By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Malabar Residences Nears Completion at 126 East 57th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

Construction is nearing completion on Malabar Residences, a 28-story residential tower at 126 East 57th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by ODA Architecture and developed by MRR Development, the 346-foot-tall structure will span 140,806 square feet of residential space split into 145 condominium units averaging 971 square feet. The project will also include two lower-level retail spaces spanning 4,114 square feet, and accompanying amenities. The property is located at the corner of East 56th Street and Lexington Avenue with a narrow panhandle extension to East 57th Street.

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The new Canarsie Library. Rendering courtesy of Studio Joseph.

New Canarsie Library Breaks Ground at 1580 Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie, Brooklyn

By Michael Young

Work is underway on the new two-story Canarsie Library at 1580 Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Developed by the Brooklyn Public Library and designed in a collaboration between Studio Joseph, Envoie Projects, Mercer Mass Timber, Plus Group, TYLin, and W Architecture, the structure will span 11,000 square feet, double the size of the previous facility. The building will also be one of New York City’s first buildings constructed from mass timber. Construction broke ground last Saturday at the property, which is located at the corner of Rockaway Parkway and Avenue J.

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Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center Opens In East Flatbush, Brooklyn

By Max Gillespie

On Monday, city officials celebrated the opening of the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center, a $141 million community facility at 3105 Farragut Place in the Little Haiti section of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Developed by the NYC Department of Design and Construction using the design-build method, the 74,000-square-foot center is expected to serve more than 41,000 residents living within a 15-minute walk or transit ride.

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383 Madison Avenue. Rendering courtesy of JPMorgan.

Façade Removal Underway For 383 Madison Avenue Overhaul in Midtown East, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Renovation work is moving along on 383 Madison Avenue, a 47-story office skyscraper in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill along with Foster + Partners and Gensler, the project will re-clad the 755-foot-tall structure’s façade and revamp its 1.2 million square feet of office space to serve the banking investment division of JPMorgan Chase. Formerly known as the Bear Stearns Building, the tower was originally designed by David Childs of SOM and completed in 2001. The property is bounded by Madison and Vanderbilt Avenues and East 46th and East 47th Streets, and stands directly south of the financial institution’s recently completed headquarters at 270 Park Avenue.

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