Articles by Michael Young

Pilings Underway for 731-Foot Skyscraper at 43-30 24th Street in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on October 15, 2022 By Michael Young

Below-grade work is progressing at 43-30 24th Street, the site of a 66-story residential skyscraper in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Carmel Partners, the 731-foot-tall tower will yield 921 units spread across 838,000 square feet and 17,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The developer purchased the 79,250-square-foot full-block parcel from Stawski Partners for $200 million in March 2022 and secured a $364 million construction loan from Wells Fargo to complete the project. Carmel Construction East is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by 43rd Avenue to the north, 44th Road to the south, 24th Street to the east, and 23rd Street to the west.

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YIMBY Scopes Views From Central Park Tower’s $250 Million Penthouse in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 14, 2022 By Michael Young

YIMBY recently had the opportunity to check out the views from the penthouse of Central Park Tower, a 131-story supertall residential skyscraper at 217 West 57th Street on Billionaires’ Row in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill and developed by Gary Barnett of Extell, the 1,550-foot-tall tower yields 179 units including the triplex penthouse, spanning nearly 17,500 square feet. Ryan Serhant of SERHANT is marketing this coveted unit, which hit the market on September 19 for $250 million, the most expensive home ever listed in the United States.

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312 West 43rd Street Rises in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 13, 2022 By Michael Young

Construction is rising on 312 West 43rd Street, a 33-story residential building in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Taconic Partners, the 373,133-square-foot project will yield 330 rental apartments and 40,000 square feet of retail space in the multi-story podium, and will encompass a seven-story extension along West 43rd Street. Triton Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is located between West 42nd and 43rd Streets and Eighth and Ninth Avenues, directly north of the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

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NX Nears Completion at 215 North 10th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

8:00 am on October 12, 2022 By Michael Young

Construction nears completion on NX, a six-story residential building at 215 North 10th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed and built by Largo, the structure yields 31 condominium units in one- to three-bedroom layouts with sales and marketing led by Compass Development Marketing Group. The property is located at the intersection of Roebling Street and North 10th Street.

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Excavation Begins for 1,067-Foot Tower at 740 Eighth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 11, 2022 By Michael Young

Excavation and pilings are underway at 740 Eighth Avenue, the site of a 1,067-foot-tall hotel and observation tower in Midtown, Manhattan. ODA is the design architect, SLCE Architects is the architect of record, and Extell is developing the 52-story supertall skyscraper that will yield 776,000 square feet with an 825-room hotel in the tower base and an upper observatory spanning four floors with a drop ride attraction. The building will also contain retail space, two upper restaurant floors, and a pool deck. The top observatory floor will serve as an exclusive VIP space. Lendlease is listed as the general contractor, WSP is the structural engineer,  and Ancora Engineering is handling the excavation and drilling for the foundations of the property, which is located between West 45th and 46th Streets.

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