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Announcing 6sqft’s 2024 Building of the Year!

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December 23, 2024

Announcing 6sqft’s 2024 Building of the Year!

By Devin Gannon

The votes have been counted. 6sqft's 2024 Building of the Year is One Williamsburg Wharf, one of five 22-story luxury residential towers coming to the Williamsburg waterfront. The Naftali Group-developed building easily nabbed first place, receiving 302 votes out of the total 1,294 votes cast. Designed by Brandon Haw Architecture, with Hill West as architect of record, One Williamsburg Wharf offers 89 modern condos and a collection of amenities, including a waterfront park and a rooftop pool deck.
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New Developments

Greenpoint rental that is New York’s largest geothermal residential building gets new name, renderings

Renderings by The Boundary

December 18, 2024

Greenpoint rental that is New York’s largest geothermal residential building gets new name, renderings

By Aaron Ginsburg

The largest geothermal residential project in New York has received a fresh rebranding ahead of leasing next year. Lendlease unveiled new branding and renderings for The Riverie, an 834-unit multi-family development at 1 Java Street along the Greenpoint waterfront. The project comprises five interconnected buildings, including a 37-story and a 20-story tower. The development features an all-electric design and a geothermal system that reduces annual carbon emissions from heating and cooling by 53 percent compared to traditional residential systems.
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Architecture And Design

Here are the library books New Yorkers borrowed the most in 2024

Photo credit: Peter Frasco/ The New York Public Library

December 18, 2024

Here are the library books New Yorkers borrowed the most in 2024

By Aaron Ginsburg

New York City's three public library systems revealed the annual most borrowed books of 2024. Across all three of the systems—the New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and Queens Public Library—the most checked-out title was "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin, followed by "Happy Place" by Emily Henry and "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yaros.
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Events & Things To Do

See inside $19.5M Dumbo penthouse, Brooklyn’s most expensive condo for sale

Photo credit: Pavel Bendov for Olympia DUMBO

December 16, 2024

See inside $19.5M Dumbo penthouse, Brooklyn’s most expensive condo for sale

By Devin Gannon

New photos released this week provide a first look inside the most expensive condo currently for sale in Brooklyn. On the market for $19,500,000, Penthouse B takes up the entire 32nd floor of Olympia Dumbo, a new 33-story luxury development at 30 Front Street with a sail-inspired design. The residence, which first hit the market in 2022, measures nearly 5,000 square feet and boasts viral-worthy 360-degree views of the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan skyline, and beyond.
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Upper East Side luxury rental opens lottery for 33 apartments, from $914/month

Rendering courtesy of the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development

December 16, 2024

Upper East Side luxury rental opens lottery for 33 apartments, from $914/month

By Aaron Ginsburg

A new luxury rental on the Upper East Side launched a housing lottery last week for 33 mixed-income apartments. As a modern interpretation of Manhattan's Art Deco buildings, The Delecor at 250 East 83rd Street in Yorkville offers a pre-war-inspired design with 128 apartments and 25,000 square feet of residential amenities, including a rooftop lounge and indoor pool. New Yorkers earning 40, 60, and 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, priced from $914/month for studios to $4,020/month for two bedrooms.
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Affordable Housing

Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor to buy $20M UES penthouse

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December 11, 2024

Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor to buy $20M UES penthouse

By Aaron Ginsburg

Another New York Mets contract is grabbing headlines. Shortstop Francisco Lindor is set to score a $20 million penthouse at a boutique new condo building on the Upper East Side. As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, Lindor signed a contract for a 5,000-square-foot penthouse at 200 East 75th Street, an under-construction 18-story tower developed by EJS Group. Penthouse 5, which has six bedrooms and multiple terraces, is likely the baseball star's new home.
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$4M gets you the whole renovated Boerum Hill townhouse package, with a bi-level backyard

Photo credit: Hayley Ellen Day

December 10, 2024

$4M gets you the whole renovated Boerum Hill townhouse package, with a bi-level backyard

By Michelle Cohen

Brooklyn townhouse living is long past being a well-kept secret, so when you find a ready-to-move-in home in a neighborhood like Boerum Hill, you can expect it won't be a bargain. But having a charming, renovated single-family home like the one at 363 Warren Street, ready from day one, might just be worth the $3,995,000 ask. With a classic brownstone facade and a large, landscaped multi-level rear deck and yard, the four-story home is both historic and timeless.
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Distinctive Homes

