Articles by Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Giorgio Armani Residences Continues Construction At 760 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Exterior work is progressing on the Giorgio Armani Residences, a 12-story mixed-use building at 760 Madison Avenue in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by COOKFOX and developed by SL Green Realty and Giorgio Armani Corp., the 189-foot-tall structure will span 91,179 square feet and yield ten condominium units with sales led by Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, as well as a 19,387-square-foot Giorgio Armani flagship boutique. The property is located at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 65th Street.

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251 Douglass Street Readies for Earthwork in Gowanus, Brooklyn

Earthwork is getting underway at 251 Douglass Street, the site of a 15-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architects and developed by Charney Companies and Tavros Capital, the structure will span 250,000 square feet and yield 260 rental apartments with 25 percent reserved for affordable housing, as well as ground-floor retail space and on-site parking facilities. The project is alternately addressed as 239 Nevins Street and located at the corner of Nevins and Douglass Streets on a plot formerly occupied by a one-story garage.

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Façade Work Continues On Redeemer East Side At 150 East 91st Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Façade installation is progressing on Redeemer East Side, a new 12-story home for the Redeemer Presbyterian Church at 150 East 91st Street in the Carnegie Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by STUDIOS Architecture, the 170-foot-tall structure will feature a fellowship hall with a capacity of 300, a 600-seat auditorium for worship and gatherings, 17 classrooms, and a catering kitchen. The Presbyterian organization acquired the property for $29.5 million in 2020 and will relocate to the new facility from its current address at 112 East 75th Street. Pavarini McGovern is the general contractor for the project, which is situated on a 50-foot-wide interior lot between Lexington and Third Avenues.

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Updated Design Revealed for 350 Park Avenue Supertall in Midtown East, Manhattan

New renderings have been revealed for 350 Park Avenue, a proposed supertall office skyscraper in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and developed by Ken Griffin, Vornado Realty Trust and Rudin, the 62-story structure is planned to rise roughly 1,600 feet tall and yield 1.8 million square feet of office space, with 54 percent to be occupied by the hedge fund Citadel LLC. The project site is bound by East 52nd Street to the north, East 51st Street to the south, and Park Avenue to the east.

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The Alloy Block Wraps Up Construction At 505 State Street in Downtown, Brooklyn

Work is wrapping up on 505 State Street, a 44-story residential tower in the Alloy Block complex in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed and developed by Alloy Development, the 482-foot-tall, fully electric-powered structure will yield 441 rental units, with 45 dedicated to affordable housing developed in conjunction with the Fifth Avenue Committee. The Alloy Block master plan will offer 50,000 square feet of retail space, space for a local cultural institution, 500 bicycle parking spaces, and two schools: the Khalil Gibran International Academy High School (KGIA) at 380 Schermerhorn Street designed by Architecture Research Office, and an elementary school at 489 State Street. Urban Atelier Group is the general contractor for the property, which was formerly addressed as 100 Flatbush Avenue and is bound by Flatbush Avenue to the northeast, Third Avenue to the northwest, and State Street to the southwest.

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