Articles by Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

50 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.

Extell’s 50 West 66th Street Completes Construction on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

Construction is complete on 50 West 66th Street, a 69-story residential skyscraper on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Snøhetta and developed by Extell and Tennor Holding, the 775-foot-tall tower stands as the tallest structure on the Upper West Side and yields 127 condominium units. SLCE Architects is the executive architect for the property, which is located on an interior lot between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West with frontage on both West 65th and West 66th Streets.

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37 West 66th Street. Photo by Michael Young.

Rendering Revealed for Extell’s 37 West 66th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

A new rendering has been revealed for 37 West 66th Street, a forthcoming 25-story mixed-use residential building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Stephen B. Jacobs Group and developed by Extell Development, the 355-foot-tall structure will span 384,962 square feet and yield 158 condominium units with an average scope of 1,218 square feet. The project will also include 192,481 square feet of commercial space. The property is located between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.

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Rendering courtesy of the New York City Department of Planning

Phase One of Port Authority Bus Terminal Redevelopment Progresses in Midtown, Manhattan

Work is moving along on the first phase of the redevelopment of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and Epstein (A. Epstein and Sons International) as a joint venture for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), the $10 billion project will replace the 74-year-old, 2.1-million-square-foot structure with a modern, higher capacity terminal to better serve its hundreds of thousands of daily commuters. The property spans two city blocks between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and West 40th and 42nd Streets.

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30-25 Queens Boulevard. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture.

46-Story Skyscraper Continues Ascent at 30-25 Queens Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens

Construction is quickly rising at 30-25 Queens Boulevard, a 46-story residential skyscraper in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by Baron Property Group and LargaVista, the 525-foot-tall structure will span around 511,000 square feet and yield 561 units, including 169 designated for affordable housing. The project will also include 21,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is alternately addressed as both 29-00 Northern Boulevard and 29-10 Queens Boulevard, and is located at the corner of Queens Plaza East and Queens Boulevard, directly west of the Sunnyside Yards rail tracks.

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30 Broad Street. Rendering courtesy of Sarrazin Architecture.

Renderings Revealed for 30 Broad Street in Port Chester, Westchester County

Renderings have been revealed for 30 Broad Street, a nine-story mixed-use building under construction in Port Chester, Westchester County. Designed by Sarrazin Architecture and developed by St. Katherine Group, the nearly 40,000-square-foot structure will yield 36 units in studio to one-bedroom layouts. The project will also include 4,000 square feet of office space and Port Chester’s first microbrewery. The site is alternately addressed as 136-138 Irving Avenue and is located at the intersection of Broad Street and Irving Avenue.

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