National Black Theatre’s new 21-story home in Harlem opens lottery for 58 apartments, from $834/month

Rendering courtesy of NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development

December 10, 2024

National Black Theatre’s new 21-story home in Harlem opens lottery for 58 apartments, from $834/month

By Aaron Ginsburg

A 21-story mixed-use tower in Harlem that will soon house the historic National Black Theatre (NBT) and over 200 apartments opened an affordable housing lottery last week. On the corner of 125th Street and 5th Avenue, the new development, Ray Harlem, will include 27,000 square feet for NBT, the city's longest-running Black theater founded in the neighborhood in 1968, 222 residences, and commercial space. About a quarter of the apartments are designated affordable. New Yorkers earning 40, 60, and 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, priced from $834/month for studios to $3,643/month for two bedrooms.
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Affordable Housing

For $17M, this eco-friendly Brooklyn Heights Passive House went from beige to bold

Photos courtesy of Evan Joseph for The Corcoran Group

November 27, 2024

For $17M, this eco-friendly Brooklyn Heights Passive House went from beige to bold

By Michelle Cohen

This 1846 Greek Revival townhouse at 37 Sidney Place in historic Brooklyn Heights was listed back in 2021, after a stem-to-stern renovation following Passive House standards. Since then, the six-story, 7,040-square-foot townhouse received a dramatic interior redesign courtesy of Sasha Bikoff, bringing jewel tones and luxe finishes to the work of Passive House pros Ingui Architecture. Asking $17,000,000, the stately brick home brought convenience on board in the form of an elevator that serves all floors, from the basement gym to the skylit top-floor "treehouse room." The inside-and-out renovation even upped the drama quotient in the home's multiple outdoor spaces, including two terraces and a landscaped back garden on an extra-long lot.
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Distinctive Homes

The 23 best NYC holiday markets this year

FAD Holiday Market at Dumbo Empire Stores. Photo courtesy of FAD Market.

November 27, 2024

The 23 best NYC holiday markets this year

By Aaron Ginsburg

The holiday season has officially arrived in New York City, bringing with it the quest for the perfect gift. Whether you're searching for one-of-a-kind jewelry or artwork, or are craving a festive treat, the city's holiday markets will have something special for everyone. Ahead, find some of the best spots to find unique and meaningful gifts for loved ones this holiday season, from long-standing markets at Bryant Park, Union Square, and Columbus Circle to exciting newcomers like Macy's Holiday Square.
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11 public projects in NYC recognized for excellent design

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November 1, 2024

11 public projects in NYC recognized for excellent design

By Aaron Ginsburg

Eleven innovative projects across New York City have been recognized for their contributions to nurturing a more sustainable and engaging public realm. Mayor Eric Adams this week announced the winners of the 42nd annual Awards for Excellence in Design, selected by the city's Public Design Commission (PDC) from hundreds of submissions in 2023. This year's award-winning projects exemplify how urban planning can vastly enhance the daily lives of New Yorkers, transcending mere aesthetics to create resilient infrastructure, foster community bonds, and provide accessible recreational and educational spaces.
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Architecture And Design

Fifth Avenue’s tallest condo tower, 520 Fifth Avenue, tops out at 1,002 feet

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October 28, 2024

Fifth Avenue’s tallest condo tower, 520 Fifth Avenue, tops out at 1,002 feet

By Aaron Ginsburg

The tallest residential tower on Fifth Avenue has officially topped out. Developed by Rabina and designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), the 88-story mixed-use tower at 520 Fifth Avenue has topped out at 1,002 feet, making it the second tallest structure on the iconic corridor after the Empire State Building. Slated for completion in 2025, the elegant skyscraper will feature boutique office floors on the lower levels, with luxury condos beginning on the 42nd floor.
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New Developments

Boroughs of the Dead ghost tours dive into the real-life macabre history of NYC

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Astoria. All photos courtesy of Boroughs of the Dead

October 25, 2024

Boroughs of the Dead ghost tours dive into the real-life macabre history of NYC

Spooky season is in full swing, and if you’re a history nerd who wants to learn about the "macabre, strange, spooky, weird, spectral history of the city," there’s a tour group for that. Boroughs of the Dead: Macabre New York City Walking Tours, founded by Andrea Janes, brings groups through the spookiest, most "haunted" areas of New York City, creating a "ghost map" of the city by overlaying scary stories over the “terrain of the real,” Janes describes.
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New York Liberty ticker-tape parade announced for Thursday

