New York

277 Fifth Avenue, design by Rafael Viñoly Architects

Viñoly-Designed 277 Fifth Avenue Officially Tops Out At 55 Floors and 663 Feet in NoMad

The Rafael Viñoly-designed 277 Fifth Avenue, in NoMad, has officially topped out. Our last look at the tower was on December 26th, 2017, when we were given a tour of the sales gallery and the 46th floor, which at that time, was the highest level. With the superstructure now spanning its full 55 stories, about twenty floors of cladding remain before the exterior is complete.

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165 Mercer Street’s Garage-to-Office Conversion Unveiled in SoHo

New renderings have been exclusively revealed to YIMBY for the transformation of 165 Mercer Street, in SoHo. The historic building was constructed between 1870 and 1871 under design by Henry Fernbach, and faithfully served the city as a parking garage since 1921. However, as we reported in September of 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved changes for the site to undergo a conversion to office and retail use, which will be accompanied by a new penthouse level, as well.

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10 Halletts Point Hero View, rendering courtesy the Durst Organization

Durst’s 10 Halletts Point Gets New Renderings

A new partially-affordable housing project is getting ready to open at 10 Halletts Point, in Astoria, Queens. The 22-story mixed-use complex is rising at 26-01 1st Street, positioned right on the waterfront, across from Manhattan’s Yorkville. This is the first of a seven-building mega-development led by the Durst Organization to reinvigorate the Halletts Point peninsula. Once complete, the entirety will yield 2.4 million square feet of space and create 2,400 rental units, 480 of which will be affordable.

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2250 Clarendon Road, via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 2250 Clarendon Road, Ditmas Park, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 2250 Clarendon Road, in the Ditmas Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. The site is nine blocks East of Beverly Road subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains, and eleven blocks West of the Beverly Road subway station, serviced by the Q trains. Candor Clarendon Holdings LLC is behind the applications.

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