By Max Gillespie

New Sidewalk Shed Designs By PAU Unveiled At 280 Broadway In Civic Center, Manhattan

Two prototype sidewalk sheds have been installed outside the New York City Department of Buildings headquarters at 280 Broadway in Civic Center, Manhattan. Designed by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) and developed with structural partner LERA Consulting Structural Engineers, the Baseline Shed and Speed Shed mark the first time either PAU design has appeared on a New York City sidewalk. The installations were unveiled on October 19, when Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the DOB announced that the number of sidewalk sheds across the five boroughs has declined by approximately 1,200 since January, a reduction of more than 15 percent.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 492 Thomas S Boyland Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn

By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 492 Thomas S Boyland Street, a six-story residential building in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Designed by Jay Architect & Engineering DPC and developed by Thomboy Facilities LLC, the structure yields 87 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 18 units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $67,955 to $146,560.

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131 West 23rd Street. Rendering courtesy of Stonehill & Taylor Architects.

Demolition Complete for Mixed-Use Tower at 131 West 23rd Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Demolition is complete at 131 West 23rd Street, the site of a mixed-use tower in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by Stonehill Taylor Architects and developed by JHG Holdings, the project is planned to yield apartments, hotel rooms, and amenities. Permits were first filed in 2014 for a 35-story, 445-foot-tall structure, and an update two years later called for 246 hotel rooms and 29 residential units. It is unclear whether any of these figures remain current. The 17,968-square-foot multi-parcel property is located mid-block between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.

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Conceptual Rendering Depicts 100 West 79th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

A design concept reimagines 100 West 79th Street as a ten-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by GE-T Architecture Workshop, the structure would feature four duplex condominium units. The property is located at the southwest corner of West 79th Street and Columbus Avenue, directly across from the American Museum of Natural History.

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Earthwork Underway at 37-09 36th Avenue In Long Island City, Queens

By Max Gillespie

Earthwork is underway at 37-09 36th Avenue, the site of a 26-story mixed-use building in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Issac & Stern Architects and developed by Elie Pariente of EMP Capital Group, the 285-foot-tall structure will span 243,359 square feet and yield 99 units, most likely rentals, with an average scope of 674 square feet. The project will also include 105,349 square feet of commercial space, 4,402 square feet of community facility space, and a cellar.

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