The city’s first Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit has opened at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, marking a step in the plan to close Rikers Island. Located at 462 First Avenue in Kips Bay, Manhattan, the 104-bed facility is designed to serve incarcerated individuals with complex medical needs. Clinically vulnerable detainees will be transferred from Rikers into the new facility.
A new rendering has been revealed for 129 East 28th Street, a 12-story residential building in Kips Bay, Manhattan. Designed by Alexander Zhitnik of Z Architecture for Daniel Klaynberg under the WW Lexington, LLC, the 124-foot-tall structure will span 38,405 square feet and yield 43 rental units with an average scope of 820 square feet. The project will also include 2,681 square feet of commercial space, a 442-square-foot community facility, a cellar level, and enclosed parking for three vehicles. The property is alternately addressed as 120–124 Lexington Avenue and located at the corner of East 28th Street and Lexington Avenue.
New York City officials have announced a timeline for groundbreaking on the Science Park and Research Campus (SPARC) Kips Bay, a large-scale life sciences, education, and public health project planned in Kips Bay, Manhattan. Led by the City of New York in partnership with the State of New York, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, and The City University of New York, the project will transform a full city block into a new innovation and academic campus. According to the most recent announcement, deconstruction of the existing facilities on the site is expected to begin in February 2026, with construction of the new campus anticipated to start in 2027.
A city-owned former parking lot along the East River at East 34th Street in Kips Bay, Manhattan will be transformed into a temporary public open space, according to an announcement by the NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), NYC Parks, and Councilmember Keith Powers. The site is jointly owned by NYCEDC and the NYC Department of Small Business Services and will be revitalized to include ADA-accessible fitness equipment, new seating, and community gathering areas. Completion is targeted for spring 2026.
Permits have been filed for a 12-story mixed-use building at 129 East 28th Street in Kips Bay, Manhattan. Located between Park and Lexington Avenues, the lot is one block east of the 28th Street subway station, served by the 6 train. Daniel Klaynberg is listed as the owner behind the applications.
