Facade Installation Progresses at Morris Adjmi’s 18 West 55th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on August 15, 2024 By Michael Young

Facade installation continuing to progress at 18 West 55th Street, a topped-out 26-story residential building in Midtown, Manhattan. The Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) panel facade is being installed by PG New York. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed and built by Skyline Developers, which purchased the property for $83 million in 2017 under the 18 West 55th Street LLC, the 289-foot-tall structure will span 152,084 square feet and yield 97 rental units with an average scope of 1,319 square feet, as well as 6,380 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a 10,343-square-foot cellar level. The ground-up project is located on a formerly vacant interior lot between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, next to the Peninsula Hotel.

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Rendering of Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s new terrace, courtyard and outdoor spaces. Courtesy of Gans and Company/NYC DDC

Renovations Announced For Brooklyn Children’s Museum In Crown Heights, Brooklyn

7:30 am on August 15, 2024 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Department of Design and Construction have announced the start of a renovation project for the Brooklyn Children’s Museum at 145 Brooklyn Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. This project aims to rebuild the museum’s retaining walls and modernize its courtyard and terraces, creating 20,000 square feet of accessible outdoor space for young visitors and their families. The $15 million project will be funded by the Mayor’s Office, City Council, and the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office.

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Housing Lottery Launches for The Hartby at 788 Willoughby Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

7:00 am on August 15, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Hartby, at the recently restored and renovated St. John’s College building, built in 1870 by architect Patrick Keely. Located at 788 Willoughby Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, the 205-unit residential conversion was designed by Woods Bagot, with interiors by Alchemy Studio, and developed by Property Resources Corporation. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 62 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $85,543 to $218,010.

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Permits Filed for 331 Avenue U in Gravesend, Brooklyn

6:30 am on August 15, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for an 11-story mixed-use building at 331 Avenue U in Gravesend, Brooklyn. Located between McDonald Avenue and West Street, the lot is near the Avenue U subway station, serviced by the N train. Aviran Nachum of M.N.C. General Contractor Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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One High Line’s Public Plaza, Retail Space Wraps Up Construction at 500 West 18th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on August 14, 2024 By Michael Young

Construction on the public plaza and ground-floor retail space is nearly finished at One High Line, a two-tower residential development at 500 West 18th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and developed by Witkoff Group and Access Industries, the twisting pair of 36- and 26-story structures collectively yield around 900,000 square feet with 236 condominium units in one- to five-bedroom layouts, as well as a hotel component operated by Faena Hotel, and ground-floor retail space. The property is alternately addressed as 76 Eleventh Avenue and stands adjacent to the High Line on a trapezoidal plot bound by West 18th Street to the north, West 17th Street to the south, Tenth Avenue to the east, and West Street to the west. Suffolk Construction is the general contractor and the plaza was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Field Operations in a private-public partnership between the City of New York and Friends of the High Line.

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