Articles by Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Updated Renderings Revealed For Foster + Partners’ PENN15 Supertall Proposal in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 25, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

A new series of renderings has been released for PENN15, a proposed commercial supertall skyscraper at 15 Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners and developed by Vornado Realty Trust, the project’s scope was recently reduced from 56 to 50 stories and 1,200 feet to 1,000 feet, and will now yield 2.2 million square feet of office space, down from 2.7 million. The property is located along Seventh Avenue between West 32nd and 33rd Streets, directly across from Penn Station.

89 Dekalb Avenue Rises in Fort Greene, Brooklyn

7:30 am on June 25, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is rising on 89 Dekalb Avenue, a 30-story mixed-use building in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by RXR, the 348-foot-tall structure will span 289,000 square feet and yield 324 rental apartments with 98 rent-stabilized units, as well as 55,000 square feet of academic space for Long Island University, a cellar level, a 30-foot-long rear yard, two loading berths, nearly 15,000 square feet of amenities, and an enclosed parking garage for up to 198 vehicles with electric vehicle charging stations. Whitehall Interiors is the interior designer, and RXR LIU PII Developer TRS LLC is listed as the owner of the property, which is located on an interior lot by the corner of Dekalb Avenue and Ashland Place.

The Brook Tops Out At 589 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn

8:00 am on June 24, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on The Brook, a 51-story residential skyscraper at 589 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Witkoff Group and Apollo Global Management, the 575-foot-tall structure will span 557,973 square feet and yield 591 rental units with an average scope of 827 square feet, with 30 percent of the inventory reserved for affordable housing, as well as 68,693 square feet of retail space, a cellar level, and two floors of recreational and sports amenities. Bonetti Kozerski is the interior designer and Suffolk Construction is the general contractor for the project, which is bound by DeKalb Avenue to the north, Fulton Street to the south, Flatbush Avenue diagonally to the east, and Bond Street to the west.

Chelsea Canvas Wraps Up Construction At 280 West 24th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 23, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is wrapping up on Chelsea Canvas, a 14-story mixed-use building at 280 West 24th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners and Chelsea 23rd Realty Corporation, an LLC affiliated with JJ Operating, the 175-foot-tall structure spans 132,700 square feet and will yield 190 rental apartments in studio to three-bedroom layouts, as well as 33,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and cellar levels. Square Mile Capital and Pacific Western Bank provided $183 million in construction financing for the project, which was formerly addressed as 278 Eighth Avenue and is located along Eighth Avenue between West 23rd and West 24th Streets.

Work Continues on One High Line’s Public Plaza, Retail Space at 500 West 18th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

7:30 am on June 23, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Work is progressing on the public plaza and ground-floor retail space at One High Line, a two-tower residential development at 500 West 18th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and developed by Witkoff Group and Access Industries, the twisting 36- and 26-story structures will span combined 900,000 square feet and yield 236 condominium units in one- to five-bedroom layouts, as well as a hotel component operated by Faena Hotel and ground-floor retail space. The property is alternately addressed as 76 Eleventh Avenue and stands adjacent to the High Line on a trapezoidal plot bound by West 18th Street to the north, West 17th Street to the south, Tenth Avenue to the east, and West Street to the west.

Construction Nears Completion on 609 Second Avenue in Kips Bay, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 22, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is approaching the finish line on 609 Second Avenue, an 18-story residential building in Kips Bay, Manhattan. Designed by Fischer + Makooi Architects and developed by The Horizon Group, the 212-foot-tall structure will span 74,528 square feet and yield 65 condominium units in studio to three-bedroom layouts, with sales led by Ariel Tirosh and Team at Douglas Elliman. The property is located on an interior lot between East 33rd and 34th Streets, just south of Murray Hill.

Safety Netting Assembly Progresses On Thomas Heatherwick’s ‘Vessel’ Sculpture in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 21, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Remediation work is taking shape across the exterior of The Vessel in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, where netting is being installed for visitor safety. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick of Heatherwick Studio and developed by Related Companies, the 15-story, 150-foot-tall attraction opened in March 2019 but was shuttered in July 2021 after four guests leapt to their deaths from the platforms of the honeycomb-shaped structure. The safety system will incorporate steel mesh netting stretched from metal supports to close the gaps between its network of interconnecting staircases.

New Museum at 235 Bowery, Rendering via OMA Instagram

New Museum’s Expansion Takes Shape at 231 Bowery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

8:00 am on June 20, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is progressing on the New Museum‘s seven-story expansion at 231 Bowery in the Bowery section of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu of OMA and Cooper Robertson & Partners, the 174-foot-tall annex is rising directly to the south of the SANAA-designed main building, which was originally completed in 2007, and will almost double the institution’s footprint to 115,277 square feet. The 60,000-square-foot addition will connect laterally connect to the current museum and add three gallery floors, an 80-seat restaurant, a larger bookstore, and office space for staff, among other spaces. The property is located at the intersection of Bowery and Spring Street.

126 East 57th Street Climbs Higher Above Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 18, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction continues to rise on 126 East 57th Street, a 28-story residential tower on Billionaires’ Row in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by ODA Architecture and developed by MRR Development under the MRR 1326 LLC, the 346-foot-tall structure will yield 147 condominium units with an average scope of 1,156 square feet, as well as 5,000 square feet of lower-level retail space. The property is located at the corner of East 56th Street and Lexington Avenue, with a narrow panhandle extension to East 57th Street.

Foundations Underway For 273 Fifth Avenue in NoMad, Manhattan

7:30 am on June 17, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Below-grade work is underway at 273 Fifth Avenue, the site of a five-story mixed-use building in NoMad, Manhattan. Designed by C3D Architecture and developed by B&R Global Services, LLC, the structure will yield four residential units and ground-floor retail space. The property is located on a narrow interior lot between East 29th and East 30th Streets.

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