Articles by Michael Young

Two Manhattan West’s Steel Superstructure Tops Out in Midtown West, Manhattan

8:00 am on December 19, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction has topped out on Two Manhattan West, a 935-foot-tall commercial skyscraper in Midtown West and number 13 on our year-end countdown. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and developed by Brookfield, the 58-story tower will yield 2 million square feet of office space directly to the south of its 996-foot-tall fraternal twin, One Manhattan West. AECOM Tishman is the general contractor for the project, which is aiming for LEED Gold Certification and is located at the corner of West 31st Street and Ninth Avenue.

Hotel Indigo at 120 Water Street Awaits Grand Opening in the Financial District, Manhattan

7:30 am on December 19, 2021 By Michael Young

Exterior work is complete on 120 Water Street, a 28-story Hotel Indigo in the Financial District. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architects and developed by Atlas Hospitality, the 299-foot-tall tower will yield 52,000 square feet and 128 rooms managed by Fortuna Realty Group. Raj Guru, principal of Atlas, is the owner of the property, which is located on a narrow plot between Pine and Wall Streets.

425 Park Avenue. Rendering by Dbox, courtesy of Foster + Partners

Final Touches Underway on Norman Foster’s 425 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on December 18, 2021 By Michael Young

The final touches are underway on 425 Park Avenue, an 897-foot-tall commercial skyscraper in Midtown East and number 14 on our year-end countdown. Designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners for L&L Holding Company, Tokyu Land Corporation, and co-managing partner BentallGreenOak, the 47-story building yields around 667,000 square of office space, as well as a ground-floor restaurant run by world-renowned Chef Daniel Humm, proprietor of the Three Michelin-starred Eleven Madison Park. Tishman Construction is the general contractor of the Midtown, Manhattan property, which is bound by Park Avenue to the west, East 55th Street to the south, and East 56th Street to the north. The structure is expected to achieve LEED Gold certification and debut as New York City’s first WELL-certified building.

3 Sutton Place’s Exterior Nears Completion in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on December 17, 2021 By Michael Young

At number 15 on our construction countdown is 3 Sutton Place, an 847-foot-tall residential skyscraper nearing completion at 430 East 58th Street in Midtown East. Designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen and developed by Gamma Real Estate with Stephen B. Jacobs Group as the executive architect, the 62-story tower is located between Sutton Place South and First Avenue and will yield 121 units. The site is a short walk from the Sutton Place Park North esplanade, which overlooks the East River, Roosevelt Island, and the growing Long Island City skyline.

Excavation Underway for The Alloy Block at 100 Flatbush Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn

8:00 am on December 16, 2021 By Michael Young

At number 16 on our countdown is The Alloy Block, a multi-tower complex designed and developed by Alloy Development in Downtown Brooklyn. Located along the border with Boerum Hill, the project consists of the 840-foot-tall 80 Flatbush Avenue and the 44-story, 482-foot-tall 100 Flatbush Avenue. Hunter Roberts Construction Group is in charge of building the foundations, and Urban Atelier Group will take over the superstructure work, which will rise from the trapezoidal plot bound by Flatbush Avenue to the northeast, State Street to the southwest, and 3rd Avenue to the northwest.

Madison House Prepares for Occupancy at 15 East 30th Street in NoMad, Manhattan

8:00 am on December 15, 2021 By Michael Young

At number 17 on our year-end countdown is Madison House, an 805-foot-tall residential skyscraper nearing completion at 126 Madison Avenue in the Midtown district of NoMad. Alternately addressed as 15 East 30th Street, the 62-story reinforced concrete tower is designed by Handel Architects and developed by Fosun Group and JD Carlisle and will yield 199 condominiums with sales and marketing led by Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, as well as 7,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Madison House has a T-shaped footprint stretching between East 30th and 31st Streets and also features a narrow one-story sliver that runs along Madison Avenue. YIMBY last reported that the residential inventory is more than 65 percent sold with over $400 million in sales, and occupancy is set to begin in February 2022.

Final Exterior Elements Underway on David Adjaye’s 130 William Street in Financial District, Manhattan

8:00 am on December 14, 2021 By Michael Young

The final exterior touches are underway on 130 William Street, an 800-foot-tall residential skyscraper in the Financial District and number 18 on YIMBY’s year-end countdown. Designed by David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates and developed by Lightstone, the 66-story tower will yield 242 units marketed by Corcoran Sunshine, ranging in price from $1,300,000 for a one-bedroom apartment to $20,000,000 for a four-bedroom, full-floor penthouse. Hill West Architects served as architect of record for the project, which is bound by William, Fulton, and Gold Streets.

MGM Marin Boulevard Nears Completion at 331 Marin Boulevard in Jersey City, New Jersey

7:30 am on December 14, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is nearing completion on the MGM Marin Boulevard, a 41-story residential tower at 331 Marin Boulevard in downtown Jersey City‘s Powerhouse Arts District. Alternately addressed as 184 Morgan Street, the 400-foot-tall structure is designed by Marchetto Higgins Stieve and developed by The Albanese Group and will yield 482 units, 121 parking spaces, a 125-seat theater, and 14,000 square feet of amenities. 331 Marin Boulevard is located directly to the south of 351 Marin Boulevard, another residential project under construction, and is bound by Marin Boulevard to the east, Morgan Street to the south, Grove Street to the west, and Bay Street to the north. Hatfield Group is the façade consultant.

601 West 29th Street Nears Completion in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

8:00 am on December 13, 2021 By Michael Young

Façade work is nearing completion on 601 West 29th Street, a 695-foot-tall residential skyscraper in Hudson Yards and number 19 on our year-end construction countdown. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Douglaston Development, the 60-story structure is also known as “Tower A” in a two-building development alongside 606 West 30th Street, which has yet to begin rising over Midtown, Manhattan. 601 West 29th Street will yield 703 market-rate and 235 affordable housing residences, 50,000 square feet of amenity space, and 15,000 square feet of retail space. Levine Builders is constructing the property, which is bound by Eleventh Avenue to the east, West 29th Street to the south, and West 30th Street to the north.

DDG, Global Holdings Launch 92Y Programming Collaboration at 180 East 88th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on December 13, 2021 By Michael Young

A new studio space for the 92nd Street Y (92Y) is opening in 180 East 88th Street, DDG’s completed 47-unit tower on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Located in the ground-floor retail section facing Third Avenue, the space will host cultural programming and arts classes as part of Joe McMillan’s DDG and Global Holdings‘ philanthropic support for culture and social justice in New York City.

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