Upper West Side

Permits Filed for 537 West 59th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

6:30 am on September 1, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a nine-story building to be used as a homeless shelter at 537 West 59th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Located between Amsterdam and West End Avenues, the lot is near the 59th Street subway station, serviced by the A, B, C, D, and 1 trains. W59th Shelter HDFC is listed as the owner behind the applications of the 7,560-square-foot lot. Project Renewal, a non-profit that offers housing and services for the homeless, will operate the shelter.

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Rendering of 50 West 66th Street - Snøhetta

50 West 66th Street Gains Prominence Above Manhattan’s Upper West Side

8:00 am on August 21, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction continues to rise on 50 West 66th Street, a 69-story residential skyscraper on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Snøhetta with SLCE Architects as the executive architect and developed by Extell and Tennor Holding, the 775-foot-tall structure will yield 127 condominium units and stand as the tallest building on the Upper West Side. Lendlease is the general contractor for the project, which is located on an interior lot between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West with frontage on both West 65th and West 66th Streets.

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Anagram’s Façade Nears Completion at 1 West 60th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

8:00 am on July 19, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Exterior work continues to progress on Anagram, a 25-story residential tower at 1 West 60th Street  on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by INC Architecture & Design with SLCE Architects as the architect of record and developed by Global Holdings Management Group, the 281-foot-tall structure will span 180,813 square feet and yield 123 market-rate and affordable housing units with interiors by The Setting, as well as 20,000 square feet of retail space on the first two levels. Pavarini McGovern is the general contractor and DeSimone Consulting Engineers is the façade consultant for the property, which is alternatively addressed as 1841 Broadway and located at the corner of Broadway and West 60th Street, just north of Columbus Circle and the southwest corner of Central Park.

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17 West 60th Street’s Expansion And Renovation Progresses on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

7:30 am on July 18, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is moving along on 17 West 60th Street, a renovation and expansion project for the Shefa School on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Dattner Architects, the project involves the construction of a four-floor, 40-foot-tall pavilion atop the parapet of the 102-year-old structure that will raise its height from 12 to 16 stories, as well as the renovation of its interiors and replacement of its façade. The Jewish academic organization purchased a ground lease at the address for $49.5 million and plans to relocate from 40 East 29th Street to the new 75,000-square-foot facility. McGowan Builders is the general contractor for the property, which is located on an interior lot between Broadway and Ninth Avenue.

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