Upper West Side

Reveal For Museum of Natural History’s Six-Story Expansion, Upper West Side

6:30 am on November 6, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Board members have approved and revealed renderings for the 218,000 square-foot expansion and overhaul of the American Museum of Natural History, located on the Upper West Side between West 77th and 81st Streets, the New York Times reports. The expansion includes the planned six-story-tall Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, which will be designed by Jeanne Gang, of Studio Gang Architects. The overhaul includes significant reconfigurations of 10 existing buildings and upgrades to the park surrounding the museum. The plan, which must be approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, is expected to take roughly 18 months, with opening planned by early 2020.

New Look for Mixed-Use Building at 2230 Broadway, Upper West Side

8:00 am on November 4, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

When we last brought you news from the corner of Broadway and West 80^th Street, there were plans for a 14-story mixed-use building at no. 2230 (a.k.a. 2228-2236 Broadway). Now, things have changed, and work is underway on a taller building with more residential units and a bit of a different look.

Cladding Installation Underway At 42-Story Mixed-Use Building At 1 West End Avenue, Lincoln Square

6:30 am on November 4, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Back in August, the 42-story, 362-unit mixed-use building under construction at 1 West End Avenue, in Lincoln Square, was four stories above street level. Since then the building has risen to the 25th or 26th floor,…

Revealed: KPF’s Design for The Collegiate School’s New 62nd Street Campus

8:00 am on October 29, 2015 By Nikolai Fedak

At the end of 2014, YIMBY posted the first renderings for the Collegiate Campus’ expansion at 301 Freedom Place South, between West 61st and 62nd Streets in the new Riverside Center development, which was initially set to be designed by Gluck+. Since then, Kohn Pedersen Fox has replaced Gluck+ as the design architect, and we now have the first rendering of what the building will actually look like.

1865 Broadway Revealed, SOM-Designed Replacement of the American Bible Society

8:00 am on October 27, 2015 By Nikolai Fedak

Back in early 2014, YIMBY featured a first look at speculative plans for the redevelopment of the American Bible Society. That concept fell through, but we followed up with a post that included a prospective design by architects Goldstein Hill & West. Now, Skidmore Owings & Merrill has been tapped to design the project, and thanks to a tipster’s submission of diagrams for the project, we were able to create renderings that are a close approximation of what the building will ultimately look like.

Developers Plan 55-Story Condo Tower At 200 Amsterdam Avenue, Upper West Side

6:00 am on October 19, 2015 By Reid Wilson

This past summer, mysterious soil and bedrock tests were conducted at 200 Amsterdam Avenue, between 69th and 70th Streets on the Upper West Side, and now SJP Properties, partnered with Japan-based Mitsui Fudosan, is in contract to purchase the property for nearly $300 million. The site has nearly 400,000 square feet of air rights, and the developers plan to build a 55-story condominium tower, which could reportedly be one of the tallest in the neighborhood. An existing former religious structure must first be demolished.

18-Story, 25-Unit Condo Project Nearly Topped-Out At 210 West 77th Street, Upper West Side

12:00 pm on September 29, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In September of 2014, YIMBY revealed renderings of the Naftali Group’s 18-story, 25-unit building planned at 210 West 77th Street, on the Upper West Side, and this past summer, we brought you a sales update. Now, the structure is roughly two floors from topping out, courtesy of the latest from Tectonic. Thomas Juul-Hansen is designing the project, which will also include an approximately 2,500 square-foot retail component, and completion is currently expected by the end of 2016.

Work Wraps On 15-Story, 428-Unit Project At 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, Morningside Heights

11:00 am on September 22, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this year, YIMBY revealed renderings for the two-towered, 15-story residential development at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, adjacent to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, at 113th Street in Morningside Heights. Construction only began late last year on the 428-unit project, but structural construction and façade work are now complete, per Curbed. The buildings are being dubbed Enclave and Cathedral, and also go by the address of 400 West 113th Street. Brodsky Organization is the developer, Handel Architects is the architect, and completion is expected this fall.

Revealed: 269 West 87th Street, 17-Story Condo Building on the Upper West Side

8:00 am on September 10, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

In March, Simon Baron Development and Quandrum Global leased a parking garage at 267-269 West 87th Street in the Upper West Side, just outside of the neighborhood’s extensive historic district. Now YIMBY has the first look at the 17-story condo building set to replace the garage between Broadway and West End Avenue.

Partial Rendering Of 221 West 77th Street, 18-Story, 26-Unit Condo Project, Upper West Side

6:00 am on September 3, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Late last year, YIMBY reported on filings for an 18-story, 26-unit residential building at 219-223 West 77th Street, on the Upper West Side, and now the first partial rendering has surfaced of the Thomas Juul-Hansen-designed building, per Curbed. Naftali Group is developing, and the condo units will consist of two- to five-bedroom configurations, averaging 3,010 square feet apiece. 1,624 square feet of retail space will be located on the ground floor. The developer scored $104 million in construction financing late last month, and the site’s former parking garage was demolished over the summer.

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