Demolition permits have been filed for four adjacent parcels comprising three four-story buildings and one five-story structure at 733-739 Second Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan. The 7,443-square-foot lot is owned by Brause Realty under the New Second Avenue Owner LLC.
Brick façade installation is progressing on 555 Greenwich, a 16-story commercial building in Hudson Square, Manhattan. Designed by COOKFOX Architects and developed by Hudson Square Properties, a joint venture from Trinity Church Wall Street, Hines, and Norges Bank Investment Management, the new 270,000-square-foot structure will connect to the adjacent 345 Hudson Street via a horizontal overbuild to yield a combined 715,000 square feet of office space. Tishman Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by King Street to the north, Charlton Street to the south, and Greenwich Street to the west.
Renderings have been revealed for 1807 66th Street, a seven-story mixed-use building in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Designed by Angelo Ng & Anthony Ng Architects Studio and developed by FSA Capital, the 30,400-square-foot structure will yield 20 rental apartments spread across 15,500 square feet, a 20-vehicle parking garage, and two small community facilities. The property is located at the corner of 18th Avenue and 66th Street.
Permits have been filed to expand a two-story parking garage into a 13-story mixed-use building at 142 West 21st Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Located between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, the lot is two blocks south of the 23st Street subway station, serviced by the 1 train. Yiannes Einhorn of Grid Group is listed as the owner behind the applications, after purchasing the property from Jadlamm Realty Corp. for $31 million last year.
Renovation work is progressing on PENN 2, a 31-story commercial building at Two Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by MdeAS Architects and developed by Vornado Realty Trust, the project involves the full re-cladding and interior modernization of the 412-foot-tall, 1.61-million-square-foot mid-century office building, and is part of the ten-skyscraper Penn District revitalization plan. Turner Construction Company is the general contractor for the property, which is located along Seventh Avenue between West 31st and 33rd Streets, directly adjacent to Penn Station and Madison Square Garden.