The city celebrated the United States women’s soccer team winning its fourth World Cup title in 2019 with a ticker-tape parade. Photo by spurekar – Demanding Equity on Wikimedia

October 21, 2024

New York Liberty ticker-tape parade announced for Thursday

By Devin Gannon

New York City will host a ticker-tape parade this Thursday to celebrate the New York Liberty winning their first-ever WNBA championship. The team clinched the 2024 title in a nail-biting game 5 on Sunday night, defeating the Minnesota Lynx 62-67 in overtime. Mayor Eric Adams announced the parade will take place at 10 a.m. on October 24 along the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan. If you can't make it to the parade in person, you can stream it via the Mayor's Office here.
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Events & Things To Do

Studio Museum in Harlem will reopen in new building in fall 2025

Photo: © Albert Vecerka/Esto

October 9, 2024

Studio Museum in Harlem will reopen in new building in fall 2025

By Aaron Ginsburg

The Studio Museum in Harlem's new home will officially open next fall, the institution announced Tuesday. Designed by Sir David Adjaye, the building features stacked volumes over five stories and measures 82,000 square feet, increasing exhibition and public space by over 50 percent. Closed since 2018, the 125th Street museum will reopen with a presentation of the work of Tom Lloyd, an artist, educator, and activist featured in the Studio Museum's inaugural 1968 exhibition, held in a rented loft on Fifth Avenue.
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Architecture And Design

NYC’s curbside compost program expands to all five boroughs

Photo courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office on Flickr

October 7, 2024

NYC’s curbside compost program expands to all five boroughs

By Aaron Ginsburg

New York City's compost program is now underway in all five boroughs. On Sunday, curbside compost collection began in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, requiring buildings with four or more units to provide storage areas and labeled bins for yard and food waste collection by Department of Sanitation workers. The program’s final expansion follows its success in Queens and Brooklyn and aims to prevent rat infestations while promoting sustainability.
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Policy

SCAPE and Bjarke Ingels to turn former Connecticut power plant site into public park

Rendering courtesy of SCAPE and Bjarke Ingels Group

October 3, 2024

SCAPE and Bjarke Ingels to turn former Connecticut power plant site into public park

By Michelle Cohen

After a private company's plan to develop waterfront housing languished, Manresa Island, an extension of Norwalk, Connecticut that reaches into Long Island Sound, sat in limbo, held captive by the hulking mass of a defunct 20th-century power plant that rose from its lush marshland. Area residents Austin and Allison McChord have unveiled a plan to transform the abandoned land into a fully accessible and dynamic natural park and community destination with event and recreation spaces by 2030. The couple enlisted the aid of internationally renowned architect Bjarke Ingels of BIG and award-winning landscape architecture firm SCAPE to design the next life for the island as a thriving community hub.
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Architecture And Design

New Astoria rental launches lottery for 28 middle-income apartments, from $2,275/month

Rendering courtesy of the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development

October 1, 2024

New Astoria rental launches lottery for 28 middle-income apartments, from $2,275/month

By Devin Gannon

On a central Astoria block, a brand new rental is launching a lottery for below market-rate apartments. At 29th Street and Broadway, the Amara offers high-end apartments and amenities, including a parking garage and electric vehicle charging. Qualifying New Yorkers earning 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the 28 middle-income apartments, priced from $2,275/month studios to $3,700/month two-bedrooms.
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Affordable Housing

An artist’s Upper East Side condo is a palace-sized riot of joyful color for $8.75M

Photo credit: Nathan Patrick Media for Sotheby’s International Realty

September 23, 2024

An artist’s Upper East Side condo is a palace-sized riot of joyful color for $8.75M

By Michelle Cohen

This full-floor home spanning the entire 29th floor of the Siena condominium at 188 East 76th Street on the Upper East Side offers luxury enough, arranged in a gracious circle over 4,000 square feet. Available for the first time in a quarter-century, the apartment, asking $8,750,000, offers 360-degree views of the city, but the interiors of this palace-sized home offer an equally stunning eyeful. This one-of-a-kind apartment is the longtime home of artist Apryl Miller, who has been its only owner. Miller designed every inch of the space to resemble a candy-colored castle filled with delight and creative energy. Dazzling patterns, bold hues, and surprising materials include Venetian plaster, painted wood, brilliant tiles, statement metallics, and swirling swaths of colored carpet, all beneath ceilings that soar above nine feet high.
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Distinctive Homes

