Permits Filed for 211-13 26th Avenue in Bayside, Queens

Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 211-13 26th Avenue in Bayside, Queens. Located between Bell Boulevard and Corporal Kennedy Street, the lot is closest to the Main Street subway station, serviced by the 7 train. Kathleen Marchiella under the Cord Meyer Development LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Preliminary rendering of 111 Washington Street, formerly 8 Carlisle Street

111 Washington Street Skyscraper Put On Hold in Financial District, Manhattan

The next building on our Turkey Week rundown of stalled projects is 111 Washington Street, a 64-story residential skyscraper in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Carlisle New York Apartments and Grubb Properties, which closed on a $48 million loan for the project last summer, the 820-foot-tall structure will span 326,221 square feet and yield 462 residential units, 7,000 square feet of commercial space, and a 60-foot-long rear yard. The property is alternately addressed as 8 Carlisle Street and located at the corner of Washington and Carlisle Streets, south of the nearby World Trade Center complex.

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Photograph from report released last week, via nyc.gov

Governor Hochul Signs Bill To Increase Speed Of Delivery For New Projects In New York City

Last week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation enabling the use of progressive design-build and construction manager build methods in a bid to cut down project timelines and costs by replacing outdated design-bid-build models. A report released last week highlights the city’s implementation of all 39 recommendations from the Capital Process Reform Task Force, created in 2022 to streamline construction processes. These changes aim to deliver public infrastructure faster and more efficiently across the five boroughs.

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Housing Lottery Launches for The Westport at 500 West 56th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Westport, a 26-story mixed-use building built in 2002 at 500 West 56th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by Costas Kondylis & Partners and developed by Related Companies, the structure yields 371 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 19 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $118,560 to $218,010.

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