Articles by Michael Young

The Northern Tower Wraps Up Construction At 35-32 Leavitt Strteet in Flushing, Queens

8:00 am on January 31, 2025 By Michael Young

Construction is coming to a close on the Northern Tower, a 13-story hotel and residential building at 35-32 Leavitt Street in Flushing, Queens. Designed by Raymond Chan Architect and developed by Century Development Group, which signed an agreement in late 2016 with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the 152-foot-tall mixed-use structure will span 228,000 square feet, with around 101,000 square feet for a 244-room Westin hotel, 2,270 square feet for community facility use, and 42,100 square feet of residential space. The residential component comprise 49 condominium units on the top three floors. The property is alternately addressed as 137-61 Northern Boulevard and located at the corner of Northern Boulevard and Leavitt Street.

The Prince Wraps Up Construction at 134-03 35th Avenue in Flushing, Queens

7:30 am on January 28, 2025 By Michael Young

Work is wrapping up on The Prince, a 15-story residential building at 134-03 35th Avenue in Flushing, Queens. Designed by My Architect PC and developed by United Construction Development Group, the structure will yield 120 condominium units in one- to two-bedroom layouts. C&G Empire Realty, LLC is listed as the owner of the property, which is alternately addressed as 33-71 Prince Street and located at the corner of 35th Avenue and Prince Street.

Redesign Revealed For 20 Carbon Place in Jersey City, New Jersey

7:30 am on January 27, 2025 By Michael Young

New renderings have been revealed for 20 Carbon Place, a 12-story residential building on the border of the Greenville and Bergen-Lafayette neighborhoods on the western side of Jersey City, New Jersey. Designed by L+Z Architecture DPC and developed by Twenty Carbon Place Corp., the 138-foot-tall structure will yield 547 market-rate rental units, 276 enclosed parking spaces, 292 bicycle parking spaces, 950 square feet of ground-floor retail space, 14,000 square feet of amenities, and an 8,516-square-foot public plaza. The 76,717-square-foot property is located by the intersection of Carbon Place and West Side Avenue.

255 East 77th Street’s Façade Quickly Takes Shape on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on January 20, 2025 By Michael Young

Construction is progressing on 255 East 77th Street, a 500-foot-tall residential skyscraper in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects with Hill West Architects as the architect of record and developed by Naftali Group, the 36-story structure will span 170,481 square feet and yield 62 condominium units in two- to five-bedrooms layouts, as well as 3,861 square feet of retail space, two cellar levels, and 33 enclosed parking spaces. The property is alternately addressed as 1481 Second Avenue and located at the corner of Second Avenue and East 77th Street.

Demolition Underway At 436 Union Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

7:30 am on January 20, 2025 By Michael Young

Demolition is progressing at 436 Union Avenue, the site of a seven-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Kao Hwa Lee Architects for Yisroel Greenfeld, the 60-foot-tall structure will span 8,697 square feet and yield 13 rental units with an average scope of 669 square feet, as well as a cellar level and a 53-foot-long rear yard. The property is located between Metropolitan Avenue and Devoe Street, directly in front of the confluence of Union Avenue and Keap Street.

Rendering of 655 Union Street. Credit: Gustavo Coutinho from The Couthouse

Construction Wraps Up on 655 Union Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn

8:00 am on January 15, 2025 By Michael Young

Work is wrapping up on 655 Union Street, a 13-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by L+Z Architecture and developed by Avery Hall and Gindi Capital, the 200,000-square-foot structure will yield 193 rental units in one- to two-bedroom layouts, as well as 14,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Fifty of the units will be designated for affordable housing. The half-acre property is alternately addressed as 204 4th Avenue and bound by Sackett Street to the north and Raul Vasquez Jr. Place to the south.

Brick Façade Reaches Pinnacle of 300 East 50th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on January 12, 2025 By Michael Young

Façade installation has reached the top of 300 East 50th Street, a 23-story residential building in the Turtle Bay section of Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by MAG Partners in collaboration with Global Holdings, KRW Realty Advisors, Krown Point, and Safanad, the 275-foot-tall structure will span 170,000 square feet and yield 194 units, with 30 percent allocated to affordable housing, as well as ground-floor retail space, a cellar level, and a 30-foot-long side yard. 300 East 50th Street Owner LLC is listed as the owner and Urban Atelier Group is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the southeast corner of Second Avenue and East 50th Street.

Excavation And Foundation Work Progress At 133-09 37th Avenue in Flushing, Queens

8:00 am on January 11, 2025 By Michael Young

Excavation and early foundation work are underway at 133-09 37th Avenue, the site of a 17-story mixed-use building in Flushing, Queens. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed under the Century Square LLC, the 192-foot-tall structure will span 173,344 square feet, with 101,418 square feet designated for commercial space, 71,589 square feet for residential space, and 337 square feet for community facility space. The building will yield 102 rental units averaging 701 square feet, as well as a cellar level, two loading berths, and 313 enclosed parking spaces. The site is bound by 36th Road to the north, 37th Avenue to the south, College Point Boulevard to the west, and a separate adjacent residential and hotel construction project at 133-25 37th Avenue to the east.

The Orchard’s Façade Installation Continues at 42-22 Orchard Street in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on December 25, 2024 By Michael Young

At number seven on our year-end countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is The Orchard, an 823-foot-tall residential skyscraper at 42-22 Orchard Street in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by BLDG Management Co., the 70-story structure surpassed the Skyline Tower at 23-15 44th Drive for the title of the tallest building in the borough and will yield 824 rental units in studio to three-bedroom layouts, with 248 designated as affordable housing, as well as 13,000 square feet of retail space along Jackson Avenue, 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, and a two-story parking garage with 207 enclosed spaces. The property is alternately addressed as 43-01 Queens Street and 27-48 Jackson Avenue and occupies a full city block along Jackson Avenue between Queens and Orchard Streets.

Demolition Prep Underway for MSK Hospital Skyscraper at 1233 York Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on December 16, 2024 By Michael Young

The 16th-tallest building on YIMBY’s year-end construction countdown is MSK Pavilion, a forthcoming 594-foot-tall inpatient hospital building at 1233 York Avenue in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed in collaboration by CannonDesign and Foster + Partners and developed by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), the 31-story structure will yield 900,000 square feet of cancer care and surgery facilities. Demolition is currently underway on the current occupant of the site, a 23-story building that formerly housed medical student residences and administrative offices. The property is bound by East 67th Street to the north, East 66th Street to the south, and York Avenue and Rockefeller University to the east.

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