Morris Adjmi’s 30 East 31st Street Approaching Completion as Façade Work Nears Pinnacle, in NoMad

8:00 am on July 21, 2019 By Michael Young

Exterior work at 30 East 31st Street is making steady progress in NoMad. Located between Park Avenue South and Madison Avenue, the 479-foot-tall residential tower is designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Ekstein Development and Pinnacle Real Estate. The distinctive pattern of crossed beams at the top of the building will soon be enclosed with floor-to-ceiling glass. Douglas Elliman Development is marketing the 88,000-square-foot project, with prices ranging from $1.65 to $12 million. The 40-story structure will contain a total of 42 units spread across 70,070 square feet of space, for an average of 1,700 square feet apiece.

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Silverstein Properties Completes $50 Million Renovation of the Equitable Building at 120 Broadway in the Financial District

7:30 am on July 21, 2019 By Michael Young

Restoration work on the Equitable Building, aka 120 Broadway, is complete. The historic 104-year-old Beaux Arts skyscraper underwent a two-year, $50 million renovation and recently celebrated the opening of the Bankers Club. The 20,000-square foot space is located on the 40th floor of the 1.9 million-square-foot commercial office building and features an 8,000-square-foot indoor lounge, a cafe, a food hall, and a large, newly built outdoor landscaped rooftop deck for tenants. Beyer Blinder Belle is the design team, while Silverstein Properties is responsible for financing the Financial District project.

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1932 Bryant Avenue (Dattner Architects)

Second Farms Affordable Housing Development Nears Topping Out at 1932 Bryant Avenue in The Bronx

7:00 am on July 21, 2019 By Sebastian Morris

Construction is close to topping out at Second Farms, a new 15-story affordable housing development at 1932 Bryant Avenue in the West Farms neighborhood of The Bronx. With ardent support from local officials and community members, the project is part of a major redevelopment plan from the Archdiocese of New York City to modernize and reinvigorate West Farms, including the creation of up to 2,000 affordable and low-income housing properties.

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148-01 90th Ave in Jamaica, Queens

Permits Filed for 148-01 90th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens

6:30 am on July 21, 2019 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for an eight-story apartment building at 148-01 90th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. Located between 148th Street and 149th Street, the nearest subway stations are Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Station, serviced by the E, J, and Z trains, and the Sutphin Boulevard Station, serviced by the F train. Mirza Rahman under the 148th Street Properties LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Virgin Hotel’s Glass Curtain Wall Rising Quickly at 1225 Broadway in NoMad

8:00 am on July 20, 2019 By Michael Young

Work on Virgin Hotel‘s reflective glass curtain wall is making quick progress at 1225 Broadway in NoMad. Designed by Stantec, the 476-foot-tall superstructure topped out in February, and over the past months the envelope has climbed closer to the building’s pinnacle. The tower will feature 300,000 square feet of newly built space, of which most will be occupied by its 460 hotel rooms. The lower podium floors will contain 90,000 square feet of retail. Lam Group is the developer of the property, and Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Group will be in charge of managing the hotel.

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