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September 17, 2019

One Vanderbilt tops out at 1,401 feet, becomes tallest office building in Midtown

By Devin Gannon

The Grand Central Terminal-adjacent supertall One Vanderbilt officially topped out this week, reaching its full 1,401-foot height. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the tower is now Midtown's tallest office building and the fourth-tallest skyscraper in New York City.
Another supertall makes its mark

September 17, 2019

The world’s tallest residential building, Central Park Tower, tops out at 1,550 feet

By Devin Gannon

Central Park Tower officially topped out on Tuesday, breaking the record set by nearby 432 Park Avenue for the tallest residential building in the world.
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September 13, 2019

Williamsburg’s tallest building opens in Domino complex with an outdoor pool and rooftop cabanas

By Michelle Cohen

Two Trees Management announced yesterday the opening of the second building to rise at Williamsburg's Domino Sugar Factory site at the corner of Grand Street and Kent Avenue.
New views, this way

September 13, 2019

Long Island City’s Skyline Tower is now the tallest outer-borough building

By Devin Gannon

A tower on the rise in Queens just became the tallest building in New York City outside of Manhattan. Hitting the 63rd floor, Skyline Tower has officially surpassed in height its neighbor and previous record-holder, the 673-foot-tall Citigroup Building.
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September 12, 2019

VIDEO: See two years of work on Brooklyn Point’s recently completed facade

By Alexandra Alexa

Earlier this Spring construction of Brooklyn’s tallest residential tower, Brooklyn Point, topped out at 720 feet. Now, the 68-story skyscraper has reached another construction milestone and is fully enclosed.
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September 11, 2019

Sales launch at disputed 200 Amsterdam Avenue, with one-bedrooms starting at $2.625M

By Alexandra Alexa

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September 3, 2019

A first look inside Álvaro Siza’s restrained yet powerful Hell’s Kitchen tower, his first U.S. building

By Alexandra Alexa

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August 28, 2019

Harlem church’s rezoning proposal includes new tower and music school, but still no developer

By Devin Gannon

A Harlem church looking to rezone part of Central Park North revealed plans this week to incorporate a music school and cultural center to its proposal for a 33-story residential tower.
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August 23, 2019

Sales at contested 200 Amsterdam Avenue will launch soon, including two $40M penthouses

By Alexandra Alexa

Last week, construction of the residential floors at 200 Amsterdam Avenue topped out and now we’re getting a little peek at what the luxury, CetraRuddy-designed interiors will look like.
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August 22, 2019

New 2.5-acre complex will bring 500+ rentals to the Astoria waterfront

By Michelle Cohen

A sprawling new residential development at 30-77 Vernon Boulevard from Cape Advisors and Wainbridge Capital will bring over 500 rental apartments to the Astoria waterfront area (h/t Yimby).
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August 21, 2019

New renderings reveal Prospect-Lefferts tower with luxury amenities and Verrazano Bridge views

By Michelle Cohen

The Moinian Group and Bushburg Properties have released interior renderings of the new 26-story tower with 467 rental residences at 123 Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn's Prospect Lefferts Gardens.
Fancy amenities, this way

August 19, 2019

Developer who wants to raze abolitionist home in Brooklyn says he’ll build a museum in basement

By Alexandra Alexa

Update 8/19/19: The owner of 227 Duffield Street told Gothamist on Friday that he will build an African American museum in the basement of the property which has ties to the abolitionist movement.
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August 14, 2019

LPC approves 14-story complex behind East New York’s landmarked Empire State Dairy building

By Michelle Cohen

Update 8/14/19: The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday approved Dattner Architects' plan to construct a 14-story building behind the Empire State Dairy.
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August 14, 2019

A first look at Walker House, Newark’s historic Bell Telephone Building conversion

By Alexandra Alexa

The first images of the finished Walker House in Downtown Newark have been released, giving us a peek inside the restored Art Deco masterpiece at 540 Broad Street.
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August 9, 2019

City seeks proposals to develop two East Harlem sites with 350 affordable units and community space

