Articles by Michael Young

Excavation Underway For Affordable Housing Building At 120 Liberty Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn

7:30 am on October 21, 2024 By Michael Young

Earthwork is getting underway at 120 Liberty Avenue, the site of a four-story affordable housing development in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Designed by Urban Quotient and developed by Alembic Community Development, the $36.8 million project will yield 13 units with two studios, seven one-bedrooms, three two-bedrooms, and one three-bedroom. All residences will be reserved for individuals and families earning less than 80 percent of area median income. The formerly vacant property is located at the corner of Liberty Avenue and Sackman Street.

Excavation Begins at 622 Eleventh Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 13, 2024 By Michael Young

Excavation is underway at 622 Eleventh Avenue, the site of a 14-story residential building in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by S. Wieder Architect and developed by Cheskel Schwimmer of Chess Builders LLC, the 119-foot-tall structure will span 127,613 square feet and yield 188 rental units with an average scope of 677 square feet, as well as 173 square feet of commercial space and a cellar level. The property is bound by West 46th Street to the north and Eleventh Avenue to the west, with frontage on both streets.

Excavation Progresses at 509 West 48th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 2, 2024 By Michael Young

Excavation work is moving along steadily at 509 West 48th Street, the site of an eight-story residential building in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by S9 Architecture and Engineering and developed by Douglaston Development under the West 48 Owner LLC, the 77-foot-tall structure will span 131,720 square feet and yield 158 rental units with an average scope of 795 square feet, as well as a 6,026-square-foot affordable rehearsal and coworking space for artists operated by the non-profit IndieSpace on the ground floor, and a public open space designed and maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The project is alternately addressed as 705 Tenth Avenue and is being constructed over active rail tracks on a plot bound by Tenth Avenue, West 48th, and West 49th Streets.

Exterior Work Continues On 144-02 94th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens

7:30 am on September 22, 2024 By Michael Young

Exterior work is progressing on 144-02 94th Avenue, a 15-story mixed-use hotel development in Jamaica, Queens. Designed by Michael Kang Architect and developed by Nehalkumar Gandhi under the Liverpool Realty LLC, the 150-foot-tall structure will yield 40,903 square feet, with 34,861 square feet designated for commercial space. Inside will be a total of 150 guest rooms, with an average unit scope of 232 square feet, as well as a cellar level. The project is located at the corner of 94th Avenue and Sean Bell Way.

75 Gerry Street Remains on Hold in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn

7:30 am on September 16, 2024 By Michael Young

Construction is on hold at 75 Gerry Street, a five-story school expansion project in the Broadway Triangle section of East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Permits by UTA/BRHS Oholei Shloima posted on site from the end of May call for a horizontal and vertical extension of the abutting five-story Bais Rochel High School for girls, originally designed by Mark Mariscal and completed in 2015. The property is alternately addressed as 177 Harrison Avenue and is located near the intersection of Gerry Street and Harrison Avenue.

Rendering of 170 West 225th Street, courtesy of Timber Equities

170 West 225th Street’s Exterior Takes Shape in Marble Hill, Manhattan

8:00 am on September 5, 2024 By Michael Young

Exterior work is moving along on 170 West 225th Street, a seven-story residential building in Marble Hill, Manhattan. Designed by Marin Architects and developed by Timber Equities, the 115,000-square-foot structure will yield 115 rental units, with 30 percent reserved for affordable housing. The property is located at the intersection of West 225th Street and Adrian Avenue, adjacent to Spuyten Duyvil Creek.

New Renderings Offer Additional Views of 315 Mulberry Street in Newark, New Jersey

8:00 am on August 21, 2024 By Michael Young

YIMBY spotted a new batch of exterior renderings for 315 Mulberry Street, a proposed set of residential skyscrapers planned to rise in the downtown section of Newark, New Jersey. Designed by INOA Architecture and developed by KS Group and Giga Holdings, who submitted project plans to the city’s planning board for review a few weeks ago, the master plan will make it the tallest buildings in Newark yielding 1,008 rental units. It was last reported that the first tower will house 427 units over 51 stories, and the second tower will contain the remaining 581 units with a similar architectural height. Other aspects of the project will include a multi-story podium featuring commercial space and a parking garage, along with various indoor and outdoor residential amenities for residents. The site is bound by Mulberry Street to the east, Beach Street to the north, Orchard Street to the west, and East Kinney Street to the south.

Disney’s New York Headquarters Completes Construction At 7 Hudson Square in Hudson Square, Manhattan

8:00 am on August 20, 2024 By Michael Young

Construction wraps up on The Walt Disney Company’s 22-story New York headquarters at 7 Hudson Square in Hudson Square, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by Silverstein Properties, the 338-foot-tall structure yields a total of 1.2 million square feet for new offices, film and production studios, and ground-floor retail space. Gensler served as the interior designer, and Lendlease served the general contractor for the ground-up project, which is alternately addressed as 137 Varick Street formerly addressed as 4 Hudson Square, and stands on an 85,600-square-foot full-block plot bound by Vandam Street to the north, Spring Street to the south, Varick Street to the east, and Hudson Street to the west.

Fogarty Finger’s 31-90 29th Street Nears Completion in Astoria, Queens

7:30 am on August 20, 2024 By Michael Young

Construction is nearing completion on 31-90 29th Street, a six-story mixed-use residential building in Astoria, Queens. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architects with George Tsilogiannis of BQ 29, LLC is listed as the owner of the ground-up development, the topped-out structure stands 70 feet tall and will yield 87,439 square feet, with 74,011 square feet designated for residential space split across 92 rental units averaging 804 square feet each, 13,428 square feet for commercial space, a cellar level, and 46 enclosed parking spaces. The property is located on a wide rectangular parcel spanning between 29th Street to the east, Crescent Street to the west, and Broadway to the south.

Work Nears Completion On The Greenwich By Rafael Viñoly At 125 Greenwich Street in Manhattan’s Financial District

8:00 am on August 19, 2024 By Michael Young

Exterior work is almost finished at The Greenwich by Rafael Viñoly, an 88-story residential skyscraper at 125 Greenwich Street in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects and developed by Fortress Investment Group, Bilgili, and Bizzi & Partners, the 912-foot-tall structure will yield 272 condominium units designed by March & White (MAWD) and marketed by Douglas Elliman Marketing Development. Homes will range from studios to three-bedroom layouts with pricing starting at $1.15 million. Time Square Construction and Plaza Construction are the two general contractors for the property, which is located at the corner of Greenwich and Thames Streets, just south of the World Trade Center complex and Liberty Park.

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