Two buildings in Manhattan are now official historic landmarks following designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The Commissioners unanimously voted to designate The Educational Building at 70 Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village and the Holyrood Episcopal Church-Iglesia Santa Cruz at 715 West 179th Street in Washington Heights.
This Monday, the City Planning Commission certified a major initiative to rezone Manhattan’s Soho and Noho Historic Districts. The goal of the initiative is to expand allowable residential density for multifamily buildings, spur the construction of income-restricted and permanently affordable housing, and increase available community facilities.
Ceruzzi Properties has unveiled a 30-foot mural at The Centrale, a 71-story residential skyscraper at 138 East 50th Street in Midtown East. From Scandinavian painter Tony “Rubin” Sjöman, the mural stands above the building’s second-floor terrace and is an abstract interpretation of the city skyline surrounding East 50th Street.
Construction has broken ground on a 60-unit affordable housing building for senior and disabled residents at 160 Halstead Street in East Orange, New Jersey. Designed by DMR Architects and developed by Genesis Companies, the building will comprise 61,000 square feet with 60 individual units.
Quinlan Development Group recently celebrated the commencement of construction at 230 Classon Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The forthcoming multifamily building will stand 17 stories and comprise 143,000 square feet.
