New York

Renderings Revealed as 192 Eighth Avenue Tops Out In Chelsea

One of the latest additions to Chelsea is 192 Eighth Avenue, standing between West 19th Street and West 20th Street. The upcoming mixed-use commercial and residential building is now topped-out six stories above Eighth Avenue. It will soon bring five residential units above the ground floor. The building will come with nearly 10,400 square feet of space ,and is being developed by Dennis Druzhinsky with Versatile Engineering serving as the architect of record.

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9 DeKalb Avenue

Foundation Work Making Steady Progress for Brooklyn’s First Supertall at 9 Dekalb Avenue, in Downtown Brooklyn

As seen through the green construction netting on-site, large hollow steel pilings are now sitting in the cold weather waiting to be driven into the ground by two piling machines at 9 DeKalb Avenue. Designed by SHoP Architects and developed by JDS Development and the Chetrit Group, excavation and foundation work for the 1,066-foot-tall supertall is making steady headway in Downtown Brooklyn.

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40 East 112th Street in South Harlem, Manhattan

Permits Filed for 315-Unit Project at 40 East 112th Street in Harlem, Manhattan

Permits have been filed for a 15-story mixed-use building at 40 East 112th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. Located between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue, the vacant lot is two blocks east of the 110th Street Station – Central Park North subway station, serviced by the 2 and 3 trains. It is also two blocks west of the 110th Street subway station on Lexington Avenue, serviced by the 4 and 6 trains. David Dishy of L+M Development Partners is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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A Void Proposal: The Proposed Mechanical Voids Zoning Amendment Rests Upon a Hollow Foundation

On January 28, the Department of City Planning released the Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) for the proposed Residential Tower Mechanical Voids Amendment, which seeks to limit non-residential floor heights in future apartment towers within high-density districts. The 48-page document, which outlines the proposal and its impact, reveals a troubling foundation of groundless speculation, elusive language, and self-contradictory statements. The proposed amendment ultimately promises to stifle flexible planning, and fails to present a convincing argument in its support.

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Morris Adjmi’s Cantilevering 520 West 20th Street Making Headway in West Chelsea

Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects,”The Warehouse,” is located at 520 West 20th Street, next to the High Line between West 19th and 20th Streets. The project topped-out late last year, and is being developed by Elijah Equities. Standing above the West Chelsea neighborhood, the existing 50-foot tall brick structure is being preserved and refurbished. With the base now covered behind black and white-colored construction netting and scaffolding, work on the new three-story suspended and cantilevering metal structure up above continues atop the old roofline.

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