Pacific Park [DNAinfo New York]: Seven properties within Forest City Ratner’s Pacific Park development have been seized to make way for construction; a six-story warehouse building spanning 718-728 Atlantic was also included in the acquisition. Tenants have 90 days to vacate the properties ahead of demolition.
Tappan Zee Bridge [New York Times]: Steel pilings are poking out of the Hudson River for what will hold up the new two-span Tappan Zee Bridge, connecting Terrytown and Nyack, in the Hudson Valley; the first span is set “to be completed in December 2016,” with the second span opening in 2018.
LICH Redevelopment [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]: NYU Langone Medical Center — the third developer that has attempted to redevelop LICH, in Cobble Hill — “has pulled out of the deal to offer emergency services and ambulatory care.” Redevelopment plans are now back at square one, with the site’s future uncertain.
100 Avenue A [EV Grieve]: Demolition of a four-story structure spanning 98-100 Avenue A — in the East Village — is nearing completion to make way for a six-story and 29-unit mixed-use building of nearly 27,700 square feet.
11-35 45th Avenue [The Court Square Blog]: Dubbed Murray Park North, the six-story and 39-unit residential building at 11-35 45th Avenue — in Long Island City — has risen to the second floor; the building is expected to open in the Spring of 2016.
123-01 Roosevelt Avenue [The Architect’s Newspaper]: A NY State Supreme Court justice “has given the green light” to the 1.4 million square-foot mall dubbed Willets Point West, set to rise from the surface lots at 123-01 Roosevelt Avenue, west of Citi Field; Queens Development Group is “expected to break ground once the site is fully acquired and remediation work is complete.”
99 Wall Street [Commercial Observer]: The 25-story commercial building at 99 Wall Street, in the Financial District, has been purchased for $52.4 million by The Claremont Group. Plans include a conversion to an undisclosed number of luxury residential condominiums.
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