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1 East 57th Street. Photo by Michael Young.

Demolition Underway for Louis Vuitton’s New Flagship Tower at 1 East 57th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

Kicking off our annual countdown of the 31 tallest construction projects in New York is 1 East 57th Street, the new 485-foot-tall Louis Vuitton flagship store in Midtown, Manhattan. Developed by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the project involves the 5-story vertical expansion of the current 20-story tower. The property is located on Billionaires’ Row at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 57th Street.

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67 Irving Place. Rendering courtesy of Hayes Davidson.

Renderings Reveal Office-To-Residential Conversion of 67 Irving Place in Gramercy Park, Manhattan

New renderings have been revealed for the office-to-residential conversion of 67 Irving Place, a 12-story commercial building in Gramercy Park, Manhattan. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by CIM Group, the structure will yield 11 condominium units with an average scope of 3,450 square feet, as well as 3,000 square feet of ground-floor restaurant space. The property is located between East 18th and 19th Streets.

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6 East 43rd Street. Designed by Gensler.

6 East 43rd Street Begins Residential Conversion, Expansion in Midtown, Manhattan

Work is underway on the office-to-residential conversion and vertical expansion of 6 East 43rd Street, a 27-story office tower in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Gensler and developed by Vanbarton Group, the 400,000-square-foot project will yield 441 rental units, with 111 dedicated to affordable housing. The 57-year-old structure is located between Fifth and Madison Avenues with frontage on both East 42nd and 43rd Streets.

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Penn 15. Designed by Foster + Partners.

Penn 15 Supertall Remains On Hold At 15 Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan

Concluding our Turkey Week list of stalled projects in New York is Penn 15, a proposed 50-story supertall commercial skyscraper at 15 Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners and developed by Vornado Realty Trust, the 1,000-foot-tall structure is planned to yield 2.2 million square feet of office space as the centerpiece of the 7.4-million-square-foot Penn District master plan. The property is located along Seventh Avenue between West 32nd and 33rd Streets, directly across from Penn Station.

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Work Remains Stalled on Three Hudson Boulevard in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

Next on our Turkey Week countdown of stalled projects in New York is Three Hudson Boulevard, a planned 56-story office skyscraper in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards district. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by BXP and The Moinian Group, the $3 billion project was planned to rise 987 feet tall and yield 1.86 million square feet of office space. The property occupies a full city block bounded by West 35th Street to the north, West 34th Street to the south, Bella Abzug Park to the east, and Eleventh Avenue to the west.

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