Articles by Michael Young

Topped-Out 595 Dean Street’s Exterior Begins to Take Shape in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

8:00 am on February 6, 2022 By Michael Young

Façade installation has begun on 595 Dean Street, a two-building mixed-use development in the Pacific Park complex in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by TF Cornerstone, the complex will yield a total of 798 units between the 23-story West Tower and 28-story East Tower. Residences will come in studio, studio alcove, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom layouts, with 240 homes slated for affordable housing. The development will also contain 72,600 square feet of public open space, ground-floor retail area, a 455-car parking garage, and a Chelsea Piers Field House. TFC Pacific Park GC LLC is the general contractor and MNLA is the landscape designer for the property, which is bound by Pacific Street to the north, 550 Vanderbilt Avenue to the east, 535 Carlton Apartments to the west, and Dean Street to the south.

Excavation and Foundation Work Progresses at 375 Dean Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn

7:30 am on February 6, 2022 By Michael Young

Excavation and foundation work are ramping up at 375 Dean Street, site of a 12-story residential building in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Developed by 35 Holding LLC, the 125-foot-tall structure will yield 79,715 square feet and 104 units, as well as a cellar and ground-floor retail space. Empire Management & Construction LLC is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of Dean Street and the busy corridor of Fourth Avenue.

350 Butler Street’s Brick Façade Begins Installation in Park Slope, Brooklyn

8:00 am on February 5, 2022 By Michael Young

Façade installation has begun on 350 Butler Street, a topped-out 11-story residential building in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Designed by Queens-based Robert Litchfield Architect and developed by The Brooklyn Home Company under the 346 Butler LLC, the 116-foot-tall, 48,572-square-foot, structure will yield 31 units. Titan Realty & Construction LLC is the general contractor for the project, which stands between Fourth Avenue and Gregory Place.

67 Vestry Street’s Expansion Continues Progress in Tribeca, Manhattan

8:00 am on February 4, 2022 By Michael Young

Steelwork is progressing on 67 Vestry Street, a 13-story residential building in Tribeca. Designed by BP Architects and developed by Iliad Realty Group, the project involves a four-story addition atop a historic 88,712-square-foot Romanesque structure, bringing the total height from 115 to 153 feet tall. King Contracting Group is leading the masonry and brick installation, Urban Atelier Group is the general contractor, and Gachot Studios is designing the interiors of the 13 condominium units within the property, which is located at the corner of Vestry Street and West Street, directly across from Hudson River Park. Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group was last reported to be the exclusive marketing and sales agent for the residences.

Construction Wraps Up on 100 Vandam Street in Hudson Square, Manhattan

8:00 am on February 3, 2022 By Michael Young

Work is finishing up on 100 Vandam Street, a 25-story residential building in Hudson Square, Manhattan. Designed by COOKFOX and developed by Jeff Greene, the project involved the repurposing of a 134-year-old former power plant into the podium for a 300-foot-tall structure, and will yield 72 residential units and ground-floor retail space. Jili Properties is the property manager and Douglas Elliman Development Marketing is handling sales and marketing of the one- to four-bedroom homes within the tower, which is located at the corner of Greenwich and Vandam Streets.

Flatiron House At 39 West 23rd Street Launches Sales, Nears Completion, In Flatiron District, Manhattan

8:00 am on February 2, 2022 By Michael Young

NYC-based real estate development firm Anbau, together with Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group, today announced the launch of sales at Flatiron House, a new luxury condominium located at 39 West 23rd Street. With architecture and interiors by COOKFOX Architects, a leader in biophilic design, the development comprises two distinct buildings connected by a shared interior garden with a total of 44 residences. The Tower features 37 one-to four-bedroom residences with a separate entrance on 23rd Street, while the Loft offers a collection of seven one- to five-bedroom residences and an entrance on 24th Street, many of which are full-floors with direct elevator entry.

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New Renderings Reveal Updated Design For Norman Foster’s Two World Trade Center, In Financial District

8:00 am on February 1, 2022 By Michael Young

New renderings have been spotted for Two World Trade Center, the final component of the 16-acre World Trade Center complex at 200 Greenwich Street in the Financial District. Designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and developed by Silverstein Properties, the commercial supertall will rise from a foundation built in the early 2010s before work stalled on the initial iteration of the tower. The full-block parcel is bound by Greenwich Street to the west, Vesey Street to the north, Church Street to the east, and Fulton Street to the south. The site is currently being used as a secondary entrance to the PATH trains and subway lines and the Westfield World Trade Center mall within Santiago Calatrava Architects‘ Oculus, and an outdoor beer garden along Church Street surrounded by colorful commissioned murals on the corrugated metal and exposed ventilation ducts.

52 Fourth Avenue Readies for Excavation in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

7:30 am on February 1, 2022 By Michael Young

Excavation work is set to begin at 52 Fourth Avenue, the site of a nine-story residential building in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by Gertler & Wente Architects and developed by Metropolitan Realty Exemptions under the RJ 4th Avenue LLC, the 55,000-square-foot structure will yield 52 rental apartments averaging 775 square feet apiece, as well as a cellar and ground-floor retail space. It was last reported that the units will come in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts and a select number of apartments will have their own private outdoor spaces. There will be four penthouses on the upper levels, each with its own outdoor space. Real Land Group is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of Dean Street and Fourth Avenue.

PENN 2’s Re-cladding Progresses at Two Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on January 31, 2022 By Michael Young

Renovation work continues to progress on PENN 2, a 31-story commercial building at Two Penn Plaza in Midtown. Designed by MdeAS Architects and developed by Vornado Realty Trust, the project involves the replacement of the 53-year-old structure’s façade with a modern glass curtain wall. The 412-foot-tall, 1.61 million-square-foot tower was originally designed by Charles Luckman Associates and stands along Seventh Avenue between West 31st and 33rd Streets. PENN 2 is immediately to the east of Madison Square Garden and is one component within the Penn District revitalization scheme that calls for the construction and redevelopment of several buildings surrounding Penn Station in the coming years. Turner Construction Company is the general contractor for the project.

Rendering of 167 Plymouth Street. Courtesy of Visualhouse/Marvel Architects

Pilings and Excavation Underway at 29 Jay Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn

7:30 am on January 31, 2022 By Michael Young

Excavation and piling work is underway at 29 Jay Street, the site of an 11-story commercial building in the DUMBO Historic District of Brooklyn. Designed by Marvel Architects and developed by Jay Street Office LLC, the 150-foot-tall building will yield office space at the corner of Jay and Plymouth Streets. Sciame Construction LLC is the general contractor for the project.

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