By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Breaks Ground on The Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing

Work has officially broken ground on the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing, a multistory expansion of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Frida Escobedo with Beyer Blinder Belle as the executive architect, the addition will span 126,000 square feet, including 71,000 square feet for The Met’s 20th- and 21st-century art collection. The annex will also contain 18,500 square feet of outdoor space, and improved circulation and sustainability. The new structure will rise from within the museum’s existing footprint, replacing the aging 120,000-square-foot wing that currently sits at the southwest corner of the site.

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The new residential buildings at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center. Rendering courtesy of Cord Meyer Development

Two-Building Rental Development Breaks Ground At Bay Terrace Shopping Center In Bayside, Queens

By Max Gillespie

Construction has broken ground on a pair of five-story residential buildings at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center, off 26th Avenue in Bayside, Queens. Designed by STUDIO V Architecture and developed by Forest Hills-based Cord Meyer Development, the as-of-right development will span 208,000 square feet and yield 145 rental units in a mix of one- to three-bedroom layouts, with at least 29 reserved for affordable housing. The project will also include below-grade resident parking with electric-vehicle charging stations.

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Housing Lottery Launches for The Lirio at 364 West 54th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Lirio, a nine-story residential building at 364 West 54th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by The Hudson Companies in partnership with Housing Works, the structure yields 112 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 44 units for residents at 30 to 120 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $35,315 to $219,840.

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8 Carlisle Street. Rendering courtesy of JLL.

8 Carlisle Street Nears 789-Foot Pinnacle in Financial District, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Structural work has reached the final stages on 8 Carlisle, a 64-story residential skyscraper at 8 Carlisle Street in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Grubb Properties and Pink Stone Capital, the 789-foot-tall tower will span 326,221 square feet and yield 462 residential units. The project will also include 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 60-foot-long rear yard. The property is alternately addressed as 111 Washington Street and located at the corner of Washington and Carlisle Streets, just south of the World Trade Center complex.

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