Midtown

321-Unit Partial Residential Conversion Filed For 44-Story Waldorf Astoria Hotel At 301 Park Avenue, Midtown

7:30 am on November 11, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Last week, YIMBY brought you news that the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar sections of the interior of the 44-story, 1,413-key Waldorf Astoria New York hotel at 301 Park Avenue, located on an entire Midtown block. Now, as part of a planned mixed-use conversion, property owner Anbang Insurance Group has filed applications to convert large swaths of the tower into residential units.

Foundation Work Underway For 12-Story, Nine-Unit Residential Project At 117 West 21st Street, Chelsea

7:00 am on November 11, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Foundation work is underway on the 12-story, nine-unit residential building under development at 117 West 21st Street, in Chelsea. Dubbed The Twenty1, the latest building permits indicate the project will measure 32,541 square feet and rise 120 feet above street level to its roof. The residential units will be condominiums and should average 3,616 square feet apiece. There will be a single townhouse-style unit, six full-floor units, and two duplexes. The Amirian Group is the developer and GRADE Architecture is behind the design. Completion is expected in 2017.

432 Park Avenue illuminated. image by DBOX for CIM Group/Macklowe Properties

432 Park Avenue Unveils Its Lighting Display

4:00 pm on November 10, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Construction is nearly finished on 432 Park Avenue, the tallest residential building in the Western hemisphere. Five open-air mechanical floors on the 1,396-foot-tall skyscraper will be lit every day at sunset starting Monday, and we have photos of the display.

Construction on the 53rd Street side of 53W53. All photos by Evan Bindelglass unless noted

Curtain Wall Installation Underway at 82-Story, 145-Unit, 1,050-Foot Supertall 53W53, Midtown

7:30 am on November 10, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

One of New York City’s newest crop of supertalls will soon sprout above its neighbors. YIMBY recently stopped by 53W53, where curtain wall installation recently began.

Church of St. John the Baptist To Be Converted Into 30,000 Square Feet Of Retail At 210 West 31st Street, Chelsea

10:00 am on November 9, 2016 By Reid Wilson

KBS Capital has entered into contract with Onyx Equities to acquire an 80 percent stake in the Church of St. John the Baptist, a two-story, 23,110-square-foot structure at 210 West 31st Street in Chelsea. KBS and Onyx plan to convert the structure into roughly 30,000 square feet of retail space, The Real Deal reported. The space will be divided between three units, all with space on the ground floor and additional space on the cellar and second levels. A roof patio could also be constructed. KBS is set to pay $39.8 million for the stake. A timeline regarding the sale or construction has not been disclosed. Alteration permits have not been filed at this time.

The Empire State Building as seen from the top of The Bryant. All photos by Evan Bindelglass unless noted

Scoping Out The Views From The Bryant, 33-Story Hotel And Condominium Tower At 16 West 40th Street, Midtown

8:00 am on November 9, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

It was just weeks ago that The Bryant, a new building along the southern edge of Bryant Park, celebrated its topping out. YIMBY recently went all the way up to the penthouse terraces to check out the view. The Bryant, located at 16 West 40th Street, is a hybrid: the base contains 230 hotel rooms and, starting on the 16th floor, there will be 57 condominium units. Joining their lobbies on the ground floor will be a restaurant. HFZ Capital Group is the developer.

Construction Wraps On 53-Story, 600-Unit Mixed-Use Building At 551 Tenth Avenue, Midtown West

7:00 am on November 8, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction appears to be nearly complete now that façade installation has finished on the 53-story, 600-unit mixed-use building under development at 551 Tenth Avenue, located between West 40th and 41st streets in Midtown West. The latest photo was taken by NY Constuction Photography. The most recent building permits have the tower, dubbed 555TEN, measuring 712,416 square feet and standing 610 feet in height.

685 First Avenue, rendering by bloomimages

New Looks for 685 First Avenue, 42-Story Rental-Condo Tower Designed by Richard Meier

4:00 pm on November 7, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Construction is just getting underway on 685 First Avenue in Midtown East, where a 460-foot-tall residential building will eventually fill a block-long hole in the ground between 39th and 40th streets. Now, we have new renderings for the tower, which is being designed by renowned Modernist architect Richard Meier.

140 West 57th Street, photo by Christopher Bride for PropertyShark

Landmarked Office Building at 140 West 57th Street Set to Expand and Become Apartments

3:00 pm on November 7, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The landmarked, Neo-Renaissance office building at 140 West 57th Street is about to become condos, bringing even more pricey apartments to Billionaires’ Row.

350 West 39th Street, rendering by Gene Kaufman Architect

Revealed: 25-Story, 518-Key Hotel At 350 West 39th Street, Garment District

7:30 am on November 4, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Hotel developer Sam Chang has just broken ground on his second hotel on West 39th Street between Eighth and Ninth avenues. YIMBY has the first look at the building at 350 West 39th Street, which will be designed by Gene Kaufman.

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