Articles by Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

380 4th Avenue’s Exterior Takes Shape in Gowanus, Brooklyn

7:30 am on August 4, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Exterior work is progressing on 380 4th Avenue, a 17-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by GF55 Architects and developed by Quinlan Development Group LLC, the 175-foot-tall structure will span 211,650 square feet and yield 197 rental units with an average scope of 830 square feet, as well as 6,030 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, a cellar level, a 40-foot-long rear yard, and 30 enclosed parking spaces. Fifty of the units will be designated as affordable housing. The $78 million project is located between 3rd and 6th Streets.

Best Western Hotel Tops Out at 319-321 West 38th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on August 3, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on 319-321 West 38th Street, a 26-story Best Western Hotel in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect and developed by 319 West 38th Steel LP, the 250-foot-tall structure will span 44,200 square feet with an undisclosed number of hotel rooms and a collection of amenities. The property stands on two adjoining interior plots between Eighth and Ninth Avenues.

Rendering of 12 West 57th Street by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Demolition Continues for SOM-Designed Skyscraper at 12 West 57th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on July 30, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Demolition continues at 12 West 57th Street, the site of a proposed 52-story, 672-foot-tall residential skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and developed by Sheldon Solow of Solow Management Corp., who filed permits for the ground-up project in 2019, the tower will rise along Billionaires’ Row between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and West 56th and 57th Streets. The tower will rise on an assemblage formerly occupied by multiple low- and mid-rise buildings between 10 and 20 West 57th Street.

The Browning School’s Expansion Tops Out at 337 East 64th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

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

Construction has topped out on The Browning School’s campus expansion at 337 West 64th Street in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by S9 Architecture, the project involves the conversion and augmentation of a former parking garage and will yield 47,000 square feet for the K-12 college preparatory school for boys that currently operates out of several buildings between Park and Madison Avenues in addition to its main facility at 52 East 62nd Street. Plans call for the entire high school division to be moved to the new 83-foot-tall building, which will contain 13 new classrooms, four stories of offices, a library and cafeteria in the cellar, and an upper-floor gymnasium. The property will also feature a green roof and a rear yard. The development is located between First and Second Avenues.

Updated Renderings Revealed for 350 East 18th Street in Gramercy Park, Manhattan

7:30 am on July 29, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New exterior renderings have been revealed for 350 East 18th Street, a 13-story residential building in Gramercy Park, Manhattan. Designed by ARC Architecture + Design Studio and developed by Minrav Development, the 124-foot-tall structure will span 63,720 square feet and yield 40 condominium units with an average scope of 1,200 square feet, as well as 6,970 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is alternately addressed as 305 First Avenue and is located at the corner of East 18th Street and First Avenue, directly across from Stuyvesant Town.

Curtain Wall Installation Nears Completion on The Hospital For Special Surgery’s Expansion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on July 28, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The glass curtain wall has reached the roof parapet of The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Tower, a 12-story waterfront expansion of the Hospital For Special Surgery at 535 East 70th Street in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by EwingCole, the $200 million addition will span 100,000 square feet directly over FDR Drive and connect the main hospital wing to the south via a sky bridge. The property is located between East 71st and 72nd Streets.

Renderings Reveal Liberty Landing Affordable Housing Conversion at 550 West 20th Street in West Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on July 27, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for Liberty Landing, an affordable housing conversion and expansion of the former Bayview Correctional Facility at 550 West 20th Street in West Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by COOKFOX Architects and developed in a joint venture between Camber Property Group and Osborne Association, the $108 million project will involve the repurposing of the 100,000-square-foot Art Deco building and the construction of a seven-story addition atop its parapet. The development will yield 124 permanently affordable housing units, with 74 dedicated to formerly incarcerated individuals, as well as 15 short-term transitional homes for individuals with mental health challenges, on-site supportive services, and a ninth-floor outdoor terrace. The property is located at the corner of West 20th and West Streets, across from Hudson River Park and directly abutting Jean Nouvel’s residential tower at 100 Eleventh Avenue.

Rendering of 240 Willoughby Street - Courtesy of Rabsky Group

240 Willoughby Street’s Exterior Nears Completion in Fort Greene, Brooklyn

8:00 am on July 26, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Exterior work continues on 240 Willoughby Street, a 30-story residential building in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Designed by Fischer Rasmussen Whitefield Architects and developed by Rabsky Group, which purchased the property for $95 million in 2019, the structure will yield 300 rental units with 147 dedicated to affordable housing. 240 Willoughby LLC is the owner of the property, which directly abuts an existing 21-story apartment building that is simultaneously undergoing extensive renovations. The development is bound by Willoughby Street to the north, the Brooklyn Hospital Center to the south, Fort Greene Park to the east, and Ashland Place to the west.

Below-Grade Work Continues for RAMSA’s 255 East 77th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

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

Below-grade work is continuing at 255 East 77th Street, the site of a 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.

The Delecor Closes in on Completion at 250 East 83rd Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

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

Construction is on the verge of completion on The Delecor, a 31-story residential tower at 250 East 83rd Street in the Yorkville section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by The Torkian Group, the 370-foot-tall structure will span 215,608 square feet and yield 128 rental units in one- to four-bedroom layouts, a collection of penthouses, and ground-floor retail space. The property is located at the corner of Second Avenue and East 83rd Street.

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