Rendering courtesy of DBOX.

Renderings Reveal Ritz-Carlton Residences Conversion of Hotel Bossert in Brooklyn Heights

New renderings have been revealed for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Brooklyn Heights, a 15-story residential building at 98 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed in a joint venture between Marriott International and SomeraRoad, the project will convert the historic Hotel Bossert into 62 condominium units. The building will also contain a ground-floor restaurant by Danny Meyer. The property is located at the southeast corner of Montague and Hicks Streets.

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Protected Bike Lane Added To Updated Park Avenue Redesign In Midtown East, Manhattan

An updated design has been unveiled for the redesign an 11-block streetscape transformation of Park Avenue spanning East 46th to East 57th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan. Led by the New York City Department of Transportation and designed by Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners, in collaboration with Thornton Tomasetti and TYLin, the project will expand the avenue’s medians, add pedestrian space, seating, and landscaping, and convert an existing southbound vehicle travel lane into a two-way protected bike lane. The revised plan would remove one travel lane in each direction and repurpose one additional southbound lane for the protected bike lane, while new crosswalks will connect the medians along the corridor. The project area sits directly above the Grand Central Terminal train shed, between Grand Central Terminal and the foot of East 57th Street.

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Housing Lottery Launches for Longfellow Marmion Apartments in West Farms, The Bronx

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Longfellow Marmion Apartments, two five-story residential building at 1900 Longfellow Avenue and 1968 Marmion Avenue in West Farms, The Bronx. Built in 1931, the structures collectively yields 54 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 14 units for residents at 50 to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $0 to $109,920.

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200 West 88th Street. Rendering courtesy of Alden Studios.

Façade Installation Continues on RAMSA’s 200 West 88th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

Exterior work is progressing on 200 West 88th Street, an 18-story residential tower on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects and developed by Nortco Development, the 215-foot-tall structure will span 114,000 square feet and yield 36 condominium units in three- to five-bedroom layouts. The project will also contain ground-floor retail space and enclosed parking spaces on the second level. The property is alternately addressed as 568-574 Amsterdam Avenue and located at the southwest corner of West 88th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.

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