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

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.

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

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.

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550 West 21st Street. Photo by Michael Young.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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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