Articles by Max Gillespie

Photograph of Bridge Rockaway, courtesy of The Bridge

GMDC Brownsville Industrial Center and Bridge Rockaway Celebrate Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony In Brownsville, Brooklyn

7:30 am on September 27, 2024 By Max Gillespie

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was recently held to celebrate the opening of a mixed-use residential and industrial development at Rockaway Avenue and Newport Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The development includes both the GMDC Brownsville Industrial Center, a commercial facility offering affordable light industrial space, and Bridge Rockaway, a residential building sitting above the industrial space with 174 units of affordable and supportive housing. The structure was designed by Think! Architecture and Design and developed by Mega Development, nonprofit industrial developer Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center, and The Bridge.

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Rendering of Anagram at 1 West 60th Street. Credit: Volley Studio

Anagram Columbus Circle Reaches Full Occupancy At 1 West 60th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

7:30 am on September 26, 2024 By Max Gillespie

Developer Global Holdings has announced that Anagram Columbus Circle, a 26-story residential tower located at 1 West 60th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, has recently reached full occupancy. Designed by INC Architecture & Design, the 281-foot-tall structure yields 123 rental units and finished construction earlier this year. The property is located at the corner of Broadway and West 60th Street, just north of Columbus Circle and the southwest corner of Central Park.
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Photograph of Parkchester Gardens. Credit: Olshan Properties

Parkchester Gardens Completes Construction At 1701 Purdy Street In Parkchester, The Bronx

7:30 am on September 25, 2024 By Max Gillespie

Construction is complete on Parkchester Gardens, an eight-story senior affordable housing project at 1701 Purdy Street in Parkchester, The Bronx. Designed by Dattner Architects and developed by both Olshan Properties and O’Connor Capital Partners, the structure yields 221 residential units, with 67 reserved for housing formerly displaced seniors. The property is located by the intersection of Purdy Street and Parker Street.

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Rendering of 261 Grand Concourse and 315 Grand Concourse. Credit: S. Weider Architect PC

Developer Secures $135 Million Loan for 261-315 Grand Concourse in Mott Haven, The Bronx

7:00 am on September 24, 2024 By Max Gillespie

Developer Beitel Group has secured a $135 million construction loan to complete two adjacent residential projects at 261 and 315 Grand Concourse in Mott Haven, Bronx. Designed by S. Weider Architect PC, the 14-story structures will span a combined 348,000 square feet and yield 405 rental units in studio to two-bedroom layouts, as well as 136 parking spaces and a 5,100-square-foot shared recreation space. The buildings will rise from a triangular parcel bound by East 138th Street to the south, Grand Concourse to the east, and Walton Avenue to the west.

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Photograph of Old Croton Aqueduct Walk. Credit: Landmarks Preservation Commission

New York City LPC Unveils Three Historic Markers For Old Croton Aqueduct Walk In The Bronx

7:00 am on September 23, 2024 By Max Gillespie

New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission and NYC Parks recently unveiled three historic markers commemorating the Old Croton Aqueduct Walk, The Bronx‘s first scenic landmark. The aqueduct opened in 1842 and was an engineering marvel that brought the first direct fresh water supply to New York City. The walkway built atop its stone embankments has long served as a public space for the local community. The markers, funded by the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation, have been installed at three locations along the walkway in The Bronx.

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