Construction Update: 241 Fifth Avenue
The new 20-story condo building (per the WSJ) at 241 Fifth Avenue is nearing completion, with facade work coming along substantially since A Fine Blog’s update on the site one month ago. The building will…
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Construction Update: CitizenM Hotel
YIMBY readers Dave & Ava have sent in more pictures of the CitizenM Hotel, where work continues on the facade and interiors. The project has topped-out, and you can see the facade rising on the…
605 West 42nd Street: Is The ‘Atelier II’ Coming Back From the Dead?
The foundation for 605 West 42nd Street had been poured when the credit crunch kicked into high gear. Moinian, the project’s developer, put construction on-hold, and the empty pit has been collecting debris since 2009….
Weekly News: Saturday Links
Alfa Development in Contract to Buy Former Hershey Factory in Chelsea (The Real Deal) The Hershey Chocolate Factory’s old building at 117-119 West 21st Street is currently abandoned, but a $12 million acquisition by Alfa could…
Tumors on Top: 555 Sixth Avenue’s Renovation Begins
555 Sixth Avenue is dreadful. It’s an antiquated brick box from the 1970s with absolutely no character. The windows are small, the balconies are ugly, and the building’s interaction with the streetscape is almost non-existent.For…
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