The Brook’s Exterior Nears Completion at 589 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn

8:00 am on December 17, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

At number 15 on our year-end countdown of the tallest construction projects in New York is The Brook, a 601-foot-tall residential skyscraper at 589 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Witkoff Group and Apollo Global Management, the 51-story structure will span 557,973 square feet and yield 591 rental units with an average scope of 827 square feet, as well as 68,693 square feet of retail space, a cellar level, and two floors of recreational and sports amenities. Thirty percent of the units will be reserved for affordable housing. The property is bound by DeKalb Avenue to the north, Fulton Street to the south, Flatbush Avenue diagonally to the east, and Bond Street to the west.

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Demolition Progresses at 1140-1152 Second Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on December 17, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Demolition is complete at 1140-1142, 1146-1148, and 1152 Second Avenue, a collection of former low-rise buildings on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The properties are part of a set of seven adjacent buildings that Sean J. Lavin of Townhouse Property Group and Lavin Development has sought to raze to make way for an expansive new structure spanning most of the block between East 60th and 61st Streets.

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Photograph of existing conditions at 244 Waverly Place, via LPC proposal

LPC Reviews Proposal for 244 Waverly Place In West Village, Manhattan

7:00 am on December 17, 2024 By Max Gillespie and Matt Pruznick

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is currently reviewing proposals for the renovation and expansion of 244 Waverly Place, a three-story residential building in Manhattan’s West Village. Designed by Hernandez-Eli Architecture, the proposal includes modifications to the structure’s entryway, updates to its front and rear façades, the addition of a cellar level, and the construction of a one-story rooftop extension. The property is located between Bank Street and West 11th Street.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 250 East 83rd Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

6:30 am on December 17, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Delecor, a 31-story residential building at 250 East 83rd Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by The Torkian Group, the structure yields 128 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 60 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $33,875 – $218,010.

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Demolition Prep Underway for MSK Hospital Skyscraper at 1233 York Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on December 16, 2024 By Michael Young

The 16th-tallest building on YIMBY’s year-end construction countdown is MSK Pavilion, a forthcoming 594-foot-tall inpatient hospital building at 1233 York Avenue in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed in collaboration by CannonDesign and Foster + Partners and developed by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), the 31-story structure will yield 900,000 square feet of cancer care and surgery facilities. Demolition is currently underway on the current occupant of the site, a 23-story building that formerly housed medical student residences and administrative offices. The property is bound by East 67th Street to the north, East 66th Street to the south, and York Avenue and Rockefeller University to the east.

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