Articles by Michael Young

The Orchard’s Façade Installation Continues at 42-22 Orchard Street in Long Island City, Queens

At number seven on our year-end countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is The Orchard, an 823-foot-tall residential skyscraper at 42-22 Orchard Street in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by BLDG Management Co., the 70-story structure surpassed the Skyline Tower at 23-15 44th Drive for the title of the tallest building in the borough and will yield 824 rental units in studio to three-bedroom layouts, with 248 designated as affordable housing, as well as 13,000 square feet of retail space along Jackson Avenue, 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, and a two-story parking garage with 207 enclosed spaces. The property is alternately addressed as 43-01 Queens Street and 27-48 Jackson Avenue and occupies a full city block along Jackson Avenue between Queens and Orchard Streets.

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

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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439 East 77th Street Completes Demolition on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Demolition is complete at 439 East 77th Street, the site of a seven-story residential building in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by ARC Architecture + Design Studio for Jack Ezra of Urban Spring Capital, the 74-foot-tall structure will span 28,923 square feet and yield 16 condominium units with an average scope of 1,807 square feet, as well as a cellar level, a 30-foot-long rear yard, and two enclosed parking spaces. The property is situated on an interior lot between First and York Avenues.

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The Maybury Wraps Up Construction At 550 Tenth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

At number 17 on our year-end countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is The Maybury, a 520-foot-tall residential skyscraper wrapping up work at 550 Tenth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Gotham Organization and Goldman Sachs Asset Management JV, the 47-story structure spans 430,000 square feet and yields 453 rental units, with 137 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 9,000 square feet of lower-level retail space, over 20,000 square feet of amenities, and 26,764 square feet of administrative office space for Covenant House. GO Covenant LLC is the owner of the property, which is located along Tenth Avenue between West 40th and 41st Streets.

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Demolition Prep Underway at 1655 First Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Demolition preparations are underway at 1655 First Avenue, the site of a forthcoming 23-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by S. Weedier Architect for Cheskel Schwimmer of Chess Builders LLC, the 235-foot-tall structure will span 145,086 square feet and yield 99 condominium units with an average scope of 1,419 square feet, as well as 4,543 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, a cellar level, and a 30-foot-long rear yard. The property sits at the corner of First Avenue and East 86th Street.

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