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Vanderbilt Receives Last Approval For New York City Campus In Chelsea, Manhattan

7:00 am on November 9, 2025 By Max Gillespie

Vanderbilt University has received approval for academic programming from the New York Board of Regents, marking the final approval necessary in the creation of its campus in the Chelsea, Manhattan. The new Vanderbilt University–New York City campus, the university’s first outside of Nashville, will span 2.7 acres and include 13 buildings covering nearly a full city block bounded by Ninth and Tenth Avenues and West 20th to West 21st Streets. Academic programming is set to begin in fall 2026.

570 Fifth Avenue, Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.

Below-Grade Work Progresses At 570 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on November 7, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Excavation is moving along at 570 Fifth Avenue, the site of a 32-story commercial skyscraper on the eastern edge of the Diamond District in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Extell, the 567-foot-tall structure will yield nearly 1.1 million square feet, with the majority devoted to Class A office space. The project will also contain retail space on floors one and two, an 80,000-square-foot flagship store for IKEA on the first two cellar levels, as well as a gym, swimming pool, basketball court, and juice bar on the third and fourth below-grade stories. The development is located between West 46th and 47th Streets.

1211 Avenue of The Americas renovation. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.

Renderings Revealed for Renovations to 1211 Avenue of The Americas in Midtown, Manhattan

7:30 am on November 6, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for proposed renovations to the News Corp. Building, a 45-story commercial skyscraper at 1211 Avenue of The Americas in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by RXR, the project will modernize the main entrance of the 1.9-million-square-foot building, which serves as the headquarters for News Corp. and Fox Corporation. The property is located between West 47th and 48th Streets.

871 Seventh Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.

Demolition Prep Underway for Extell Supertall at 871 Seventh Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on November 4, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Demolition preparations are underway at 871 Seventh Avenue, the site of a 1,050-foot mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Extell, the 71-story structure will span 484,000 square feet and yield 130 condominium units with an average scope of 2,315 square feet, as well as a 159,000-square-foot hotel with 156 rooms. The project will also include 24,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 55-vehicle parking garage. The skyscraper will replace the 26-story Wellington Hotel at the corner of Seventh Avenue and West 55th Street.

Rolex Headquarters Nears Completion at 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on November 2, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on 665 Fifth Avenue, the 28-story US headquarters for Rolex in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects and developed by the Rolex Realty Company, the 469-foot-tall structure will yield 199,000 square feet of office and retail space for the world-famous watchmaker. Adamson Associates is the architect of record for the project, which is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 53rd Street.

520 Fifth Avenue’s Façade Nears Completion in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 24, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Exterior work is nearing completion 520 Fifth Avenue, an 88-story mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Rabina, the 1,002-foot-tall structure will span 415,000 square feet and yield 100 condominium units. The project will also include 25 floors of boutique office space, ground-floor retail, and an extensive collection of amenities. The property is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 43rd Street, one block north of Bryant Park.

JPMorgan Holds Ribbon Cutting for Supertall Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 23, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

JPMorgan Chase officials on Tuesday held a ribbon cutting to mark the official completion of the company’s 1,389-foot supertall headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East. Designed by Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and developed by Tishman Speyer, the 60-story skyscraper yields 2.5 million square feet of office space with a capacity of 14,000 employees, and is the tallest structure in New York completely powered by upstate hydroelectric energy. Adamson Associates was the architect of record, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed eight expansive trading floors spanning 500,000 square feet that can accommodate 4,000 traders, and Gensler was the workplace designer for the $3 billion project, which occupies a full city block bounded by East 48th Street to the north, East 47th Street to the south, Park Avenue to the east, and Madison Avenue to the west.

550 West 21st Street. Photo by Michael Young.

550 West 21st Street Rises Above Street Level in Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 19, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is now above street level on 550 West 21st Street, a 23-story residential building in West Chelsea, Manhattan. Developed by Legion Investment Group and AVRS Partners LP, which took over from Casco Development, the 250-foot-tall structure will span up to 172,000 square feet and yield 83 condominium units. The nearly 0.5-acre project site is located at the corner of West 21st Street and the Hudson River Greenway.

Housing Lottery Launches for 313 East 17th Street in Gramercy, Manhattan

7:00 am on October 17, 2025 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 313 East 17th Street, a 13-story residential building in Gramercy, Manhattan. Built in 1966 and recently renovated by Borough Developers, the structure yields 87 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 22 units for residents at 40 to 100 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $37,886 to $175,000.

The Malabar Residences Nears Completion at 126 East 57th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 6, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on The Malabar Residences, a 28-story residential tower located at 126 East 57th Street on Billionaires’ Row in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by ODA Architecture and developed by MRR Development, the 346-foot-tall structure will yield 175,000 square feet with 147 condominium units in studio- to three-bedroom layouts averaging 1,156 square feet, as well as 5,000 square feet of lower-level retail space, and accompanying amenities. The property is located at the corner of East 56th Street and Lexington Avenue with a narrow panhandle extension to East 57th Street.

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