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Demo Permits Filed for 2686-2690 Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan

6:30 am on July 10, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

Full demo permits have been filed for three one-story structures at 2686-2690 Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Located at the intersection of West 103rd Street and Broadway, the buildings once housed the Marrakech Hotel, which was partially demolished after the previous owner was fined for illegally converting residential units into hotel rooms. Toll Brothers is listed as the owner of the site under the 2686-2690 Broadway LLC, after purchasing the property in 2019 for $44 million.

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Aloft Hotel at 450 Eleventh Avenue Races Toward Final Levels in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

8:00 am on July 9, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is closing in on topping out at 450 Eleventh Avenue, a 642-foot-tall Aloft Hotel in Hudson Yards. Designed by DSM Design Group and developed by Marx Development Group, the 51-story skyscraper will yield 379 rooms as well as a business center, a ballroom, and a fourth-floor restaurant and bar with an outdoor terrace. The Midtown property is located at the corner of West 37th Street and Eleventh Avenue, directly across from the Jacob K. Javits Center, and is expected to cost around $368 million.

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Previous rendering of 840 Atlantic Avenue - IMC Architecture; Vanderbilt Atlantic Holdings, LLC

Borough President Eric Adams Rejects Proposals for 840 Atlantic Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

7:30 am on July 9, 2021 By Sebastian Morris

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams rejected proposals to rezone a large assemblage of lots that would have supported a new 18-story mixed-use property in Prospect Heights. The proposed development site is located at 840 Atlantic Avenue and was projected to yield 300 rental apartments including up to 95 affordable housing units, 51,000 square feet of lower-level retail, and a 7,490-square-foot dance studio.

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