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Six-Story, Six-Unit Residential Project Planned At 356 East 8th Street, East Village

10:00 am on September 22, 2015 By Reid Wilson

M Development is planning to expand the vacant four-story townhouse at 356 East 8th Street, in the East Village, into a six-story, six-unit residential building, according to EV Grieve. The building currently measures 3,112 square feet, but will be enlarged to 7,214 square feet, with units averaging 1,202 square feet apiece. Maqsood Faruqi’s Astoria-based Mar Engineering is the applicant of record, and signage indicates completion is expected next spring.

Penthouse Revealed At 505 West 19th Street, West Chelsea

6:30 am on September 22, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Over the course of the project’s two-year evolution, YIMBY has chronicled the construction of 505 West 19th Street, in West Chelsea, which now hosts two conjoined buildings. The eastern component will contain 25 condos and two penthouses, while the western structure will have eight full-floor-plus units, as well as a duplex penthouse, which YIMBY can now reveal.

Eight-Story, 64-Unit Residential Project At 70 West 139th Street Gets Financed, Harlem

3:00 pm on September 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Harlen Housing Associates, owner of the 214-unit Section 8 building at 560 Lenox Avenue in northern Harlem, has been planning a second facility on the adjacent lot at 70 West 139th Street for nearly a decade. Now, construction loans have been obtained for the eight-story, 64-unit project, according to Harlem+Bespoke. The building will measure 55,355 square feet in total, which includes 1,878 square feet of community space on the ground floor, and 42 of the 64 units will be designated as affordable. Peter Franzese Design and Engineering is the applicant of record.

21-Story, 60-Room Hotel Filed At 308 West 40th Street, Midtown West

11:00 am on September 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Roughly a year ago, YIMBY reported on applications for a mysterious 13-story commercial building at 308 West 40th Street in the Garment District. Now, new permits have been filed for a 21-story, 60-key hotel. It appears the project has changed hands since last year, with Bing Chui — doing business as 308 Realty Holding LLC — listed as the owner,. Noel Wong’s Long Island-based ADB Associates is the architect of record, and the hotel will measure just 17,410 square feet, rising on a 25-foot-wide lot. Rooms will average 290 square feet each, and an old tenement building was demolished in 2013.

Six-Story, 11-Unit Conversion & Expansion Tops Out At 85 Attorney Street, Lower East Side

6:30 am on September 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

A two-story addition to an old four-story factory appears to be topped-out at 85 Attorney Street, on the Lower East Side, per Bowery Boogie. Once complete, the six-story, 10,000 square-foot residential building will contain 11 units averaging 909 square feet apiece. A roof terrace will be located above the sixth floor. Morris Platt is the developer, and Joseph Pell Lombardi is reportedly the architect of record, although Yoram Finkelstein is listed as the latest applicant on permits. Completion in 2016 seems likely.

New Rendering Of 33-Story Mixed-Use Project At 16 West 40th Street, Midtown

6:00 am on September 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

YIMBY reported on the initial applications filed in January of 2014 for a 33-story mixed-use building at 12-20 West 40th Street, on Bryant Park, and the project’s latest renderings surfaced last spring after multiple redesigns. Now, The New York Times has more details, stating the 33-story structure will contain roughly 230 hotel rooms from floors two through 15, and 57 condos beginning on the 16th floor. Retail space and a restaurant will operate on the ground floor. HFZ Capital Group is developing, while British architect David Chipperfield is designing, and sales are expected to begin this October, with completion scheduled for early 2017.

Mecanoo To Lead New York Public Library Renovations At Bryant Park, Midtown

3:00 pm on September 18, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The New York Public Library Main Branch, located at 5th Avenue and 42nd Street, in Midtown, has selected the Netherlands-based architecture firm Mecanoo to design the building’s $300 million renovation, according to the New York Times. Beyer Blinder Belle will serve as the architect of record, and the 645,680 square-foot-building will receive new interiors. More space will also be opened to the public. Last year, the library abandoned planned renovations that would have been led by Norman Foster.

Six-Story, 14-Unit Residential Project Tops Out At 362 West 127th Street, Harlem

2:00 pm on September 18, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Over the summer, YIMBY brought you news of the six-story, 14-unit residential building under construction at 362 West 127th Street, in Harlem, and now the structure appears to be topped out, according to Harlem+Bespoke. The 9,020 square-foot building will contain rental units averaging 645 square feet apiece, and Staten Island-based Jock deBoer is the architect of record. The building’s façade is currently being installed, and completion in early 2016 seems likely.

SHoP Designing Wooden 10-Story Residential Building At 475 West 18th Street, West Chelsea

10:00 am on September 18, 2015 By Reid Wilson

130-134 Holdings LLC, Spiritos Properties and Icor Associates are planning to develop a 10-story, 120-foot-tall residential building at 475 West 18th Street, in West Chelsea, according to the Wall Street Journal. The building — dubbed West 475 — would be built of just wood, and is being designed by SHoP Architects. Per Curbed, the building could begin construction in early 2016. The site also spans 130-134 10th Avenue, and three townhouses must first be demolished.

50-Story Baccarat Hotel & Residences At 20 West 53rd Street Now 80% Sold, Midtown

6:30 am on September 18, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Early last year, YIMBY brought you a construction update on the nearly complete 50-story hotel and residential tower at 20 West 53rd Street, in Midtown. Since then, the 59-unit and 114-key Baccarat Hotel & Residences wrapped up construction, and now 80% of the condominiums have sold, with sales topping $300 million. Condo layouts range from 1,167 square feet up to the 7,381 square-foot penthouse. Starwood Capital and Tribeca Associates are the developers, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is the architect.

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