Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 324 West 15th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Located between Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue, the lot is near the 14th Street subway station, served by the A, C, and E trains. Robert Saffayeh under the 324 West 15th Street LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
A new rendering was recently revealed for 322 West 15th Street, a forthcoming six-story residential building in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by ZArchitecture and developed by Saffyeh Group, who purchased the site for $19 million in May, demolition permits were recently filed for the future structure, which would replace the former Corlears School facility that willbe fully torn down. The property is comprised of three abutting parcels that are located mid-block between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. A number of condominium units was not disclosed.
New renderings have been revealed for the $68 million renovation of 430 Park Avenue, a 19-story office building in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Studios Architecture and Marx Realty’s in-house design team, the project will introduce a new lobby and 12,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities. The property is owned by Marx Realty in partnership with Midwood Investment & Management and Oestreicher Properties and is located between East 55th and 56th Streets.
Work is moving along on the first phase of the redevelopment of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and Epstein (A. Epstein and Sons International) as a joint venture for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), the $10 billion project will replace the 74-year-old, 2.1-million-square-foot structure with a modern, higher capacity terminal to better serve its hundreds of thousands of daily commuters. The property spans two city blocks between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and West 40th and 42nd Streets.
New renderings have been revealed for the upcoming recladding of the 23-story German House government building at 871-873 First Avenue in the Turtle Bay section of Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Sauerbruch Hutton and designed by Studio Gang, the project will introduce a new high-performance façade with integrated photovoltaics and improved ventilation systems. The 31-year-old structure was originally designed by SLCE Architects and serves as the offices of Germany’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Consulate General, and its affiliated cultural partners. The property is located at the southwest corner of First Avenue and East 49th Street, just north of the United Nations headquarters.
