Articles by Michael Young

793 Madison Avenue’s Renovation Progresses on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on March 27, 2023 By Michael Young

Renovation work is progressing on 793 Madison Avenue, a landmarked five-story building in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Joseph Tarella of Sawicki Tarella Architecture + Design and developed by Pinnacle Madison Avenue Corp., the project involves the restoration of the structure’s façade and interiors, and a modernization of its 10,655 square feet of lower-level retail space. The work will also yield a new elevator and an expanded lobby with a separate entrance along East 67th Street. Judson Realty is in charge of marketing and leasing, and Vanguard Construction and Development is the general contractor for the property, which is alternately addressed as 27 East 67th Street and located at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 67th Street.

96+Broadway’s Exterior Wraps Up at 2551 Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

8:00 am on March 26, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is wrapping up on 96+Broadway, a 22-story residential building at 2551-2555 Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen with Stephen B. Jacobs Group as the architect of record and developed by Paragon JV Properties III, the 235-foot-tall structure yields 276,578 square feet and 130 condominium units with an average scope of 1,660 square feet, as well as 9,080 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Leeding Builders Group is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of Broadway and West 96th Street.

Excavation Progresses at 410 West 49th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

7:30 am on March 26, 2023 By Michael Young

Excavation is progressing at 410 West 49th Street, the site of a seven-story residential building in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by SBLM Architects and developed by Sparksangel USA Inc., the 65-foot-tall structure will yield two condominium units spread across 5,403 square feet split up as 2,180 square feet for the first apartment and 3,223 square feet in the second unit. JC Consulting & Management Corporation is the general contractor for the project, which is located between Ninth and Tenth Avenues.

270 West 96th Street courtesy of Fetner Properties

270 West 96th Street’s Brick Façade Takes Shape on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

8:00 am on March 25, 2023 By Michael Young

Façade installation is progressing on 270 West 96th Street, a 23-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Fetner Properties, the 235-foot-tall structure will yield 171 rental units with 68 dedicated to affordable housing, and 8,961 square feet of community facility space. Urban Atelier Group is the general contractor for the property, which is located between West End Avenue and Broadway.

Mandarin Oriental Residences Fifth Avenue Nears Completion at 685 Fifth Avenue, in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 24, 2023 By Michael Young

Exterior work is nearing completion on the Mandarin Oriental Residences Fifth Avenue, a 29-story residential tower at 685 Fifth Avenue in Midtown. Designed by Marin Architects and developed by SHVO in partnership with Deutsche Finance, the more than $300 million project involves the construction of a ten-floor addition above a former commercial building and the residential conversion of 100,000 square feet of its office space, and will yield 69 fully furnished condominium units managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and marketed by Douglas Elliman Development Marketing. The Rinaldi Group of New York is the general contractor for the property, which is located between East 53rd and 54th Streets.

PENN 2’s Cantilever LED Display Begins Testing at Two Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 23, 2023 By Michael Young

Modernization work is shaping up on PENN 2, a 31-story commercial building at Two Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by MdeAS Architects and developed by Vornado Realty Trust, the project involves the replacement of the 412-foot-tall tower’s aging midcentury façade with a lighter glass curtain wall and the full gut renovation of its 1.61 million square feet of office space, as well as the construction of new pocketed corner terraces and a multistory cantilevering volume along Seventh Avenue. GMSLLP is the façade consultant and Turner Construction Company and Skanska are the contractors for the property, which is located between West 31st and West 33rd Streets within the Penn District revitalization master plan.

Historic Flatiron Building Goes Up For Auction Today in Manhattan

8:00 am on March 22, 2023 By Michael Young

A new chapter in the storied history of the Flatiron Building is set to unfold today as the New York City landmark goes up for sale at a public auction. Designed by Daniel Burnham completed in 1902 as the Fuller Building, the structure quickly became an emblem of New York with its ornate Renaissance Revival flourishes and prominent wedge-shaped design formed by the confluence of Broadway and Fifth Avenue.

Finishing Touches Underway on Two Manhattan West in Midtown West, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 21, 2023 By Michael Young

Finishing touches are underway on Two Manhattan West, a 58-story commercial skyscraper in the Manhattan West master plan in Midtown West. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and developed by Brookfield, the 935-foot-tall structure will yield 1.9 million square feet of office space directly to the south of its 996-foot-tall fraternal twin, One Manhattan West. W&W Glass is the facade contractor and AECOM Tishman is the general contractor for the Midtown project, which is located at the northwest corner of West 31st Street and Ninth Avenue, between Hudson Yards to the west and the James A. Farley Building to the immediate east.

355 West 39th Street Nears Halfway Mark in Midtown West, Manhattan

7:30 am on March 21, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is rising on 355 West 39th Street, an 11-story residential building in Midtown West, Manhattan. Designed by Gilman Architects and developed by Man Hei Li under the 355 Hudson Yard LLC, the 115-foot-tall structure will yield 19,255 square feet with 26 rental units spread across 17,023 square feet, as well as 1,603 square feet of commercial space, 629 square feet for a community facility, and a cellar level. EFIN Management is the general contractor for the project, which is located near the northeast corner of Ninth Avenue and West 39th Street.

Rendering of 50 West 66th Street - Snøhetta

50 West 66th Street Climbs Past Podium Levels on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

8:00 am on March 20, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is progressing on 50 West 66th Street, a 69-story residential skyscraper and the future tallest building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Snøhetta with SLCE Architects as the executive architect and developed by Extell and Tennor Holding, the 775-foot-tall structure will yield 127 condominium units. Lendlease is the general contractor for the project, which is located on an interior lot between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West with frontage on both West 65th and West 66th Streets.

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