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NYU Expansion at 181 Mercer, rendering via StudioAMD

Foundation Work Begins for NYU’s Massive Greenwich Village Expansion at 181 Mercer Street

8:00 am on May 28, 2018 By Sebastian Morris

Excavation continues at 181 Mercer Street, the site of New York University’s 1.9 million square-foot expansion in Greenwich Village. The university’s scope of development for the enlarged campus includes razing The Jerome S. Coles Sports Center at 20-40 East Houston Street, and constructing a new 23-story sports center and performing arts facility in its place, which will have an address of 181 Mercer Street.

Permits Filed for 23-71 31st Street, Ditmars Steinway, Queens

7:30 am on May 28, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 23-71 31st Street in the Ditmars Steinway neighborhood of Queens. The building will be two blocks away from the Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard subway station, serviced by the N and W trains. Brett Harris, CEO of AKI Development, is behind the applications.

Permits Filed for 1165 Hoe Avenue, Foxhurst, The Bronx

7:00 am on May 28, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 1165 Hoe Avenue in Foxhurst, Bronx. The site will be located three blocks away from the Freeman Street subway station, serviced by 2 and 5 trains, and six blocks away from the Whitlock Avenue subway station, serviced by the 6 train. Cherryann Sankar is listed as responsible for the development.

Central Park South skyline from across Sheep Meadow, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

New York’s Housing Fails to Keep Pace With Employment Growth

8:00 am on May 25, 2018 By Sam Raskin

The worsening housing crisis within the Five Boroughs has been apparent to most residents for quite some time. And now, the Department of City Planning is taking notice. Today, YIMBY has the latest from an event held earlier this week for an Association for a Better New York (ABNY), where its first director affirmed the need to produce more housing, as both New York and its suburbs are failing in this capacity.

Landmarked 954 Madison Avenue will Undergo Renovation for Carolina Herrera Flagship in Manhattan

7:30 am on May 25, 2018 By Sebastian Morris

The Landmarks Preservation Commission will soon consider renovation proposals for 954 Madison Avenue, a historic corner property on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Iconic fashion label Carolina Herrera commissioned the project, hoping to enlarge the existing Madison Avenue flagship location.

123 Linden Boulevard Starts Rising in Flatbush, Brooklyn

7:00 am on May 25, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Verticality has commenced at 123 Linden Boulevard, a 20-story residential building rising in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Borough Park-based Solomon Feder is listed as responsible for the project on applications, however, The Moinian Group is the chief developer.

Permits Filed for 101 East 2nd Street, East Village

6:30 am on May 25, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 101 East 2^nd Street, in the notoriously underdeveloped East Village of Manhattan. The site is seven blocks away from the Delancey-Essex Street subway station, serviced by the F, J, M, and Z trains. Sergey Rybak is behind the applications.

Permits Filed for 686 Courtlandt Avenue, Melrose, The Bronx

6:00 am on May 25, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 686 Courtlandt Avenue in Melrose, The Bronx. The site comes six blocks away from the 3^rd Avenue 149^th Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Antonio Iachetta is listed as responsible for the development.

Demolition Wraps for Tree-Topped Skyscraper at 75 Nassau Street in the Financial District

8:00 am on May 24, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Five buildings have now been demolished at 75-83 Nassau Street, just a block away from the Fulton Street transportation hub in the center of the Financial District. The activity will make way for Lexin Capital’s proposed 40-story residential skyscraper designed by ODA. New building permits are still awaiting approval, but recent activity on site suggests increasing momentum toward actual construction.

Rendering of both towers of The Modern in Fort Lee, NJ. Via SJP Properties.

Construction Wraps, Leasing Begins for Phase II of The Modern in Fort Lee, New Jersey

7:30 am on May 24, 2018 By Sebastian Morris

Overlooking the George Washington Bridge and the Hudson River, The Modern is a two-tower development designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Today, SJP Properties has announced that leasing has commenced for the project’s Phase II, which has officially reached full completion.

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