45 Broad Street Cleared for Potential Supertall Construction in Financial District

As 2019 comes to a close, excavation and foundation work has yet to begin at 45 Broad Street, where the sixth-tallest construction project in New York is set to rise. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by Madison Equities and Pizzarotti LLC, the residential skyscraper is planned to reach a height of 1,115 feet above the Financial District, just steps from the New York Stock Exchange.

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Preliminary rendering of 312 Coney Island Avenue - FXCollaborative

Zoning Amendments Sought for 13-Story Building at 312 Coney Island Avenue in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

The Department of City Planning is expected to weigh in on the construction of a new mixed-use building at 312 Coney Island Avenue in the historic Windsor Terrace section of Brooklyn. Designed by FXCollaborative, the proposed development measures 387,000 gross square feet and includes residential area, a church, a small school, and commercial retail.

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497 Kings Highway in Gravesend, Brooklyn

Permits Filed for 497 Kings Highway in Gravesend, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for a four-story mixed-use building at 497 Kings Highway in Gravesend, Brooklyn. Located on the corner of East Second Street and Kings Highway, the lot is two blocks from the Kings Highway subway station, serviced by the F train. Simon Leviov under the 497 Kings Highway Realty LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Brooklyn’s First Supertall Gets Its Construction Crane, at 9 DeKalb Avenue

Work has taken a big step forward at 9 DeKalb Avenue, the outer boroughs’ first supertall skyscraper and number seven on YIMBY’s countdown of the tallest projects underway in New York City. The construction crane has been assembled at the Downtown Brooklyn site and things are gearing up for the start of vertical progress in 2020. The 73-story, 1,066-foot-tall tower is designed by SHoP Architects and developed by JDS, the same duo behind 111 West 57th Street.

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