Articles by Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Silverstein Properties Unveils Scale Models of 2 and 5 World Trade Center Skyscrapers in Financial District, Manhattan

8:00 am on September 16, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Developer Silverstein Properties recently debuted a series of architectural models to preview the latest designs of 2 and 5 World Trade Center in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners, 2 World Trade Center is planned to rise 80 stories and 1,348 feet tall, just 20 feet shorter than the roof height of 1 World Trade Center, and will yield office space. Kohn Pedersen Fox is the designer for 5 World Trade Center, a residential skyscraper co-developed by Brookfield Properties with a planned height of 920 feet. The 2 World Trade Center plot is located within the original 16-acre World Trade Center complex bound by Vesey, Fulton, Greenwich, and Church Streets. The 5 World Trade Center site is located to the south of Liberty Park and bound by Greenwich, Albany, and Washington Streets.

758-760 Metropolitan Avenue Stands Topped Out in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

8:00 am on September 15, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on 758-760 Metropolitan Avenue, a six-story mixed-use building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by New York Design Architects, LLP for Brooklyn Boyz Developers LLC, the 70-foot-tall structure will yield ten residential units with an average scope of 860 square feet, as well as 4,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a 35-foot-long rear yard. The property will be split into two separate addresses and is situated on an interior lot between Humboldt Street to the east and Graham Avenue to the west.

297 Wallabout Street Nears Completion in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn

7:30 am on September 15, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on 297 Wallabout Street, a six-story residential building in the Broadway Triangle section of South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Jongmin Kim Architects for Wallabout 295 Group, the 79-foot-tall structure will span 31,760 square feet and yield five condominium units with an average scope of 4,436 square feet, as well as a cellar level, a 30-foot-long rear yard, and five enclosed parking spaces. The property is located on an interior lot between Throop and Harrison Avenues.

Kay’s Place Rises Past Halfway Mark at 487 4th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn

8:00 am on September 14, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is rising on Kay’s Place, an 11-story mixed-use building at 487 4th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed and built by Procida Companies under the 487 4th Avenue Managers LLC, the 107-foot-tall structure will span 49,308 square feet and yield 44 affordable rental units with an average scope of 864 square feet, as well as 2,154 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, a cellar level, and one enclosed parking space. Ten of the units will be one-bedroom apartments for residents with developmental disabilities, and a portion of the remainder will be reserved for the formerly homeless. The property is located at the corner of 4th Avenue and 12th Street.

Rendering of 737 4th Avenue, courtesy of Marino PR

737 4th Avenue Tops Out in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

8:00 am on September 13, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction recently topped out on 737 4th Avenue, a 14-story mixed-use residential building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Designed by Dencityworks Architecture and developed by BEB Capital, Totem/Ailanthus, and SK Development, the 145-foot-tall structure will span 193,000 square feet and yield 187 mixed-income rental units with 46 dedicated to affordable housing, as well as 6,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space with a 1,275-square-foot executed lease to former tenant Dunkin Donuts, which operated at the former occupant of the property before its demolition. The project is located between 24th and 25th Streets.

3 St. Mark’s Place Nears Completion in East Village, Manhattan

8:00 am on September 12, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction nears completion on 3 St. Mark’s Place, an eight-story commercial building in Manhattan’s East Village. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Real Estate Equities Corporation, the structure will yield 53,000 square feet of office space, 7,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a cellar level, and three wraparound terraces on the fifth, eighth, and roof levels. The property is alternately addressed as 23-25 Third Avenue and is located at the corner of Third Avenue and St. Mark’s Place.

Sutphin Senior Residence’s Façade Takes Shape at 97-04 Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens

8:00 am on September 11, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Façade work is taking shape on Sutphin Senior Residence, a 15-story all-affordable housing building at 97-04 Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens, Designed by Bernheimer Architecture and developed by affordable housing developer Breaking Ground under the BG Sutphin Owner LLC, the structure will yield 173 apartments reserved for low-income seniors, including 52 supportive units for older formerly homeless adults with serious mental illness or substance use disorder. The remaining 121 units will be designated for adults aged 62 years or older, earning 50 percent or less than the area median income. The building will also contain a 15,000-square-foot health center operated by the Community Healthcare Network on the ground and cellar levels. The property is located at the intersection of Sutphin Boulevard and 97th Avenue.

Excavation, Foundations Underway at 94-15 Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens

8:00 am on September 10, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Excavation and foundation work are progressing at 94-15 Sutphin Boulevard, the site of a 24-story residential building in Jamaica, Queens. Designed by JFA Architects & Engineers and developed by Joel Weiss of Heartfelt Townhouse Build under the 95th Avenues Equities LLC, the 254-foot-tall structure will span 720,248 square feet and yield 524 rental units with an average scope of 1,357 square feet, as well as 9,241 square feet of commercial space, a cellar level, and 338 enclosed parking spaces. The property is situated between 94th and 95th Avenues and Sutphin Boulevard, directly west of the recently finished 147-35 95th Avenue residential tower.

Homeless Shelter Progresses at 3966 Tenth Avenue in Inwood, Manhattan

7:30 am on September 10, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Exterior work is progressing on 3966 Tenth Avenue, a four-story homeless shelter in Inwood, Manhattan. Designed by Edelman Sultan Knox Wood Architects and developed by Lilia Marini-Calves of the Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC) and Inwood Housing Development Corporation, the 44-foot-tall structure will yield 12 units with an average scope of 360 square feet, as well as a 30,000-square-foot community facility and a rear yard. The property is located at the intersection of Tenth Avenue and West 212th Street.

New Renderings Revealed for RAMSA’s 255 East 77th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on September 9, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

A teaser video has been released with new renderings of 255 East 77th Street, a rising 36-story 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 500-foot-tall structure will span 170,481 square feet and yield 62 condominium units, 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.

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