By Michelle Cohen

The city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) on Thursday issued a request for proposals to develop two city-owned East Harlem sites. The new developments are to include 350 units of affordable housing as well as retail and cultural and community space.
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August 9, 2019

Live on top of the American Copper Buildings’ eye-catching sky bridge for $12K/month

By Alexandra Alexa

One of the city’s most architecturally significant projects to rise in recent years are the two copper-clad towers at 626 First Avenue in Murray Hill known as the American Copper Buildings.
Take the full tour

August 8, 2019

Jeanne Gang completes ‘solar-carving’ tower on the High Line, her firm’s first NYC building

By Devin Gannon

The Meatpacking District gained a new architectural landmark this week. Construction of Studio Gang's 40 Tenth Avenue is officially complete, making it Jeanne Gang and her firm's first New York City building.
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August 5, 2019

Billionaires’ Row kosher deli fights high-rise developer over eviction

By Michelle Cohen

Cafe Classico, a kosher delicatessen that has occupied the storefront on West 57th Street next door to an 1891 French-style townhouse for 19 years has asked a judge to spare it from eviction, the New York Post reports.
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July 31, 2019

Brooklyn Botanic Garden ramps up fight against proposed Crown Heights towers with new exhibit

By Devin Gannon

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's fight against two high-rise towers in Crown Heights continues this week with the opening of a new educational exhibit.
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July 23, 2019

Mount Sinai files plans for new $600M Beth Israel facility in the East Village

By Michelle Cohen

Mount Sinai Health System filed an application with the Department of Health to close its current facility and redesign a $600 million Mount Sinai Beth Israel facility two blocks away, slated to open in 2023, Crains reports.
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July 22, 2019

Development with affordable housing and city’s first civil rights museum gets the green light in Harlem

By Alexandra Alexa

New York’s first civil rights museum will soon land in Harlem, as the city pushes forward with a new $260 million development near the Adam Clayton Powell office building on 125th Street.
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July 19, 2019

Construction of affordable housing complex on former juvenile jail site in Hunts Point set to begin

By Devin Gannon

The first phase of a project that will bring more than 700 units of affordable housing to the Bronx neighborhood of Hunts Point will get underway in the coming weeks, developers announced Tuesday.
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July 18, 2019

New court ruling may mean more delays for Lower East Side’s Two Bridges megaproject

By Michelle Cohen

A recent ruling by a panel of state appellate judges may add more delays–at the very least–to the rise of JDS Development Group's proposed addition to the multi-tower Two Bridges development on the Lower East Side/Chinatown waterfront, The City reports.
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July 15, 2019

As plans for 5 WTC push forward, long-time FiDi residents seek more involvement in the process

By Alexandra Alexa

Last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo put out a request for proposals for 5 World Trade Center, the last remaining site at World Trade Center’s southern end and the former home of a Deutsche Bank Building that was severely damaged during the September 11 attacks.
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July 10, 2019

Robert De Niro wants to build a $400M film studio in Astoria

By Devin Gannon

As the number of movies and television shows filmed in New York City continues to grow, Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro wants in on the action.
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July 9, 2019

Jersey Shore’s first five-star hotel opens in Asbury Park, with room rates up to $1,050/night

By Devin Gannon

A slice of New York City luxury moved to the Jersey Shore last week. The Asbury Ocean Club, a 17-story hotel-condo, officially opened its doors on the boardwalk of Asbury Park, an evolving seaside community in Monmouth County.
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July 5, 2019

Developer Silverstein Properties funds a new artist residency at 3 World Trade Center

By Alexandra Alexa

As rents and costs of living continue to rise in the city, artists have an increasingly hard time finding affordable studio space—particularly in Manhattan. In an effort to help struggling artists, a new artist residency is launching at 3 World Trade Center this fall.
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July 3, 2019

Opening date for NJ’s delayed American Dream mega-mall set for October

By Devin Gannon

The mega-mall that has been in the works for over 16 years officially has an opening date, as NJ.com reported.
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June 27, 2019