MTA unveils $68B capital plan to keep NYC transit system afloat

Credit: Ray Raimundi/MTA on Flickr

September 19, 2024

MTA unveils $68B capital plan to keep NYC transit system afloat

By Aaron Ginsburg

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Wednesday released a $68.4 billion capital plan for 2025-2029 mapping out ways to improve the transit system. The plan, "The Future Rides with Us," focuses on maintaining New York City's aging subway system by funding new train cars, improving deteriorating stations, and modernizing the signal system to ensure frequent and reliable service for New Yorkers. Nearly half of the funding remains uncertain, largely due to a $15 billion gap in the current capital plan caused by Gov. Kathy Hochul's indefinite pause on congestion pricing.
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16 best spots to celebrate Oktoberfest 2024 in NYC

September 12, 2024

16 best spots to celebrate Oktoberfest 2024 in NYC

By Aaron Ginsburg

Get ready to raise the steins and put on lederhosen: Oktoberfest is almost here. When the city of Munich bursts into Oktoberfest celebrations, the festivities spill far beyond Germany. New York City offers lots of ways to participate in the fun—whether by enjoying traditional German fare like beer and bratwurst or competing in stein-holding contests. Ahead, here are 16 of the best spots to celebrate Oktoberfest in NYC, from German beer gardens to lively block parties across the city.
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A guide to Little Italy’s 98th annual Feast of San Gennaro

Photo by Tom Marvel on Flickr

September 12, 2024

A guide to Little Italy’s 98th annual Feast of San Gennaro

By Devin Gannon

One of New York City's most popular street fairs returns to Manhattan's Little Italy neighborhood this week. The 11-day Feast of San Gennaro began in 1926 as a way for immigrants in New York to maintain the Italian tradition of honoring the patron saint of Naples, Saint Januarius, with a feast every September. While Little Italy has evolved over the last century, shrinking in size from 30 blocks to about nine, the Feast of San Gennaro remains one of the city's best events of the year. Ahead, get a taste of all things Italian American with our guide to one of the city's largest street fairs, which takes place September 12 through September 22.
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Events & Things To Do

Construction to begin on Bedford Avenue protected bike lane in Bed-Stuy

Streetview of Bedford Avenue. © 2024 Google

September 11, 2024

Construction to begin on Bedford Avenue protected bike lane in Bed-Stuy

By Aaron Ginsburg

One of the most dangerous sections of Brooklyn's longest street will soon be safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Tuesday announced work will begin this week on a 1.5-mile protected bike lane from Dean Street to Flushing Avenue in Bed-Stuy, among other safety improvements, including new pedestrian islands and loading zones. Similar bike lane redesigns in NYC have led to a 21 percent drop in injuries, according to a press release.
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New York’s largest geothermal residential project tops out in Greenpoint

1 Java Street topping out, courtesy of David Joshua Ford. Rendering courtesy of Marvel.

September 9, 2024

New York’s largest geothermal residential project tops out in Greenpoint

By Aaron Ginsburg

New York's largest geothermal residential project has topped out on the Greenpoint waterfront. Located at 1 Java Street, the two-tower development features 834 rental units, a climate-resilient shoreline, and 13,000 square feet of retail space. Slated for completion in 2026, the all-electric project's sustainable features are expected to reduce annual carbon emissions from heating and cooling by 53 percent compared to traditional residential systems.
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Architecture And Design

100 life-size Indian elephant sculptures migrate through the Meatpacking District

Photos by Mark Warner

September 9, 2024

100 life-size Indian elephant sculptures migrate through the Meatpacking District

By Aaron Ginsburg

A herd of 100 life-size elephant sculptures has arrived in the Meatpacking District as part of their great migration across America. Hosted by the Meatpacking BID in partnership with Elephant Family USA, the Great Elephant Migration seeks to captivate viewers while raising awareness and money for global conservation efforts. On view through October 20, the sculptures can be seen along 9th Avenue, between Gansevoort Plaza and 15th Street.
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