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February 28, 2018

New construction photos show One Vanderbilt’s 1,401-foot ascent

By Devin Gannon

After beginning its vertical construction last June, One Vanderbilt's progress shows no signs of slowing. According to SL Green, the supertall is currently rising two floors per month and after the 13th floor is completed, three floors will be installed every month.
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February 22, 2018

Soon to be largest deliberately demolished tower ever, 270 Park Avenue proposal faces backlash

By Devin Gannon

Plans to replace JPMorgan Chase's current headquarters at 270 Park Avenue with a much taller tower at the same site is facing opposition from architecture and preservation buffs, shortly after the proposal was announced.
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February 20, 2018

Frank Gehry and Santiago Calatrava to design Hudson Yards residential towers

By Michelle Cohen

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February 16, 2018

Before its summer kickoff, new renderings for Halletts Point’s first rental

By Devin Gannon

The first of the Durst Organization's seven-building, $1.5 billion development on the Astoria waterfront got new renderings this week, months ahead of its scheduled opening. As Curbed NY learned, the developer said leasing will launch for the two-tower 10 Halletts Points this summer.
More details here

February 16, 2018

New Jersey’s priciest penthouse has a hibachi dining room and glass cube roof deck

By Michelle Cohen

Developer Alexander Hovnanian has introduced a new, head-turning $8 million penthouse at the Nine on the Hudson development in New Jersey's Port Imperial neighborhood.
Greenhouse kitchen, glass cube roof deck, this way

February 15, 2018

The new nomadic lifestyle: Luxury real estate and restaurants take over Nomad

By Michelle Sinclair Colman

A nomad is defined as “a member of a community of people who live in different locations, moving from one place to another in search of grasslands for their animals.” But it would be hard to imagine any Nomad resident ever straying for grasslands beyond Madison Square Park.
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February 9, 2018

New renderings revealed for SCDA’s flashy 11-story condo on the High Line

By Devin Gannon

A swath of new renderings of SCDA Architects' condo tower was released this week, more than three years after the project was first announced in 2014.
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February 9, 2018

See new photos of SHoP Architects’ Domino rental tower at 325 Kent

By Michelle Cohen

Now that the doughnut-shaped 16-story waterfront rental building at 325 Kent Avenue is nearly complete, you can take a look at some seductive new snaps of interiors and amenity spaces to see if it lives up to the hype.
More photos, yoga and food this way

February 7, 2018

New details and renderings for Essex Crossing’s Market Line, NYC’s largest food hall

By Dana Schulz

It's been over a year since we got our first look at Market Line, the 150,000-square-foot market that will anchor the Essex Crossing mega-development.
Check out the other vendors and more renderings

February 5, 2018

Extell’s Brooklyn Point tower will have the highest rooftop pool in the city

By Dana Schulz

It's no surprise that the supertall savants at Extell--who are currently constructing the 1,550-foot Central Park Tower as the world's tallest residential building--used their first foray into Brooklyn to smash yet another sky-high record.
More details and views ahead

January 31, 2018

Whole Foods Market’s first 365 store on the East Coast opens in Fort Greene

By Devin Gannon

Whole Foods Market 365 opened its first East Coast location in Fort Greene on Wednesday, further cementing Downtown Brooklyn as a burgeoning commercial hub. The 30,000-square-foot store is located in Two Trees' 300 Ashland Place, a mixed-use development with 379 amenity-rich rentals above it.
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January 30, 2018

Affordable senior housing development is the first building to open at Essex Crossing

By Dana Schulz

Nine months after the housing lottery launched at Dattner Architects' 175 Delancey Street, a 100 percent affordable building for seniors at the Lower East Side's Essex Crossing, Mayor de Blasio has announced that the development is officially open.
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January 30, 2018

Union Square tech hubbub heats up ahead of public review date with mayor’s latest rezoning bid

By Michelle Cohen

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January 29, 2018

New renderings revealed for Union Square’s Tammany Hall redevelopment by BKSK

By Devin Gannon

The makeover of the landmarked Tammany Hall at 44 Union Square East, formerly home to the Democratic party machine that dominated New York City politics for years, continues to progress, with recently released renderings showcasing a bright, unique office and retail space.
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January 29, 2018

