2 World Trade Center. Rendering courtesy of Foster + Partners.

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

2 World Trade Center Resumes Construction in Financial District, Manhattan

Construction is preparing to restart at 2 World Trade Center, a 55-story supertall office skyscraper in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and developed by Silverstein Properties, the 1,226-foot-tall structure is the final component of the 16-acre World Trade Center complex and is slated to yield 1.95 million rentable square feet, with American Express as the anchor tenant. The full-block property is bounded by Vesey Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, Church Street to the east, and Greenwich Street to the west.

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57 4th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.

Foundations Underway at 57 Fourth Avenue in NoHo, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is underway at 57 Fouth Avenue, the site of a ten-story residential building in NoHo, Manhattan. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Ilyas Abayev under the 101 E 9 Holdings LLC, the 115-foot-tall structure will span 33,086 square feet and yield 15 condominium units with an average scope of 1,731 square feet. The project will also include ground-floor retail space. The property is alternately addressed as 101 East 9th Street and located at the corner of 4th Avenue and East 9th Street.

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Grant Park Completes Construction In Claremont, The Bronx

By Max Gillespie

NYC Parks has completed the $17 million reconstruction of Grant Park in Claremont, The Bronx, converting 15 formerly vacant lots and a decommissioned one-block stretch of Grant Avenue into a unified 4.7-acre public open space. The project was funded through the Jerome Avenue Rezoning Initiative, with $16.5 million in mayoral funding and $500,000 from the Bronx Borough President’s office.

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Wrey at 222 Broadway. Rendering courtesy of StreetSense.

New Renderings Revealed For Wrey At 222 Broadway in Financial District, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for Wrey, a 31-story office-to-residential conversion at 222 Broadway in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by TPG Real Estate and GFP Real Estate, the project will transform the structure’s 770,416 square feet into 788 rental apartments and 40,000 square feet of commercial space. The $43.6 million overhaul will also involve the partial re-cladding of the midcentury façade and the construction of a 40-foot extension atop the roof, bringing the total height to 430 feet, according to permits. The property is bounded by Ann Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, and Broadway to the west.

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