Midtown East

Façade Installation Underway on 660 Lexington Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Façade installation is progressing on 660 Lexington Avenue, a 19-story residential building in Midtown East, Manhattan. Developed and built by Sergey Rybak of Rybak Development and designed by project architect Zproekt Architecture and design architect S20M, the 233-foot-tall structure will span 52,558 square feet and yield 23 condominium units with an average scope of 2,123 square feet. The building will also contain 2,551 square feet of commercial space, 1,174 square feet of community facility space, and a cellar level. The property is alternately addressed as 133 East 55th Street and located at the corner of Lexington Avenue and East 55th Street.

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323 East 58th Street. Photo by Michael Young.

323 East 58th Street Rises In Midtown East, Manhattan

By Michael Young

Construction is moving along at 323 East 58th Street, a six-story mixed-use residential building in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Sguera Architecture and developed by Andrew Impagliazzo under the 619W46 LLC, the structure will stand 60 feet tall and yield 15,279 square feet, with 12,279 square feet designated for residential space divided into 15 rental units averaging roughly 877 square feet each, 3,000 square feet for community facility space, and a cellar level. The property is located at the corner of East 58th Street and the ramp leading up to the upper road deck of the Queensboro Bridge between First and Second Avenues.

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Construction Moving Along at ODA’s 126 East 57th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is continuing on 126 East 57th Street, a 28-story residential tower on Billionaires’ Row in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by ODA Architecture and developed by MRR Development, the 346-foot-tall structure will yield 147 condominium units with an average scope of 1,156 square feet, as well as 5,000 square feet of lower-level retail space. 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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Rendering of Anagram Turtle Bay. Courtesy of Williams New York

New Renderings Released By MAG Partners For Mabel And Anagram Turtle Bay In Manhattan

By Max Gillespie

New renderings have been released for two recently completed residential developments by MAG Partners: Mabel, located at 335 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, and Anagram Turtle Bay, located at 300 East 50th Street in Midtown East. Mabel, designed by COOKFOX Architects in partnership with Safanad and MetLife Investment Management, rises seven stories with 188 residential units, 30 percent of which are designated as affordable. Anagram Turtle Bay, a 23-story tower designed by BKSK Architects in partnership with Global Holdings and Safanad, includes 194 residences and also delivers 30 percent affordable units under the Affordable NY program. Both buildings are now leasing.

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LED Lights Shine Brighter on Foster + Partners’ 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

YIMBY captured more of the exterior LED strips undergoing testing on 270 Park Avenue, JPMorgan Chase’s 1,389-foot-tall Midtown East headquarters. Designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and developed by Tishman Speyer, the 60-story supertall skyscraper will yield 2.5 million square feet of office space with a capacity of 15,000 employees, and will become the tallest structure in New York completely powered by hydroelectric energy. Adamson Associates is the architect of record for the 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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