Excavation Progresses for RIU Hotel Skyscraper at 1710 Broadway in Midtown, Manhattan

At number 13 on our year-end countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is 1710 Broadway, a 633-foot-tall hotel skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Moss Architects and developed by RIU Hotels and Resorts, the 54-story structure will yield 673 hotel rooms, as well as two 300-seat restaurants and a lounge bar. The 8,848-square-foot development site has 129 feet of frontage at the corner of Broadway and West 54th Street.

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Housing Lottery Launches for Logan Fountain Apartments in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Logan Fountain Apartments, a 13-story residential building at 265 Logan Street in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Designed by MHG Architects and developed in collaboration by The Hudson Companies, The Jericho Project, and HELP US, the structure yields 174 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 68 units for residents at 40 to 70 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $36,720 to $134,820.

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