Articles by Andrew Nelson

Quay Tower, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Quay Tower Sees Brooklyn’s First-Ever $20 Million Condominium Sale

8:00 am on October 12, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Quay Tower is not like most of the new residential skyscrapers rising in Brooklyn. The project sits directly against the Brooklyn Heights waterfront, soaring 30 floors above the neighboring brownstone-filled streets, and features a glassy façade paired with brushed copper-hued metals that evoke the iron girders along Pier 6, nearby. Now, the building has now shattered a record for the entire borough, with its penthouse entering contract for $20 million, nearly $4 million over the previous record for a Brooklyn apartment set by actor Matt Damon.

Sidewalk to Park Conversion Dubbed “Canoe Plaza” Opens on 36th Street in Midtown Manhattan

7:30 am on October 12, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

In some good news, a space in Midtown overrun with cars is finally being given back to the pedestrians. Canoe plaza has officially opened, adding a green landscape to the formerly car-blighted lot. Shanti Nagel designed the avenue-long park on 36th Street between 9th and 10th Avenue. The development has occurred thanks to Quandrum Global, owner of the Arlo Hotel brand prominent throughout New York City.

Permits Filed for 350 East 28th Street, East Flatbush, Brooklyn

6:00 am on October 12, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a five-story residential building at 350 East 28th Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. The site is four blocks away from the Newkirk Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains, and one stop from the end of the line. Kings Group Development will be responsible for the project.

30 East 31st Street, image from 277 Fifth Avenue

Morris Adjmi-Designed 30 East 31st Street Reaches 479′ Pinnacle in NoMad, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 11, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Construction of the 40-story tall and diagrid-tipped 30 East 31st Street has finally topped out in NoMad. It is now showing off its unique crisscross exterior influenced by surrounding Gothic architecture from the 1920’s and ‘30s. Morris Adjmi Architects is responsible of the design. Along with topping out, glass installation is nearing the peak. Installation of the metal paneling has not yet started.

Permits Filed for 1620 New York Avenue, East Flatbush, Brooklyn

6:30 am on October 11, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 1620 New York Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. The site is four blocks away from the Flatbush Avenue subway station, end of the line for 2 and 5 trains, and center of a major commercial intersection. Joel Jacob is listed as responsible for the applications.

Permits Filed for 131-10 Avery Avenue, Flushing, Queens

6:00 am on October 11, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a seven-story medical facility at 131-10 Avery Avenue in Flushing, Queens. The site is located next to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, ten blocks away from the Flushing-Main Street LIRR train station and the Main Street subway station, end of the line for 7 trains. The Avery Group will be responsible for the development.

1865 Broadway, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

1865 Broadway’s Brutalist-Inspired Facade Reaches Its Rooftop On the Upper West Side of Manhattan

8:00 am on October 10, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

The latest Upper West Side tower designed by Skidmore Owings and Merrill is sealing up. It has ten months since the 33-story residential building at 1865 Broadway topped out, and just now the façade has finally reached the top.

Permits Filed for 165 Lexington Avenue, Kips Bay, Manhattan

7:00 am on October 10, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for an 11-story mixed-use building at 165 Lexington Avenue in Kips Bay, Manhattan. The site is four blocks away from the 33rd Street subway station, serviced by the 6 trains. Lexington Partners, a private equities firm with $38 billion in total assets, will be responsible for the development.

Permits Filed for 108-15 72nd Avenue, Forest Hills, Queens

6:30 am on October 10, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 108-15 72nd Avenue in Forest Hills, Queens. The site is two blocks away from the Forest Hills train station serviced by the LIRR, and three blocks away from the Forest Hills subway station, serviced by the E, F, M, and R trains. C H Crescent Realty is behind the applications.

991 Saint Johns Place, elevation by PKSB

Renderings Revealed for Expansion of Historic 991 Saint Johns Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

7:30 am on October 9, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

A proposal has been revealed for the redevelopment of the St. Gregory the Great School, a four-floor Neo-Classical design by Helmle & Corbett from 1921. The notable historic features include the entrance portico and building piers at the upper story windows, with arch-headed blind lintels. The proposal is to almost double the building’s floor count and add residential units to the old school building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, at 991 Saint Johns Place.

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