Articles by Michael Young

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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402 Union Avenue Tops Out in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Construction has topped out on 402 Union Avenue, a six-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Kao Hwa Architects P.C. for 402 Union Associates LLC, the structure will span 10,100 square feet and yield six condominium units. The project is located on a 0.3-acre parcel at the corner of Union Avenue and Ainslie Street.

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Renderings Reveal Four-Tower ‘Iberia’ Master Plan in Newark, New Jersey

New renderings have been revealed for Iberia, a four-tower residential complex that was recently approved for 450-466 Market Street and 31-39 Jefferson Street in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey. Designed by MHS Architecture, the $803 million development will rise between 26 and 30 stories tall and yield 1,402 rental units, with 283 designated for low-income housing. The complex will also contain more than 100,000 square feet of residential amenities. The property is bound by Market Street and Raymond Boulevard to the northeast, Congress Street to the northwest, Jefferson Street to the southeast, and Ferry Street to the southwest.

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171 Montrose Avenue Rises Above Street Level in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Construction is rising on 171 Montrose Avenue, a four-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Younes Abouyaala of AA Building & Inspection Services is listed as the engineer of record for the mixed-use project, which will stand 69 feet tall and yield nine rental units with an average scope of 833 square feet. The project will also include a 35-foot-long rear yard, a community facility in the cellar level, and ground-floor retail space. One of the units will be a penthouse. The property is located on an interior lot between Humboldt Street to the east and Avenue of Puerto Rico to the west.

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