Articles by Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

25-01 Queens Plaza North Nears Topping Out in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on March 27, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is closing in on the parapet of 25-01 Queens Plaza North, a 26-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Grubb Properties, which purchased the property for $63 million in 2021, the 311-foot-tall structure will yield 417 rental units with 124 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 7,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space. 25-01 QPN Consigli Construction is the general contractor, Custom Metalcrafters is supplying the glass façade, DeSimone Consulting Engineering provided structural engineering and facade consulting services, and King Contracting Group will be responsible for installing nearly 125,000 square feet of bricks and CMU blocks for the project, which is located between Crescent and 27th Streets, directly adjacent to the elevated Queensboro Plaza station servicing the 7, N, and W trains.

Anagram Finishes Construction at 1 West 60th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

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

Construction is wrapping up on Anagram, a 26-story residential tower at 1 West 60th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by INC Architecture & Design with SLCE Architects as the architect of record and developed by Global Holdings Management Group, the 281-foot-tall structure spans 180,813 square feet and yields 123 luxury market-rate rental units with interiors by The Setting, as well as 20,000 square feet of retail space on the first two levels. Pavarini McGovern is the general contractor and DeSimone Consulting Engineers is the façade consultant for the property, which is alternately addressed as 1841 Broadway and located at the corner of Broadway and West 60th Street, just north of Columbus Circle and the southwest corner of Central Park.

Revised Design Revealed for Affirmation Tower At 418 11th Avenue in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

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

Renderings have been revealed for a redesign of Affirmation Tower, a proposed mixed-use supertall skyscraper at 418 Eleventh Avenue in Hudson Yards. The development team of The Peebles Corporation, McKissack & McKissack, Exact Capital Group, and the Witkoff Group has brought on OMA to redesign the 1.4-million-square-foot structure, which is planned to yield mixed-income apartments, a convention center, retail space, community facilities, a public observation deck, and The National Civil Rights Museum as part of a collaboration with the NAACP. The project would rise from a 1.2-acre plot dubbed “Site K” bound by Eleventh Avenue, Hudson Boulevard West, and West 35th and 36th Streets.

Astor On Third II Nears Completion at 2-24 26th Avenue in Astoria, Queens

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

Construction is wrapping up on Astor On Third II, a six-story mixed-use building at 2-24 26th Avenue in the Hallets Point section of Astoria, Queens. Designed by FNA Engineering Services PC and developed by Yitzchok Katz of Developing NY State, the 64-foot-tall structure will span 111,862 square feet and yield 137 rental units with an average scope of 683 square feet, as well as 18,249 square feet of ground-floor community facility space, a 60-foot-long rear yard, and 69 parking spaces. The project is located at the corner of 26th Avenue and 3rd Street, just north of its Astor On Third companion development at 26-41 3rd Street on 27th Avenue.

711 Seventh Avenue Hotel Tower Begins Ascent in Times Square, Manhattan

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

Construction is rising on 711 Seventh Avenue, a 32-story hotel tower in Times Square. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect and developed in a joint venture between general contractor Flintlock Construction Services and Atlas Hospitality under the 711 Seventh Hotel Associates LLC, the 343-foot-tall structure will yield 400 guest rooms under IHG Hotel & Resorts’ voco brand. Capital Industries served as the demolition contractor for the three low-rise former occupants of the L-shaped parcel, which has frontage along Seventh Avenue and West 48th Street.

8-29 Astoria Boulevard Nears Topping Out in Astoria, Queens

7:30 am on March 24, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing topping out on 8-29 Astoria Boulevard, a six-story mixed-use building in Astoria, Queens. Designed by Angelo Ng & Anthony Ng Architects Studio and developed by Rukhsana Samdani of Astoria Boulevard Construction, the 58-foot-tall structure will span 58,619 square feet and yield 47 rental units with an average scope of 691 square feet, as well as 5,527 square feet of community facility space, a cellar level, and 32 enclosed parking spaces. DLC Development Corp. is the general contractor for the property, which is situated on an interior lot between 8th and 12th Streets.

Rendering of 26-25 Fourth Street. Designed by J Frankl Associates

The Winslow Wraps Up Construction at 26-25 4th Street in Astoria, Queens

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

Construction is finishing up on The Winslow, a 19-story residential building at 26-25 4th Street in the Halletts Point section of Astoria, Queens. Designed by J Frankl Associates and developed by Bruman Realty, the 204-foot-tall structure spans 289,000 square feet and yields 165 rental apartments in studio to three-bedroom layouts with leasing by Nooklyn, as well as a 101-vehicle parking garage. The property is located between 26th and 27th Avenues.

The Treadwell Completes Construction at 249 East 62nd Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

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

Construction is complete on The Treadwell, a 28-story residential tower at 249 East 62nd Street in the Treadwell Farm Historic District of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by INC Architecture & Design and developed by Dart Interests, the 347-foot-tall Art Deco-inspired building will yield 66 condominium units in studio to three-bedroom layouts with prices ranging from $1.005 million to $3.95 million. Brown Harris Stevens Development is managing sales and marketing for the homes, SLCE Architects is the executive architect, CM & Associates is the general contractor, and Zeckendorf Development is the co-development manager for the project, which stands near the corner of Second Avenue and East 62nd Street.

One High Line’s Public Plaza Takes Shape at 500 West 18th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

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

Construction is progressing on the lower levels of One High Line, a pair of twisting structures at 500 West 18th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and developed by Witkoff Group and Access Industries, the 36- and 26-story structures will span 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, ground-floor retail space, and a new plaza separately designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Field Operations. Suffolk Construction is the general contractor, Enea Landscape Architecture is the landscape architect, and Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is handling sales and marketing for the property, which 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.

ODA’s 126 East 57th Street Climbs Above Podium Levels in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 20, 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. WSP USA is the engineer and Plaza Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of East 56th Street and Lexington Avenue, with a narrow panhandle extension to East 57th Street.

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