Real Estate Inverlad's in-the-works residential project at 249 East 62nd Street is now one less ZD1 diagram away from being a reality.
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See how it works, this way
September 27, 2017
City approves the Upper West Side’s tallest building, a 668-foot tower in Lincoln Square
The Department of Buildings gave developers on Tuesday the go-ahead to construct a 668-foot residential tower on the Upper West Side.
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September 26, 2017
REVEALED: Pritzker Prize winner Álvaro Siza’s first U.S. building in NYC’s Hell’s Kitchen
Back in 2015 architects and design buffs were excited to hear that Portuguese Pritzker Prize-winner Álvaro Siza would be designing his highly-anticipated first U.S. building on Manhattan's west side in a neighborhood being called Hudson West.
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September 24, 2017
New renderings of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill’s Hudson Square condo 570 Broome
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 21, 2017
Amazon inks deal for 360,000 square feet of NYC office space at 5 Manhattan West
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
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
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
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
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’
Now that most of Brooklyn has been acronym-ized, developers are moving their marketing magic across state lines.
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Get a look inside
September 13, 2017
New renderings of 3 Hudson Boulevard revive the skyscraper’s proposed 300-foot spire
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
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
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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Watch the video
September 11, 2017
John Catsimatidis wants his Coney Island development to have its own street car
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 7, 2017
New renderings and construction photos reveal full design of Jean Nouvel’s 53W53 ‘MoMA tower’
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
Though the New York Wheel may be stalled, there are plenty of other large-scale projects moving ahead on Staten Island.
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More on the project after the break
September 6, 2017
Albo Liberis’ Red Hook office concept proposes a colorful kaleidoscope next to the BQE
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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More renderings right this way
August 29, 2017
3 Hudson Boulevard gets new spire-less rendering as construction commences
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.
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More details ahead
August 24, 2017
$2B redevelopment of Times Square’s Palace Theater gets new renderings
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
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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See the design
August 23, 2017
Construction Update: SHoP’s first Domino Sugar Factory building approaches completion
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 17, 2017
Construction contract awarded for first major phase of Freshkills Park
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.
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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
Despite Mayor de Blasio's success meeting his affordable housing goals, East Harlem has fallen behind.
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More looks and details ahead
August 8, 2017
Updated view of 3 Hudson Boulevard adds 300-foot spire, making it tallest in Hudson Yards
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.
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Details ahead
August 3, 2017
Despite legal troubles, the first units at 111 West 57th Street go into contract
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
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 27, 2017
CetraRuddy proposes sustainable designs for first office building along the Village’s ‘Silicon Alley’
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.
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All the renderings and details ahead
July 25, 2017
REVEALED: Tishman Speyer’s Long Island City office development boasts food hall and rooftop park
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
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
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.
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Sky palaces and amazing amenities this way
July 11, 2017
Construction of locally-sourced food hall underway in Washington Heights
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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