August 2023

Earthwork Begins for 400-Room Hotel at 711 Seventh Avenue in Times Square, Manhattan

8:00 am on August 16, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Site preparations are underway at 711 Seventh Avenue, the site of an upcoming 32-story hotel in Times Square. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect and developed in a joint venture between Flintlock Construction and Atlas Hospitality, the 343-foot-tall structure will yield 400 rooms under IHG Hotel & Resorts’ voco brand. Capital Industries was the demolition contractor for the three low-rise former occupants of the property, which has been combined into an L-shaped parcel with frontage along Seventh Avenue and West 48th Street.

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Rendering of Netherbay at Bay Shore in Nassau County, Long Island

Developers Reveal Netherbay at Bay Shore Assisted Living Redevelopment in Nassau County, Long Island

7:30 am on August 16, 2023 By Sebastian Morris

A pair of private investors has revealed plans to redevelop a historic homestead into an assisted living and memory care facility in Nassau County, Long Island. Led by Charles Ferraro and Nicholas Racanelli, the three-story building in Bay Shore will debut as Netherbay at Bay Shore and contain 72 individual apartments and advanced medical care and rehabilitation facilities.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 3073 Barker Avenue in Williamsbridge, The Bronx

7:00 am on August 16, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 3073 Barker Avenue, an eight-story residential building in Williamsbridge, The Bronx. Designed by Dome Architecture and Design and developed by Omni Build, the structure yields 25 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 24 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $72,000 to $167,570.

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Rendering of the Studio Museum of Harlem - Photo Credit David Adjaye Associates

Work Resumes on Sir David Adjaye’s Studio Museum of Harlem at 144 West 125th Street in Harlem, Manhattan

8:00 am on August 15, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is progressing on The Studio Museum of Harlem, a new six-story home for the cultural institution at 144 West 125th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by Sir David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates with Cooper Robertson & Partners as the architect of record, the 82,000-square-foot structure will feature expanded gallery and exhibition space for more than 2,000 objects, multiple lecture halls, a roof deck, a café, and retail space. Sciame Construction LLC and McKissack & McKissack are the construction managers for the property, which is situated on an interior lot between Malcolm X Boulevard to the east and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard to the west.

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