CTBUH Rules on One World Trade Center
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has finally ruled on whether or not One World Trade Center’s rooftop mast counts as a spire or an antenna, deciding the fate of the tower’s ranking…
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Interview: Alta Indelman on 61 Fifth Avenue
YIMBY sat down with architect Alta Indelman to discuss her latest major work, 61 Fifth Avenue. The building is Indelman’s first ground-up project in Manhattan, and the result does not disappoint. Built with pre-war sensibilities…
Stop-Work Order Halts 56 Leonard Street
The city has issued a stop-work order at 56 Leonard Street, and the violation looks like it has to do with the site’s scaffolding – in DOB words, ‘work without permit’. YIMBY reader Richard reports that…
Construction Update: 19 Park Place
Foundations for the Ismael Leyva-designed 19 Park Place – which has been dubbed ‘The Tribeca Royale’ – are nearly complete, and the sliver-building will soon begin to reach skywards. At 21 stories and 232 feet…
Construction Update: 6 Platt Street
6 Platt Street has topped-out, and most of the cladding is up at the future Four Points by Sheraton. New York has many unfortunate hotels currently under construction, but 6 Platt takes the stale, sugar-less,…
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