Equinox opens its largest new fitness club at Hudson Yards

By Alexandra Alexa

Equinox has officially opened the doors to its 100th fitness club at 35 Hudson Yards, just ahead of the very first Equinox Hotel opening next month.
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June 26, 2019

Cuomo releases RFP for 5 World Trade Center, may include 900-foot tower and affordable housing

By Michelle Cohen

Earlier this month, the Port Authority and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation arrived at a deal to release a request for proposals for the development of 5 World Trade Center, Crain's reported.
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June 25, 2019

New renderings reveal amenities at Eliot Spitzer’s Williamsburg-waterfront development

By Alexandra Alexa

New renderings of 420 Kent Avenue, the Williamsburg waterfront development located just south of the Williamsburg Bridge, offer a first peek at the building’s amenity package as the project enters its final phase of construction.
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June 14, 2019

VIDEO: See the city’s highest rooftop pool get lifted 680 feet atop supertall Brooklyn Point

By Devin Gannon

The tallest residential building in Brooklyn was crowned this week with the highest infinity pool in the Western Hemisphere. A video released by Extell shows a 27-foot-long pool being hoisted 680 feet in the air, taking its place atop Brooklyn Point.
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June 13, 2019

Eliot Spitzer and Related’s joint Hudson Yards project includes 126 units of senior housing

By Devin Gannon

A joint project from Related Companies and Eliot Spitzer would bring over 100 units of senior housing near Hudson Yards, the Real Deal reported on Wednesday.
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June 13, 2019

Essex Crossing’s public park is now open on the Lower East Side

By Alexandra Alexa

A 15,000-square-foot park—the latest component of Essex Crossing to open to the public—is now complete on the Lower East Side, right in time for summer.
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June 12, 2019

Six restaurants to open this fall in Nordstrom’s flagship store at Central Park Tower

By Devin Gannon

Six unique restaurants and bars will set up shop at Nordstrom's flagship store in New York City when it opens in October. Located in the base of the supertall at 225 West 57th Street, known as the Central Park Tower, the 285,000-square-foot Nordstrom takes up seven floors of the building.
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June 12, 2019

Seven years in the works, Jeanne Gang’s $383M Museum of Natural History expansion breaks ground

By Alexandra Alexa

Following delays caused by a lawsuit aimed at protecting the adjacent, city-owned Theodore Roosevelt Park, a groundbreaking ceremony on June 12 officially kicked off construction of the American Museum of Natural History’s new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation.
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June 11, 2019

Renderings reveal Madison Place, new 800-foot condo tower in Nomad

By Alexandra Alexa

The anticipated 805-foot condo tower currently rising in Nomad at 15 East 30th Street—dubbed Madison House—has just unveiled a teaser website and new renderings to give us a peek of the project, inside and out.
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June 11, 2019

Waldorf Astoria condos will launch sales in the fall

By Michelle Cohen

The redeveloped Waldorf Astoria residences have a new teaser website, and according to an announcement by the historic hotel's owner, Beijing-based Anbang Insurance Group Co., the new condos will be called The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria.
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June 6, 2019

Judge halts Two Bridges development temporarily after hearing lawsuits

By Michelle Cohen

State Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron has extended a temporary halt on the Two Bridges high-rise development after hearing testimony on several lawsuits aimed at the controversial project in the Lower East Side and Chinatown, Gothamist reports.
'An 800-pound gorilla'

June 4, 2019

Jeanne Gang’s first residential tower in NYC tops out in Downtown Brooklyn

By Devin Gannon

The first residential tower in New York City designed by Jeanne Gang's Studio Gang topped out this week in Downtown Brooklyn. Reaching 620 feet tall, 11 Hoyt Street will offer 481 condos, an elevated park, and 55,000 square feet of amenities.
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May 30, 2019

See new views of OMA’s first NYC building, with ‘prismatic’ details

By Michelle Cohen

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May 29, 2019

Staten Island’s New York Wheel may get its turn after all

By Michelle Cohen

The fabled and forsaken New York Wheel, Staten Island's ill-fated answer to the Eiffel Tower, may be getting yet another chance.
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May 28, 2019