Two new Grand Street Guild towers will bring 400 all-affordable units to the Lower East Side

By Michelle Cohen

Housing organization Grand Street Guild has announced plans to build two 15-story towers as part of a 100 percent affordable housing project that will bring 400 new apartments–including over 150 reserved for seniors–to the Lower East Side.
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January 26, 2018

The Eleventh, Bjarke Ingels’ pair of twisting towers, takes shape along the High Line

By Devin Gannon

The Eleventh, a pair of slanted towers designed by Bjarke Ingels', officially went vertical in West Chelsea this week. Developed by HFZ Capital, the two-building complex at 76 Eleventh Avenue sits near the High Line between West 18th and 17th Streets.
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January 26, 2018

City selects de Blasio donors to build pair of towers on NYCHA property in Boerum Hill

By Devin Gannon

The city announced on Thursday their selection of two developers, Arker Companies and Two Trees Management, to build two 16-story apartment towers on parking lots at Wyckoff Gardens, a New York City Housing Authority property in Brooklyn.
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January 23, 2018

After seven years, Landmarks approves controversial Canal Street apartment building

By Devin Gannon

For Trans World Equities and Paul A. Castrucci Architects, the third time is truly the charm.
See the approved replacement

January 22, 2018

This boxy glass tower will replace the Lower East Side’s Sunshine Cinema

By Michelle Cohen

As planned, the beloved Sunshine Cinema's screens went dark for good Sunday night in fittingly dramatic fashion, after a 10:15 showing of “Darkest Hour.
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January 17, 2018

South Bronx complex with 1,045 housing units and nation’s first Hip-Hop museum gets new rendering

By Devin Gannon

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January 16, 2018

New rendering shows how Pacific Park is changing Brooklyn’s skyline; tallest tower on the way

By Michelle Cohen

Though Brooklyn's Pacific Park mega-development hasn't been in the news much lately, the site of headline-stealing Barclays Center and the world's tallest modular tower hasn't slowed its advancing impact on the borough's skyline.
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January 12, 2018

The South Bronx gets a new creative office hub at Union Crossing

By Michelle Cohen

We've been hearing so much about neighborhoods like Bushwick, Sunset Park, the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Long Island City ushering in a new era of creative industry. But the city’s next creative office hub is blossoming in the South Bronx neighborhoods of Mott Haven, Port Morris, and Hunts Point.
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January 10, 2018

Robert A.M. Stern will design fourth Hudson River-front residential tower for Related

By Dana Schulz

The classic limestone looks of Robert A.M. Stern lend themselves well to the waterfront, and mega-developer Related is certainly looking to capitalize on the starchitect's expertise.
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January 10, 2018

Thomas Heatherwick designs two bubbled condo towers for Related’s High Line-straddling site

By Devin Gannon

Thomas Heatherwick plans to bring more eccentricity to Manhattan's west side with two condo towers covered in a bubbled facade and bisected by the High Line, as CityRealty reported on Wednesday.
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January 9, 2018

Replacement of Harlem icon Lenox Lounge to be a decidedly less jazzy commercial building

By Devin Gannon

The proposed replacement of the Lenox Lounge, a Harlem Renaissance club that once featured jazz greats like Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, is nothing to sing about.
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January 5, 2018

The Peninsula, a Hunts Point mixed-use complex on former juvenile jail site, gets new renderings

By Devin Gannon

Updated renderings have been released of The Peninsula, a $300 million project that will bring 740 affordable housing units to the site of the former Spofford Juvenile Detention Center in the Bronx neighborhood of Hunts Point.
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January 5, 2018

New renderings unveiled of John Catsimatidis’ 32-story Downtown Brooklyn rental ‘The Eagle’

By Devin Gannon

Leasing has officially commenced at 86 Fleet Place, the final residential tower of John Catsimatidis' four-building development along Myrtle Avene, a site the billionaire first purchased from Long Island University in 1982.
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January 3, 2018

A massive 1,000-unit mixed-use project is planned right off the Coney Island boardwalk

