Articles by Michael Young

Façade Work Progresses on The Henry at 211 West 84th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

Exterior work is progressing on The Henry, an 18-story residential building at 211 West 84th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects with Hill West Architects as the architect of record and developed by Naftali Group, the 209-foot-tall structure will span 154,598 square feet and yield 45 condominium units with an average scope of 3,371 square feet. The building will also contain 2,898 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a cellar level, and 17 enclosed parking spaces. The property has nearly 250 feet of frontage along West 84th Street from the corner of Broadway to the middle of the city block.

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French Department Store Printemps Opens At One Wall Street in Financial District, Manhattan

Printemps, the 160-year-old upscale French department store, opened its first U.S. location this morning at One Wall Street in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Laura Gonzalez in the style of a Parisian apartment, the 55,000-square-foot outpost spans two stories and is the final component in the transformation of the historic 564-foot-tall Art Deco skyscraper, which underwent an office-to-residential conversion that finished in 2023. The property yields 566 condominium units, 100,000 square feet of private amenities, as well as a Whole Foods Market and Life Time fitness facility in its base. Printemps is located along Broadway between Wall Street and Exchange Place.

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The Duchess Wraps Up Construction at 300 East 83rd Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Construction is wrapping up on The Duchess, a 22-story residential building at 300 East 83rd Street in the Yorkville section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Lalezarian Properties, the 235-foot-tall structure spans 93,682 square feet and yields 70 rental units, as well as ground-floor retail space. A portion of the residential inventory will be designated for affordable housing. The property is alternately addressed as 1594-1598 Second Avenue and located at the corner of East 83rd Street and Second Avenue.

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Rendering courtesy of DBOX.

ULURP Process Underway For Foster + Partners’ 350 Park Avenue Supertall in Midtown East, Manhattan

The Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) officially kicked off yesterday for 350 Park Avenue, a nearly 1,600-foot-high supertall skyscraper in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners and developed by Vornado Realty Trust, Rudin, and Ken Griffin, the 62-story structure will yield 1.8 million square feet of Class A office space with a capacity of 6,000 employees. Griffin’s companies, Citadel and Citadel Securities, will serve as the two main anchor tenants, occupying at least 850,000 square feet. The 53,000-square foot property is located between East 51st and 52nd Streets.

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