Articles by Max Gillespie

$15 Million Reconstruction Complete On Aesop Park And Greencroft Playground On Staten Island

6:30 am on July 23, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Construction is finished on Aesop Park and Greencroft Playground, a pair of jointly operated playgrounds in Tottenville and Bay Terrace, Staten Island. Designed in-house by NYC Parks landscape architects, Jordan Weber for Aesop Park and Jennifer Lauzon for Greencroft Playground, the $15 million capital program spans approximately 2.85 acres and yields new play equipment for children ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12, accessibility ramps, spray showers, and shade trees. The Greencroft reconstruction carries an $8.4 million budget funded by the New York City Council and the Mayor’s Office, while the $6.64 million Aesop Park project was funded by the Staten Island Borough President and the City Council.

$45 Million Construction Loan Secured for 264-272 West 135th Street in Harlem, Manhattan

7:30 am on July 22, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Mass Development has secured $45 million in construction financing for 264-272 West 135th Street, an 11-story residential building in Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by BUILTD, the structure will yield 72 condominium units ranging from studios to three-bedroom layouts, with more than half of the residences featuring private balconies. The project will also include 12,000 square feet of retail space and a 15,000-square-foot community facility across the first two floors, plus a top-floor amenity suite. The property is located between Frederick Douglass Boulevard and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, roughly a block and a half east of St. Nicholas Park.

RFP Issued for 140-Unit Housing Development At B-East Site in East Harlem, Manhattan

7:00 am on July 21, 2026 By Max Gillespie

A request for proposals (RFP) has been issued for the redevelopment of B-East, a city-owned development site on Second Avenue between East 125th and East 126th Streets in East Harlem, Manhattan. Released on Monday by the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the RFP seeks a mixed-use residential building that will yield around 140 homes, including affordable housing pursuant to 485-x without public subsidy, according to HPD Commissioner Dina Levy. The project will also include an active ground floor with neighborhood-serving retail and community uses, as required under the East 125th Street Development Points of Agreement.

Air Rights Transfer From St. Mark’s Church In-The-Bowery Heads To Landmarks Review In East Village, Manhattan

7:00 am on July 20, 2026 By Max Gillespie

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review a continuing maintenance plan for St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, an individual landmark at 131 East 10th Street Manhattan’s East Village. Prepared under Section 75-422 of the Zoning Resolution, the plan is the church-side prerequisite for a transfer of development rights to a receiving lot at 50-60 Third Avenue, part of a larger, already cleared site at 50-64 Third Avenue. Kinsmen Property Group, a joint venture between State Building Group and Madison Group, is planning a residential building spanning up to 160,000 square feet on the assemblage. Materials were assembled by Beyer Blinder Belle.

New Renderings Revealed for Two-Skyscraper, 1,127-Unit ‘Hudson Landing’ Development at 621 West 45th Street In Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

8:00 am on July 19, 2026 By Max Gillespie

New renderings have been revealed for Hudson Landing, a two-tower mixed-use development at 621 West 45th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed in a joint venture between The Gotham Organization, Fisher Brothers, and MURAL Real Estate Group, the roughly $1 billion project would span 1.3 million square feet and yield 1,127 homes, 338 of which would be permanently affordable. The property is located along the east side of Twelfth Avenue between West 45th and West 46th Streets, directly across the West Side Highway from the Intrepid Museum and steps from Hudson River Park.

Liora Club & Residences Nears Completion At 85 Cooper Avenue In Long Branch, New Jersey

7:30 am on July 17, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Construction is nearing completion on Liora Club & Residences, a condominium development at 85 Cooper Avenue in Long Branch, New Jersey. Designed by Monteforte Architectural Studio and developed in a joint venture between Lincoln Equities Group, RWN Real Estate Partners, and Avenue Realty Capital, the development will yield 128 condominium units. The project will also include more than 41,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space, anchored by a nearly 12,000-square-foot interior amenity collection known as The Club.

Developers Close on $220 Million Construction Loan for Imperial Tower At 2966 John F. Kennedy Boulevard In Jersey City, New Jersey

7:30 am on July 16, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Construction financing has been secured for Imperial Tower, a 56-story mixed-use skyscraper at 2966 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City, New Jersey. Designed by MVMK Architecture and developed by Kuldeep “Sunny” Kumar and Mohan Myneni, the 637-foot-tall structure will span 827,867 square feet and yield 542 rental units, of which 57 will be designated for affordable housing. The project will also include 34,105 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a 154-key Fairfield by Marriott hotel, a banquet hall, restaurants, and an enclosed parking garage with a capacity of 202 vehicles. The property spans half an acre at the corner of John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Cottage Street.

Development Team Selected For The Aurea Affordable Development at 324 East 5th Street In East Village, Manhattan

7:30 am on July 15, 2026 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has designated a development team for The Aurea, a mixed-use affordable housing development at 324 East 5th Street in Manhattan’s East Village. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by a partnership of Spatial Equity, Housing Works, the Cooper Square Committee, and the This Land Is Ours Community Land Trust, the project will yield approximately 131 deeply affordable homes, with 30 percent of the units set aside for formerly homeless New Yorkers. The property is located between First and Second Avenues.

Design-Build Team Selected For Renovation Of Hylan Houses In Bushwick, Brooklyn

7:00 am on July 14, 2026 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust has executed a contract with Technico Construction Services to plan the modernization of Hylan Houses, a 19-story public housing building in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The contract, which follows the Trust Board’s approval on June 10, marks the first use of the progressive design-build project delivery method at a NYCHA property and encompasses renovations to 209 apartments across the single tower. Hylan Houses is the fourth NYCHA development to vote for the Trust, with residents approving the conversion in April 2025.

Hope House Completes Construction at 849 Crotona Park North In Crotona, The Bronx

7:00 am on July 13, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Construction is complete on Hope House on Crotona Park, a six-story residential facility at 849 Crotona Park North in Crotona, The Bronx. Designed by EQ Architecture and Design and developed by the Greenburger Center for Social and Criminal Justice, the 12,000-square-foot structure contains 16 beds across eight double-occupancy rooms for adults living with serious mental illness who have been charged with felony-level crimes. The $13 million project operates as a residential Alternative to Incarceration, or ATI, offering a voluntary, court-referred program with an expected length of stay of one to two years.

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