Work is complete on the Stanley Manne Research Institute, a new research and lab facility at the Bronx High School of Science in Bedford Park, The Bronx. Construction was made possible by alumnus Stanley Manne’s $18 million gift to the high school’s alumni association, the largest-ever gift to a New York City public school.
Related Companies and The Hudson Companies have closed on a $185 million financial package to complete Riverwalk 9, a 28-story residential building at 430 Main Street on Roosevelt Island. Designed by Handel Architects, the tower is the ninth and final component of the Riverwalk mega-development. Wells Fargo provided financing for the housing development.
Alloy Development is pursuing a renewable energy partner for 100 Flatbush Avenue, a 44-story tower in Downtown Brooklyn that will debut as the first 100-percent electric tower in New York City. The Request for Proposals call for a large-scale community solar provider that will eliminate any reliance on fossil fuels and help the building drastically reduce its carbon emissions.
Rose Associates and BedRock Real Estate Partners have gained approvals to redevelop the long-vacant United Hospital campus at 406-408 Boston Post Road in Port Chester into a mixed-use community. The 15.45-acre campus is located near the intersection of I-95 and I-287.
Battery Park City Authority, the Art for Justice Fund, and the Ford Foundation have unveiled a trio of public mosaics at Esplanade Plaza in Lower Manhattan. Entitled Justice Reflected, the mosaics are located on a 90-foot granite wall at the southern end of Battery Park’s North Cove Marina and were created by artist James Yaya Hough.