Amazon is shopping for office space in Manhattan’s new west side towers

By Michelle Cohen

Retail disruptor Amazon has reportedly been looking at over 100,000 square feet of office space in the new One Manhattan West tower and supertall-to-be Two Manhattan West.
Unlike Queens, Manhattan will hardly notice

May 21, 2019

Williamsburg’s tallest tower tops out at Domino Sugar Factory development

By Devin Gannon

Williamsburg officially has a new tallest tower. One South First, formerly 260 Kent Avenue, topped out this week at the Domino Sugar Factory redevelopment along the waterfront.
Domino details here

May 21, 2019

Rockefeller Center developer reveals new Art Deco views of its first residential tower in Nomad

By Dana Schulz

In March, Rockefeller Group, the famous developers behind their eponymous Rockefeller Center, announced that they'd be building their first residential project in their 90-year history.
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May 21, 2019

New Jersey’s long-stalled American Dream mega-mall is delayed again

By Devin Gannon

The opening of the mega-mall next to Met Life Stadium in New Jersey is delayed again, the developer announced on Monday.
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May 16, 2019

David Adjaye’s first NYC skyscraper in FiDi tops out at 800 feet

By Alexandra Alexa

Construction at 130 William Street, starchitect David Adjaye’s first skyscraper in New York City, topped out at 800 feet this week. The 66-story tower is making its mark on the Financial District with its hand-cast façade featuring large-scale arched windows and bronze detailing.
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May 13, 2019

FXCollaborative’s skinny FiDi school-condo tower reveals new looks and launches sales

By Alexandra Alexa

Sales at Trinity Place Holding’s new condominium tower at 77 Greenwich Street have officially launched, and a new batch of renderings are offering us a look inside the elegant residences.
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May 10, 2019

Target expansion plans face community resistance in Queens

By Michelle Cohen

A planned expansion by Target into several Queens neighborhoods has run afoul of politicians and community groups.
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May 7, 2019

Amazon is building a $5.6M factory in Queens, no high-paying tech jobs expected

By Michelle Cohen

Last week brought news that a $5.6 million Amazon conversion project is coming to the former Bulova facility at 26-15 Boody Street in Woodside, Queens that will turn the warehouse into a delivery center for the retail giant.
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May 6, 2019

Proposal to rezone strip of Central Park North includes 33-story mixed-use building

By Devin Gannon

A church has filed an application with New York City to rezone a strip of Central Park North in order to make way for a new mixed-use tower. La Hermosa Christian Church is seeking zoning changes to all or part of at least five lots along West 110th Street, as first reported by YIMBY.
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May 6, 2019

Preservationist groups call out lack of transparency in Union Square tech hub development

By Alexandra Alexa

The city’s plans to create a tech hub at 124 East 14th Street near Union Square have been embroiled in a preservation battle since they were first announced.
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May 3, 2019

Life science campus to open at former West Harlem bakery site, adding to the Factory District’s revival

By Michelle Cohen

From the mid-19th to early 20th century, an area in West Harlem known as Manhattanville was a bustling industrial village dotted with factories and breweries.
More uptown excitement, this way

May 2, 2019

Skyline Tower, Queens’ tallest building, launches first sales

By Alexandra Alexa

Queens’ Skyline Tower has launched its first 20 listings, providing a glimpse of what we can expect when the official sales gallery opens up later this spring (h/t Curbed).
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May 2, 2019

New photos of ODA’s Bushwick rental highlight its sloping, sunset-hued facade

By Devin Gannon

While architecture firm ODA's sunset-hued rental in Bushwick topped out almost two years ago, recently released photos of the block-long building reveal a new level of uniqueness.
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April 30, 2019

New renderings of Wegmans building kick off leasing at Brooklyn Navy Yard Admiral’s Row

By Michelle Cohen

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April 26, 2019

New 125th Street project will bring 300 affordable apartments to East Harlem

By Alexandra Alexa

Long in the works as part of the larger East 125th Street Development project, One East Harlem officially broke ground yesterday.
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April 24, 2019

