Articles by Evan Bindelglass

Cindy Xu of China Overseas America (in blue) and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop (to her left) at the groundbreaking for 99 Hudson Street.

Ground Broken for 99 Hudson Street, Jersey City, To Be New Jersey’s Tallest Tower

8:00 am on January 29, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

On Thursday, at a little before noon, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for 99 Hudson Street in Jersey City. Located on a site bounded by Hudson, Grand, Greene, and York streets, the 900-foot-tall mixed-use condominium tower will likely be the tallest building in the state and one of the tallest residential buildings in the entire country. The event not only kicked off construction, but also provided a venue to show off new renderings of the project.

The Chester A. Arthur House at 123 Lexington Avenue (third from right), one of the items on the LPC backlog.

Landmarks To Hold Public Meeting February 23 On Backlog Items

7:00 am on January 29, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

In the fall of 2015, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission held a series of four special public hearings to deal with its backlog of 95 items that have been on its calendar since before 2010. Now, the next step, a public meeting, will be held on Tuesday, February 23.

Previewing the Views from 172 Madison Avenue, Midtown East

7:30 am on January 28, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

We last checked on the condominium development at 172 Madison Avenue, at the northwest corner of East 33^rd Street in Midtown East, only two weeks ago. Since then, the building has grown in height – from 28 stories to 29 – and more glass has been installed. And now we have a sneak peek at the views from the soon-to-be 33-story building.

Construction at 199 Jay Street. Photo by Tectonic.

Construction Update: 199 Jay Street, Downtown Brooklyn

7:00 am on January 27, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

It was in July of 2014 that YIMBY brought you word of plans for the site of an office building at 199 Jay Street, at the corner of the small section of Nassau Street before the Manhattan Bridge ramps, in Downtown Brooklyn. A month later, we showed you a rendering of the project. Since then the existing building was demolished. Other than that, however, the project has barely pierced the ground, as seen in photos sent to us by our friend Tectonic, and it has a long way to go before it achieves its 33-story design.

Landmarks Not Ready To Approve New Three-Family House At 348 Clermont Avenue, Fort Greene

7:00 am on January 26, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

A new residential building is probably coming to a vacant lot on Clermont Avenue, between Lafayette and Green avenues, in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Historic District. It just won’t be quite what was proposed to the Landmarks Preservation Commission on last Tuesday. The commission did not approve the plan for a three-family, four-story structure at its public hearing.

Rendering of proposal for 240-82 Beverly Road.

Landmarks Approves Addition to Home at 240-82 Beverly Road, Douglaston

7:30 am on January 25, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

Most of the decisions the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission has to make involve structures in somewhat to very densely populated areas. However, the city, with its five boroughs, is quite large and diverse. Sometimes, the commission has to make decisions about more suburban areas. Such was the case last Tuesday when, for the second time in two weeks, the commission has approved the expansion of a single-family home in the Douglaston Historic District in Queens.

Proposed expansion of the Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue, 11 East 11th Street.

Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue To Be Expanded, Flipped in Greenwich Village

7:30 am on January 22, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

A synagogue whose structure served varied purposes before becoming a house of worship will be getting a somewhat unusual expansion and facelift. On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a proposal from the Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue, located at 11 East 11^th Street, between Fifth Avenue and University Place in Greenwich Village.

1185 Broadway, October 2014. Photo via Google Maps.

40-Story, 164-Key Viñoly-Designed Extended-Stay Hotel Planned at 1185 Broadway, NoMad

10:49 am on January 21, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

Permits were filed Thursday for a 40-story-tall, 164-key hotel at 1185 Broadway, at the northwest corner of West 28^th Street, in NoMad/Midtown South. The site’s single-story commercial building, with six businesses, was demolished in 2015, and this will be a big change for the property.

88 & 90 Lexington Avenue, January 13, 2016. All photographs by Evan Bindelglass unless noted.

Touring The Residential Conversion Underway at 88 & 90 Lexington Avenue

8:00 am on January 21, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

Two buildings, one destination. That’s what’s going on at 88 & 90 Lexington Avenue, between East 27th and 26th streets in Manhattan’s Gramercy area. Two buildings – 88 Lexington Avenue, built in 1927, and 90 Lexington Avenue, built in 1958 – are being converted into luxury condominiums by HFZ Capital Group, with workshop/apd as designer. We stepped inside last week to see how the conversion is going.

Landmarks Approves Conversion of Former Ridgewood Masonic Temple

7:30 am on January 21, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

The former Ridgewood Lodge No. 710, Free and Accepted Masons, better known as the Ridgewood Masonic Temple in Bushwick, Brooklyn, is one step closer to a rebirth. On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved plans to modify the building at 1052 Bushwick Avenue (a.k.a. 1054 Bushwick Avenue), designated an individual landmark on July 22, 2014, for residential use.

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