489 Fifth Avenue’s Façade Replacement Progresses in Midtown, Manhattan

7:30 am on February 26, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Re-cladding work is progressing on 489 Fifth Avenue, a 34-story Class A office building in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kahn & Jacobs in the 1970s, the 175,746-square-foot structure is in the process of an extensive exterior overhaul with modern, expansive glass replacing the former window grid on the main western elevation facing the New York Public Library and Bryant Park. RBG is listed as the owner of the property, which is alternately addressed as 12 East 42nd Street and stands on a 5,100-square-foot interior lot between East 41st and East 42nd Streets.

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Existing conditions at 459 West Broadway, via nyc.gov

LPC To Review Proposal For Wall Signage At 459 West Broadway In Soho, Manhattan

7:00 am on February 26, 2024 By Max Gillespie

The New York Landmark Preservation Commission will review a proposal for new signage at 459 West Broadway, a six-story residential building in Soho‘s Cast Iron Historic District in Manhattan on Tuesday, February 27. The proposal, which was arranged by JPD Preservation Consulting and Overall Murals, is to replace the existing signage painted on the building’s façade and issue ten-year permits for a new painted sign approximately the same size and in the same location.

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The Greenwich by Rafael Viñoly’s Façade Installation Wraps Up At 125 Greenwich Street in Financial District, Manhattan

8:00 am on February 25, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Exterior work is nearly complete on The Greenwich by Rafael Viñoly, an 88-story residential skyscraper at 125 Greenwich Street in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects and developed by Fortress Investment Group, Bilgili, and Bizzi & Partners, the 912-foot-tall structure will yield 272 condominium units designed by March & White (MAWD) and marketed by Douglas Elliman Marketing Development. Homes will range from studios to three-bedroom layouts with pricing starting at $1.15 million. Time Square Construction and Plaza Construction are the general contractors for the property, which is located at the corner of Greenwich and Thames Streets, just south of the World Trade Center complex and Liberty Park.

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Excavation Progresses at 354-360 West 52nd Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

7:30 am on February 25, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Excavation and early foundation work is steadily progressing at 354 West 52nd Street, an upcoming seven-story condominium property in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by Architecture Outfit and developed by Cadence Property Group, HOH Capital Partners, and Deal Lake Capital, who also purchased the adjacent 360 West 52nd Street lot to the west as part of the project, the future 66-foot tall, 55,000-square foot structure will yield 32 units spanning one- to three-bedrooms, stretch nearly 92 feet along West 52nd Street and include a 20-foot wide private main entrance on West 51st Street. Titanium Construction Services, Inc. is the general contractor for the site, which is located between Eighth and Ninth Avenues.

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