With loan secured, Brooklyn’s tallest skyscraper is finally ready to rise

By Devin Gannon

The on-again, off-again construction of a Brooklyn skyscraper got a major push forward Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reported that 9 DeKalb Avenue's developer Michael Stern of JDS Development has acquired a more than $664 million loan package to fund the development of the skyscraper.
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April 23, 2019

Pacific Park construction accelerates with groundbreaking at tallest tower

By Alexandra Alexa

Long in the works, construction at the Pacific Park complex in Brooklyn is set to ramp up after Greenland Forest City Partners announced a partnership with the Brodsky Organization to develop 18 Sixth Avenue.
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April 23, 2019

TWA Hotel reveals first look at rooftop infinity pool and observation deck

By Dana Schulz

When the TWA Hotel opens, guests will be able to "pull up a chaise lounge, sip a Mile High Spritz and take a dip in the infinity pool with panoramic views of the busiest runways at JFK.
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April 22, 2019

New rendering shows 277-foot tower rising next to Williamsburgh Savings Bank

By Michelle Cohen

The 26-story tower rising at 159 Broadway next to South Williamsburg's landmarked, domed Williamsburgh Savings Bank is making progress on its way to becoming 21 condos and a hotel.
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April 22, 2019

At 9 DeKalb, SHoP Architects reveal a rooftop pool wrapping around Dime Savings Bank’s dome

By Alexandra Alexa

A fresh rendering of 9 Dekalb Avenue first published in the New York Times last week revealed a new aspect of the project: the Dime Savings Bank's roof will be transformed into an outdoor lounge for residents, including a pool that will partly wrap around the ornate Guastavino dome.
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April 18, 2019

Netflix to open new production centers in Bushwick and Flatiron

By Devin Gannon

Netflix plans to expand its New York City footprint with new production centers in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Gov.
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April 16, 2019

Extell’s 720-foot Brooklyn Point tops out, becomes tallest tower in borough

By Alexandra Alexa

Brooklyn Point, Extell’s first outer-borough tower rising at 138 Willoughby Street officially topped out this week at 720 feet, and the views from near the top are even more incredible than expected.
Check out the views!

April 15, 2019

Plans for second-tallest building in the Western Hemisphere move forward with demolition permits

By Alexandra Alexa

Just one month after closing on 5 East 51st Street, a six-floor rental across the street from St. Patrick’s Cathedral, developer Harry Macklowe has filed demolition permits with the city, as CityRealty reported.
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April 11, 2019

Will the Wegmans obsession continue in Brooklyn?

By Devin Gannon

Wegmans is officially coming to Brooklyn this fall, more than four years after the beloved grocery store announced plans to open its first ever New York City location.
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April 11, 2019

Extell’s Upper West Side tower going forward despite city’s amendment on mechanical voids

By Alexandra Alexa

Rendering courtesy of Binyan Studios/ Snøhetta Following a revised design and review by the FDNY, developer Extell has been granted permission to proceed with plans for the Snøhetta-designed tower at 50 West 66th Street, Gothamist reports.
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April 10, 2019

Former 19th-century cigar factory in Long Island City becomes a haven for creatives

By Devin Gannon

A former 19th-century cigar factory in Long Island City has been reimagined as mixed-use office space fit for creative companies. The four-story loft building on 35th Avenue offers tenants super high ceilings, exposed beams, and arched windows.
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April 10, 2019

New renderings for Pritzker Prize winner Álvaro Siza’s first U.S. building in Hell’s Kitchen

By Devin Gannon

New renderings of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Álvaro Siza's first United States building were revealed this week, stirring up interest before the Hell's Kitchen tower launches sales this fall.
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April 9, 2019

Archdiocese of New York reveals new affordable housing on the site of a former Bronx church

By Alexandra Alexa

Magnusson Architecture + Planning (MAP) unveiled a new, mid-rise building known as St. Augustine Terrace that will provide 112 units of affordable housing for low-income families in the Bronx.
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