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

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

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.

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871 Seventh Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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