Hyatt Place Hotel Completes Construction at 140 West 24th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 16, 2021 By Michael Young

Omnibuild has completed construction on The Hyatt Place Hotel, a 45-story tower at 140 West 24th Street in Chelsea. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architects and developed by Sam Chang, the 416-foot-tall structure will yield 510 guest rooms spread over 173,000 square feet, making it one of the largest hotels to open in 2021. The reinforced concrete superstructure rises between Sixth and Seventh Avenues and features a lightweight limestone rainscreen façade. Work broke ground in January 2019 and was developed in partnership with Magna Hospitality Group.

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Permits Filed for Affordable Housing Tower at 405 West 206th Street in Inwood, Manhattan

7:00 am on October 16, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a 17-story mixed-use building with affordable housing at 405 West 206th Street in Inwood, Manhattan. Encompassing the block along Ninth Avenue from West 206th to West 207th Streets, the lot is one block from the 207th Street subway station, serviced by the 1 train. L+M Development Partners is listed as the owner behind the applications, after purchasing 20,000-square-foot parking lot for $7.2 million earlier this year.

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Housing Lottery Units Still Available for 30 East 29th Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn

6:30 am on October 16, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

There are still affordable housing lottery units available for 30 East 29th Street, a four-story residential building in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by Design Studio Associates NY and developed by Ali Rashid, the structure yields seven residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $64,286 to $139,620.

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FÖRENA’s Brick Façade Begins to Emerge at 540 Sixth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 15, 2021 By Michael Young

Scaffolding has begun to come down from FÖRENA, revealing the brick façade of the 12-story residential building at 540 Sixth Avenue in Chelsea. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Landsea Homes and DNA Development, the 80,000-square-foot building will yield 50 units in one- to three-bedroom layouts marketed by Fredrik Eklund and John Gomes of The Eklund Gomes Team at Douglas Elliman. Ryder Construction Co. is the general contractor for the project, which is located at the corner of West 14th Street and Sixth Avenue.

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