Permits have been filed to expand a four-story structure into a six-story building at 304 East 52nd Street in Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Located between First and Second Avenues, the lot is near the Lexington Avenue/53rd Street subway station, serviced by the E and M trains. Remy Issembert of Issembert Companies is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Last Friday evening, YIMBY attended a plaque unveiling dedicated to the late James Vincent Forrestal at 17 Beekman Place in Turtle Bay. The residential building, located by the corner of Beekman Place and East 50th Street, formerly served as Forrestal’s private home and is now owned by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and its diplomatic missions. The event was attended by Luxembourg Prime Minister H.E. Xavier Bettel, Karen Donfried, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. State Department, Lt. Col. James Hendon, Commissioner, NYC Department of Veterans’ Services, and Francesca C. Forrestal, the sole grandchild of the Forrestals.
Silverstein Properties has repurposed vacant commercial space on the ground floor of 529 Fifth Avenue in Midtown into an interactive public art space. Dubbed “Wonderland Dreams,” the exhibit invites patrons to explore an immersive 3D painting created in partnership with artist Alexa Meade and Catching Flights.
Permits have been filed for an 11-story mixed-use building at 489 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan’s Midtown West. Located between West 37th and West 38th Streets, the lot is four blocks from 34th Street-Penn Station subway station, serviced by the A, C, and E trains. Susan Wu of ZD Jasper Realty is listed as the owner behind the applications.
With construction nearing the finish line at Sutton Tower, sales are expected to launch this fall. The 850-foot-tall high rise is designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen and developed by Gamma Real Estate and JVP Management. Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is the exclusive sales and marketing agent for the 121-residence development located in the highly desirable enclave of Sutton Place in Midtown East, offering exceptional views and an amenity-rich lifestyle.
