Articles by Michael Young

Final Touches Underway for 200 East 59th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on November 13, 2018 By Michael Young

Macklowe Properties‘ newest residential tower at 200 East 59th Street stands 35 stories above Midtown East. Its entirety is now nearing completion as work begins to wrap on the lower floors. While advertising may promise elephants, giraffes, and other live animals for prospective residents of the 67 condominiums, reality provides a bold white facade and neatly stacked, and slightly protruding wraparound balconies. The building was designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and rises to a total height of 490 feet from the retail base.

Work Nearing Completion for 253 East 62nd Street in Lenox Hill, Manhattan

6:30 am on November 13, 2018 By Michael Young

Designed by Z Architecture, 253 East 62nd Street has risen at the northern corner of East 62nd Street and Second Avenue, on the Upper East Side‘s Lenox Hill neighborhood. The building stands ten stories tall, with a dark red and brown brick facade, and large corner windows on each floor.

Construction Making Headway on 139 East 56th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan

6:30 am on November 12, 2018 By Michael Young

A new 15-story senior-housing project at 139 East 56th Street is on the rise at the corner of East 56th Street and Lexington Avenue, in Midtown East. Construction has quickly risen up from street level, already reaching past the eighth floor. SLCE Architects is the architect of record while Hines and Welltower Inc. are the developers.

Permits Filed For a Six-Story Mixed-Use Building at 996 Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint

6:00 am on November 12, 2018 By Michael Young

Permits are up for a new six-story mixed-use structure at 996 Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Adam Rolston of Incorporated Architecture and Design is the designer for the project, which will be developed by Lee Cohen of BHLD Capital.

One Clinton Street, design and render by Marvel Architects

One Clinton Street Passes Halfway Mark Above Brooklyn Heights

8:00 am on November 9, 2018 By Michael Young

Since we last checked up on One Clinton Street, back in late August, it was only about nine stories above street level. Now, the 36-story residential tower is climbing past the halfway mark on its way to a 409-foot pinnacle. The Marvel Architects-designed skyscraper is being developed by Hudson Companies, and will span 295,000 square feet when finished. The triangular-shaped property sits at the northern confluence of Cadman Plaza West and Clinton Street, and is also known as 280 Cadman Plaza. Located in Brooklyn Heights, the building will have 134 units and 114 off-site affordable units. One Clinton Street Library will be built on the lower floors, replacing the site’s formerly extant Brooklyn Heights Library.

Permits Filed For 244 East 52nd Street in Midtown East, Manhattan

6:00 am on November 9, 2018 By Michael Young

Permits have been filed for a new seven-story residential structure at 244 East 52nd Street, in Midtown East. Issac & Stern Architects, P.C. is the designer, and Yehuda Mor of Minrav USA / 244 E 52 Owner LLC is listed as the developer.

11 Hoyt’s Sculptural Facade Begins to Show As Superstructure Work Progresses in Downtown Brooklyn

8:00 am on November 8, 2018 By Michael Young

The outer sculptural facade of 11 Hoyt is beginning to ascend up the building, piece by piece. The 57-story, ground-up skyscraper is being designed by Studio Gang Architects, and Tishman Speyer is the developer of the 770,000 square foot project, located in Downtown Brooklyn. Hill West is the architect of record, while Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is managing sales for the 480 condominiums that are being designed by London-based Michaelis Boyd Associates.

321 Warren Street On The Rise In Downtown Jersey City

7:00 am on November 8, 2018 By Michael Young

321 Warren Street, aka the Lively, will be a mixed-use tower at the southeast intersection of Warren Street and Steubern Street, in Jersey City. The 217,000 square foot building broke ground this past June, and is now climbing past the ninth floor. Fogarty Finger Architecture is designing the 18-story tower while LMC is the developer. The entire building is being constructed with a reinforced concrete superstructure.

Brooklyn Point Hits Halfway Mark On Way to 720-Foot Pinnacle In Downtown Brooklyn

8:00 am on November 7, 2018 By Michael Young

Brooklyn Point, aka 138 Willoughby Street, is climbing towards its 720-foot pinnacle over Downtown Brooklyn. The skyscraper has already made headlines with its imminently-highest outdoor infinity pool in New York City. Now, the facade has…

Permits Filed For A Six-Story Residential Building at 670 Union Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn

6:00 am on November 7, 2018 By Michael Young

Permits have been filed for a new six-story residential building at 670 Union Street, in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Gowanus. The site is between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue, and sits half a block away from the Union Street subway on the R train. The new structure will rise from a lot that is currently home to a pair of two-story buildings, 670A and 670B Union Street, and William Caleo of 668-670 Union LLC is listed as the developer.

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