35 Hudson Yards, Neighborhood’s First Residential Supertall, Readies for Spring 2019 Opening As Work Nears Completion

8:00 am on December 22, 2018 By Michael Young

Standing in between Kohn Pedersen Fox’s 55 Hudson Yards and Thomas Heatherwick’s Vessel staircase, 35 Hudson Yards rises 1,009 feet above the rail yards as the 10th-tallest skyscraper under construction in New York City. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, the 92-story mixed-use building will house 143 condominiums, a 217-key Equinox Hotel from the 15th floor to the 29th floor, and retail shops on the ground floor and second floor. This will be the tallest residential building at Hudson Yards and the third tallest in the first phase of the $28 billion dollar complex. Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group Inc. are the developers of the 1.1 million square foot tower.

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2111 White Plains Road in Pelham Gardens, Bronx

124-Unit Residential Project Coming to 2111 White Plains Road in Pelham Gardens, The Bronx

7:00 am on December 22, 2018 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at 2111 White Plains Road, in Pelham Gardens, The Bronx. Located between Lydig Avenue and Maran Place, the corner site is situated close to the Bronx Park Expressway. Two blocks north is the Pelham Parkway subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Jonathan Sopher, principal at Sopher Real Estate, is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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151 Broome Street in Lower East Side, Manhattan

Demolition Permits Filed for 151-161 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

6:30 am on December 22, 2018 By Vanessa Londono

Demolition permits have been filed for the one-story building at 151 Broome Street, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Located between Clinton Street and Pitt Street, the mid-block structure has been home to Little Star of Broome Street, an early childhood center servicing the neighborhood. Kevin Cronin of the non-profit organization Grand Street Guild is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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JDS Development’s Supertall 247 Cherry Street Gets Green Light After City Planning Approval On The Lower East Side

8:00 am on December 21, 2018 By Michael Young

Earlier this month, the City Planning Commission approved proposals for four new skyscrapers coming to the Two Bridges section of the Lower East Side. The tallest of the bunch will be 247 Cherry Street, adjacent to the site of Extell’s One Manhattan Square. The upcoming 1,008-foot-tall residential skyscraper will be designed by SHoP Architects and developed by JDS Development, and is the 11th tallest tower underway in the Five Boroughs. This supertall is the only project on YIMBY’s end-of-year list where site work has not yet begun, although with City Planning approval now secured, that is hopefully a matter of imminency.

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