By Emily Nonko

It's slated to be a big year for Coney Island--and not just when it comes to new rides and attractions. A massive development will join the growing redevelopment of the beachfront locale, which will be home to at least four major projects totaling 2,151 units in the coming years.
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January 2, 2018

The evolution of Hudson Square: From the Printing District to ‘affordable’ luxury

By Michelle Sinclair Colman

Hudson Square is undergoing another transformation. The neighborhood was once known as the Printing District because of the printing companies attracted to the large concrete and steel factory buildings located close to their Wall Street clients.
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January 2, 2018

Battle heats up over East Harlem park where a 760-foot tower is planned

By Devin Gannon

Located on Second Avenue between East 96th Street and East 97th Street, the Marx Brothers Playground boasts a jungle gym and ball fields spread out over 1.5 acres.
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December 27, 2017

Construction suspended at the World Trade Center’s St. Nicholas Shrine amid financial woes

By Devin Gannon

Construction company Skanska USA stopped work at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church this month after the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America failed to make payments on the project.
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December 21, 2017

Renderings revealed for Dattner Architect’s nine-story building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

By Devin Gannon

Once a shipyard where World War II warships were produced, the 300-acre Brooklyn Navy Yard is undergoing a major development to become a multi-use industrial and commercial mecca.
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December 19, 2017

The Upper West Side’s next tall tower reveals its Art Deco design

By Devin Gannon

Despite some initial construction hiccups, plans for the 668-foot residential tower at 200 Amsterdam Avenue continue to move forward.
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December 18, 2017

Extell’s first outer-borough skyscraper, Brooklyn Point, gets new renderings

By Devin Gannon

In October, Extell Development released a website with details about their luxury high-rise planned for Downtown Brooklyn. Two months later, they've released additional renderings of 138 Willougby, their first outer-borough tower.
Get a first look inside

December 15, 2017

First official look at David Adjaye’s 800-foot Financial District condo tower

By Dana Schulz

Nearly four years after wrapping up his first NYC project, Harlem's Sugar Hill affordable housing development, renowned British architect David Adjaye is inching closer to completing his first skyscraper in the city.
More details and renderings ahead

December 15, 2017

JFK’s TWA Flight Center Hotel tops out, on track to open in 2019 with the world’s largest hotel lobby

By Michelle Cohen

MCR and Morse Development announced this week the topping out of the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport less than a year after breaking ground on the project.
Find out more about the rebirth of this mid-century modern icon

December 12, 2017

LPC approves Achim Menges’ futuristic rooftop pavilion and stage for Pier 17

By Michelle Cohen

Between the controversial–and eventually nixed–condo tower and the news of ESPN's new studio plans, it's hard to keep up with what's taking shape at Pier 17 in the Seaport district.
Renderings of the high-tech sky canopy this way

December 12, 2017

COOKFOX unveils design for five eco-conscious high-rises in Hudson Square

By Devin Gannon

COOKFOX Architects released new renderings this week of its five proposed high-rise buildings in Hudson Square, part of the redevelopment of St. John's Terminal into a nearly two-million-square-foot complex of housing, retail and office space.
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December 12, 2017

Announcing 6sqft’s 2017 Building of the Year!

By Emily Nonko

The votes have been tallied, and so it's time to name the 2017 Building of the Year! The winning title belongs to no other than One Manhattan Square, the Lower East Side meets Chinatown skyscraper that will be home to NYC’s largest outdoor private garden when it opens next year.
More on this year's winner!

December 12, 2017

Waterline Square mega-development tops out on the Upper West Side

By Devin Gannon

Waterline Square, a mega-development consisting of three luxury residential high-rises and measuring 2.2 million square feet, officially topped out this week, one of the most ambitious projects to hit the Upper West Side in decades.
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December 11, 2017

Last day to vote for 6sqft’s 2017 Building of the Year!

By Emily Nonko

This year was all about new development redefining the New York City skyline. Construction moved along at a rapid pace, whether it be the topping out of Richard Meier's tower at 685 First Avenue or foundational work kicking off at Brooklyn's first supertall 9 Dekalb.
VOTE HERE! And learn more about the choices.

