Articles by Sebastian Morris

Aerial rendering of the sloped roof addition at 107 South Street - OPerA Studio Architecture

City Agencies Approve Warehouse Conversion Project at 107 South Street in Seaport, Manhattan

The Department of Buildings and Landmarks Preservation Commission have approved plans to convert a warehouse at 107 South Street into a mixed-use residential property. Located in Lower Manhattan’s historic Seaport District, the building was previously occupied by a fish trading house, supplying seafood daily to the Fulton Market before it was relocated in 2005.

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The Wales at 1295 Madison Avenue - Courtesy of VMI Studios

The Wales Hotel-to-Condo Conversion Now Complete at 1295 Madison Avenue in Carnegie Hill, Manhattan

Construction is now complete on The Wales, a newly converted condominium property at 1295 Madison Avenue in the Carnegie Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Led by owner-developer Adellco alongside Parisian design studio PINTO, the building features 21 homes and a modest collection of amenity spaces. The property is located at the corner of 92nd Street and Madison Avenue.

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Rendering of Estela - Courtesy of VUW

Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for The Estela at 414-445 Gerard Avenue in Mott Haven, The Bronx

The Domain Companies has launched an affordable housing lottery for apartments at The Estela, a two-building rental complex in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx. Located at 414 and 445 Gerard Avenue, the property contains a mix of 380 market-rate units, 164 affordable apartments, 35,000 square feet of tenant amenities, and about 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, which will include a grocery store.

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Looking up at the East End Gateway inside Penn Station's new Long Island Railroad (LIRR) Concourse - Courtesy of Lucas Blair Simpson © SOM

Construction Finishes on Penn Station’s Long Island Rail Road Modernization in Midtown, Manhattan

The $414 million renovation of Penn Station‘s Long Island Rail Road concourse is now complete in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, AECOM, and Skanska, the project centered on the station’s cavernous 33rd Street corridor, improving circulation and access for more than 600,000 people who traverse the corridor daily.

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