650 First Avenue’s Office-To-Residential Conversion and Expansion Progresses in Murray Hill, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 18, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Work is progressing on 650 First Avenue, an 11-story office-to-residential conversion and expansion in Murray Hill, Manhattan. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Lalezarian Properties under the First and River LLC, the project involves the interior overhaul of a 120-year-old commercial building and the construction of four new stories above its parapet, bringing its height to 125 feet. The structure will span 100,000 square feet and yield 111 units. The property is located at the northeast corner of First Avenue and East 37th Street.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 250 Winthrop Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn

7:30 am on October 18, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for seniors at 250 Winthrop Street, an eight-story residential building in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn. Designed by P. Georgopouls Architects, the structure yields 49 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 27 units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $53,589 to $111,840.

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New Renderings Revealed For COOKFOX’s 80 Clarkson Street in West Village, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 17, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for 80 Clarkson Street, a 37- and 45-story two-tower residential complex under construction along the Hudson River waterfront in Manhattan’s West Village. Designed by COOKFOX Architects with SLCE Architects as the architect of record and developed by Zeckendorf Development, Atlas Capital Group, and The Baupost Group, the 400- and 450-foot tall buildings will yield around 650,000 square feet of space with over 100 condominium units, nearly 37,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, and enclosed parking for 69 vehicles. The 1.3-acre, $1.25 billion development is bound by Clarkson Street to the north, West Houston Street to the south, West Street to the west, and a separate 19-story structure at 570 Washington Street rising on the same city block along Washington Street to the east.

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