December 8, 2017

City will replace Nolita’s Elizabeth Street Garden with 121 affordable apartments for seniors

By Devin Gannon

After years of public battles between open space advocates and public officials, the city announced on Friday that it will create an affordable senior housing development at the site of the Elizabeth Street Garden in Nolita.
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December 7, 2017

New renderings revealed for Extell’s Central Park Tower as it hits halfway mark

By Devin Gannon

The 1,550-foot Central Park Tower, the soon-to-be tallest residential tower in New York City, has gotten some new renderings that reveal how it'll appear lit up at night, as well as how its interiors may look (h/t YIMBY).
See inside the supertall

December 5, 2017

Extell’s Target-touting East Village rental gets new looks

By Devin Gannon

With construction wrapping up, Extell Development's two-tower rental complex on 500 and 524 East 14th Street got new renderings this week, revealing luxury amenities and ground-floor retail, including Target, the store's first East Village location.
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December 1, 2017

$11K/month Ellipse tower penthouse is now Jersey City’s most expensive rental

By Devin Gannon

An apartment in LeFrak Organization’s 41-story luxury tower, the Ellipse, just became the most expensive rental listing in Jersey City. According to The Real Deal, the unit is the biggest of the building’s five penthouses and features four bedrooms, four bathrooms and a terrace with city views.
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December 1, 2017

New renderings and more funding for South Williamsburg’s Dime Savings Bank site

By Michelle Cohen

6sqft reported in May that a 23-story mixed-use tower was headed for one of Williamsburg‘s most closely-watched developments, the site anchored by the Neoclassical-style Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh building at 209 Havemeyer Street at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge.
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November 29, 2017

See inside the American Copper Buildings’ amenity-filled sky bridge

By Devin Gannon

The highly anticipated three-story sky bridge that links the two American Copper Buildings officially opened on Wednesday, making it the first of its kind in New York City in more than 80 years.
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November 29, 2017

New renderings by ‘Build It Bigger’ host Danny Forster show 220-room AC Hudson Yards hotel

By Michelle Cohen

Last year, 6sqft reported that demolition permits were filed by developer Arisa Realty to make way for a hotel that will rise amidst the rapidly-growing Hudson Yards development in far west Midtown, with Epstein Global listed as the architect of record.
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November 27, 2017

Snøhetta reveals ‘excavated’ bronze tower that will be the Upper West Side’s tallest

By Devin Gannon

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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

By Devin Gannon

As the Long Island City skyline continues to grow, so does the list of amenities developments are offering residents in the booming Queens neighborhood.
Take a peek

November 17, 2017

First look at REX’s pleated-glass transformation of Brutalist 5 Manhattan West office tower

By Michelle Cohen

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.
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

By Devin Gannon

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

By Emily Nonko

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

November 10, 2017

Demolition papers filed for Lower East Side’s Landmark Sunshine Cinema

By Devin Gannon

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

By Devin Gannon

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

By Devin Gannon

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

By Devin Gannon

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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November 1, 2017

One Vanderbilt’s outdoor observation deck may tie for highest in NYC

By Dana Schulz

October 31, 2017

First 5Pointz-replacing tower tops out in Long Island City

By Devin Gannon

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

By Michelle Cohen

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

By Michelle Cohen

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

By Dana Schulz

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.
More looks and details

October 27, 2017

System Architects’ fiery Tribeca townhouse is partially unveiled

By Michelle Cohen

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.
Landmarks approved rendering, this way

October 25, 2017

262 Fifth Avenue, the tallest tower between Empire State Building and One WTC, gets new details

By Dana Schulz

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.
See the new rendering in full

October 24, 2017

Rezoning plan for Sunset Park’s Industry City set into motion

By Devin Gannon

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

By Dana Schulz

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.
See all the renderings

October 20, 2017

After four years, TF Cornerstone files plans for 1,200-unit building at Hunters Point South

By Devin Gannon

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

By Dana Schulz

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

By Michelle Cohen

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

October 13, 2017

Rafael Vinoly’s Three Waterline Square tops out, first of starchitect trio

By Michelle Cohen

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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