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125 Greenwich Street’s Glass Façade Nearing Completion in The Financial District

8:00 am on August 26, 2019 By Michael Young

Façade work is nearing completion at 125 Greenwich Street. Installation of the thin glass panels on the podium of the slender 88-story residential skyscraper is underway. This is the final portion of the curtain wall awaiting completion, apart from the sections behind the construction hoist, which should be disassembled soon. The 912-foot-tall glass and concrete skyscraper is designed by Rafael Vinoly and developed by Bizzi & Partners and Vector Group. The 273 residential units are being marketed by Douglas Elliman, while the interiors are being designed by March & White.

Completed Superstructure of 100 Vandam with the Existing Façade Below (Pavarini McGovern)

100 Vandam’s New Residential Tower Tops Out in Hudson Square, Manhattan

7:30 am on August 22, 2019 By Sebastian Morris

Following almost a decade of development, Jeff Greene’s residential conversion of 100 Vandam Street in Hudson Square, Manhattan has officially topped out. Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the 330-foot building artfully repurposes a 131-year-old coal power plant as a partial podium for 19 stories of new construction above.

Helicopter Views Capture New York City’s Burgeoning Supertall Skyline

8:00 am on August 19, 2019 By Michael Young

YIMBY user Thomas Koloski recently photographed New York City from above, capturing the prodigious swaths of construction transforming the skylines of Lower Manhattan, Midtown, and beyond. Below are a number of major sites that are taking shape, some of which are nearing topping off and set to be completed in 2020.

YIMBY Checks In on the Site of ODA’s Tree-Topped Skyscraper at 75 Nassau Street in the Financial District

8:00 am on August 18, 2019 By Michael Young

This week YIMBY checked out 75 Nassau Street, the planned site of a striking tree-topped residential skyscraper designed by ODA and developed by Lexin Capital. Located in the Financial District, the plot from which the 498-foot-tall, 312,000-square-foot tower is due to rise currently sits empty, with no recent signs of activity since the demolition of five buildings that once stood on the land.

Construction Wraps Up on Tory Burch Flagship Store at 151 Mercer Street in SoHo

7:30 am on August 18, 2019 By Michael Young

Work is finishing up on 151 Mercer Street, the new four-story flagship store for Tory Burch. O’Neil Langan Architects designed the 10,000-square-foot SoHo project, which replaces an old two-story garage that formerly occupied the site. Located between West Houston Street and Prince Street, the building’s dark steel cladding and indented windows give it a sleek, modern look that contrasts with the adjacent brick structures and the cobblestone-street aesthetics of the neighborhood.

Rendering of Union Square Tech Training Center at 124 East 14th Street

Construction Begins on Union Square Tech Training Center at 124 East 14th Street

7:30 am on August 16, 2019 By Sebastian Morris

City agencies have kicked off construction on a 21-story “tech hub” at 124 East 14th Street in Manhattan, just east of Union Square. Known officially as the Union Square Tech Training Center, the project is poised to accelerate the diversification of New York City’s technology sector through the provision of education facilities, vocational training, and on-site resources for local start-ups.

161 Broome Street in Lower East Side, Manhattan

Permits Filed for 161 Broome Street on the Lower East Side, Manhattan

7:00 am on August 16, 2019 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a 15-story residential building at 161 Broome Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Located between Clinton Street and Attorney Street, the lot is four blocks east of the Delancey Street-Essex Street subway station, serviced by the F, M, J, and Z trains. Grand Street Guild Housing Development is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Arched Façade of David Adjaye’s 130 William Street Climbs Toward 800-Foot Apex in the Financial District

8:00 am on August 14, 2019 By Michael Young

The unique curtain wall of 130 William Street has climbed past the halfway mark of the topped-out 800-foot-tall skyscraper. Located in the Financial District, the reinforced concrete tower is David Adjaye’s first high-rise in New York City. Hill West Architects is the architect of record, while Lightstone Group is the developer of the 66-story residential project. Unit prices for the 242 residences range from around $1,300,000 for a one-bedroom to $20,000,000 for a four-bedroom, full-floor penthouse. Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is handling sales and marketing of the homes.

Rendering of One Broadway - Gensler Architects

Gensler to Appear Again Before the LPC for One Broadway Expansion in Battery Park , Manhattan

7:00 am on August 13, 2019 By Sebastian Morris

Architecture firm Gensler will again appear before the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission in defense of proposals to construct a rooftop addition at One Broadway in Battery Park, Manhattan. Following lukewarm feedback from the commission, new renderings reveal an overall reduction of mass including structural height, exterior cladding, and shape.

Gene Kaufman’s 120 Water Street Gets off the Ground in Financial District

7:30 am on August 11, 2019 By Michael Young

The first several floors have been constructed for the new Hotel Indigo at 120 Water Street in the Financial District. The ground-up project is designed by Gene Kaufman Architects and developed by Atlas Development. Fortuna Realty Group will serve as hotel management. The slim building will rise 28 stories between Wall Street and the East River, and will yield 52,000 square feet with 128 rooms, a cellar-level fitness center, a ground-floor restaurant, and a 25th-floor venue space. The project broke ground in 2017 and progress has been slow until recently.

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