Articles by Michael Young

Brooklyn Point’s Façade Reaches 720-Foot Tall Roof Parapet, in Downtown Brooklyn

8:00 am on August 13, 2019 By Michael Young

The 68-story, 720-foot-tall skyscraper Brooklyn Point is on pace for its 2020 debut as work on its façade is wrapping up in Downtown Brooklyn. The Extell development also known as 138 Willoughby Street is designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox with SLCE Architects as the architect of record, and is part of the third and final phase of the City Point complex. Closings for the 458 residential units, which range from studios to three-bedroom units, are expected to begin early next year with pricing starting at $850,000. AD 100 designer Katherine Newman is in charge of the interior design.

Excavation Begins at 22 Chapel Street in Downtown Brooklyn

7:30 am on August 13, 2019 By Michael Young

Excavation work is getting started at 22 Chapel Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The ground-up, 20-story rental complex is designed by CetraRuddy and developed by Delshah Capital and OTL Enterprises. The superstructure will rise 211 feet high above Flatbush Avenue and sit between Chapel Street and Cathedral Place. A total of 133,181 square feet of residential space will be created and spread among 180 units.

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

425 Park Avenue’s Crowning Trident Begins to Rise in Midtown East

8:00 am on August 12, 2019 By Michael Young

Construction has begun on the structural frames for 425 Park Avenue‘s trio of decorative parapet fins in Midtown East. The 47-story, 897-foot-tall building is designed by Norman Foster, head of Foster + Partners, and is being developed by L&L Holding Company LLC. Adamson Associates is the architect of record.

ODA’s Cubic Condominium Building at 98 Front Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn Nears Completion

7:30 am on August 12, 2019 By Michael Young

Construction is moving along at 98 Front Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn. The ten-story residential project is designed by ODA and will feature a range of condominium units from studios to four-bedroom homes with over 100 distinct layouts, starting at $670,000. New York-based real estate investment group Hope Street Capital launched sales last month.

Rusticated Steel Fins Installed as 25 Great Jones Street Nears Completion in NoHo

8:00 am on August 11, 2019 By Michael Young

Construction of the curtain wall of 25 Great Jones Street, aka 22 Bond Street, is moving swiftly. The thin steel fins that run vertically down the length of the main elevation in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass panels have been installed. Located in NoHo between Great Jones Street and Bond Street, the 11-story condominium building is designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Second Development Services and Richport Group. The structure will contain six units with prices starting at $9.8 million, and will include a penthouse that reportedly spans about 4,000 square feet.

Gene Kaufman’s 120 Water Street Gets off the Ground in Financial District

7:30 am on August 11, 2019 By Michael Young

The first several floors have been constructed for the new Hotel Indigo at 120 Water Street in the Financial District. The ground-up project is designed by Gene Kaufman Architects and developed by Atlas Development. Fortuna Realty Group will serve as hotel management. The slim building will rise 28 stories between Wall Street and the East River, and will yield 52,000 square feet with 128 rooms, a cellar-level fitness center, a ground-floor restaurant, and a 25th-floor venue space. The project broke ground in 2017 and progress has been slow until recently.

Demolition for Future 52-Story Skyscraper at 10-14 West 57th Street Moving Quickly, in Midtown

8:00 am on August 10, 2019 By Michael Young

Demolition on one of several buildings at 10-14 West 57th Street has been completed. The remaining neighboring structures sit empty and will soon come down to make way for a 52-story mixed-use skyscraper designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill. James Patterson of Ancora Engineering is the applicant of record. Sheldon Solow, chairman of Solow Realty & Development Group, is the developer for the site and Anthony Calicchio is listed as the owner behind the applications. The new 672-foot-tall, 383,000-square-foot skyscraper will contain 80 residential units spread across 202,738 square feet of space.

Gleaming Terracotta Facade Revealed At 1 Great Jones Alley aka 688 Broadway, in NoHo

8:00 am on August 9, 2019 By Michael Young

The black netting and construction scaffolding are coming down at 1 Great Jones Alley, aka 688 Broadway, in NoHo. The main Broadway elevation is now mostly exposed to the daylight, showcasing the dynamic pattern of terra cotta fins that cover the windows and brick envelope. The 12-story, 154-foot-tall residential building is designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Madison Realty Capital, with HMWhite as the landscape architect. The building will contain 16 units, averaging 2,930 square feet apiece.

Robert A.M. Stern Architects’ 555 West 22nd Street Reaches Street Level, in Chelsea

8:00 am on August 8, 2019 By Michael Young

Construction at 555 West 22nd Street has reached street level in Chelsea. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects and developed by Related Companies, the 26-story condominium project is located at 11th Avenue between 22nd and 23rd Streets, not far from Chelsea Piers and the High Line. SLCE Architects is serving as the architect of record. This will be Robert A.M. Stern’s first residential project in Chelsea and will contain a total of 39 units, averaging around 2,245 square feet apiece.

New Design for Gene Kaufman’s 76 Eighth Avenue As Excavation Gets Underway, In Greenwich Village

8:00 am on August 7, 2019 By Michael Young

The first stages of excavation are underway at the site of Gene Kaufman Architect‘s future commercial office building at 76 Eighth Avenue. Sang Lee is the developer of the 120-foot-tall structure, which is located on the border of the Meatpacking District and the West Village at the busy corner of Eighth Avenue and West 14th Street. The development will contain 30,000 square feet of office space in addition to ground-floor retail area.

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