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American Museum of Natural History Expansion Gets Go-Ahead from Landmarks

8:00 am on October 12, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a major expansion of the American Museum of Natural History.

Reveal For Four-Story, 45,200-Square-Foot Madison Square Boys & Girls Club At 250 Bradhurst Avenue, Harlem

7:30 am on September 29, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Renderings have been revealed of the the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, a four-story, 45,182-square-foot community facility planned at 250 Bradhurst Avenue, located on the corner of West 155th Street in Harlem. The facility, geared to children ages six through 18, will feature a production studios, a fitness center, educational spaces for tutoring and studying, a screening room, tech labs, and dining areas and lounges. The 60-foot-tall structure is designed by Rogers Partners. The 14,500-square-foot site is currently vacant, although it’s unclear when construction is expected to begin. YIMBY reported on the initial new building applications when they were filed in July.

Construction Wraps On Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building At 173 Morningside Avenue, Harlem

12:00 pm on September 28, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction has topped out and is now wrapping up on the four-story, eight-unit residential project under development at 173 Morningside Avenue, located between West 126th and 127th streets in Harlem. The structure can be seen in a photo posted to Harlem+Bespoke. The latest building permits indicate the project measures 5,625 square feet. Its residential units should average 563 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Floral Park, N.Y.-based Tony Kohan is the property owner and Shahriar Afshari’s Roslyn, N.Y.-based architecture firm is the architect of record. Occupancy can probably be expected later this year.

Landmarks Approves Changes for Residential Conversion of 164 West 74th Street, Upper West Side

7:00 am on September 28, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

Two months ago, YIMBY got a glimpse of the dramatic changes proposed to convert an Upper West Side community facility into a residential building. Last Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved those changes to 164 West 74^th Street.

Permits Filed: 200 Amsterdam Avenue, Upper West Side’s Tallest Building

3:00 pm on September 27, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

In June, YIMBY revealed the glassy skyscraper at 200 Amsterdam Avenue, which may become the Upper West Side’s tallest building. Now permit applications have been filed for the 669-foot-tall structure.

Six-Story, 13-Unit Residential Project Tops Out At 15 West 119th Street, Harlem

2:00 pm on September 26, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction has topped out 60 feet above street level on the six-story, 13-unit residential project under development at 15 West 119th Street, in Harlem. The structure can be seen in a photo posted to Harlem+Bespoke. The latest building permits indicate the project measures 13,813 square feet. The residential units should average 824 square feet apiece, although it’s unclear whether they will be rentals or condominiums. Pielet Brothers Construction is the developer. Melamed Architect is the design architect, although Design + Urbanism Architectural is the current architect of record. Completion is expected next year.

Proposed rear of 210 East 62nd Street, with screen closed

Landmarks Not Sold on Wild Rear, Roof Additions for Upper East Side Home, 210 East 62nd Street

7:30 am on September 23, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

On Tuesday, a proposal to renovate and expand a nearly century-and-a-half-old rowhouse on the Upper East Side’s southern end went before the Landmarks Preservation Commission. While the work on its front would be mostly welcome, the proposal for the roof and rear left one commissioner wondering how the application got this far.

10-Story, 180,000-Square-Foot Collegiate School Close to Topping Out at 301 Freedom Place South, Upper West Side

2:00 pm on September 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction is a single floor away from topping out at 301 Freedom Place South, located between West 61st and 62nd streets on the southern end of the Upper West Side. That’s where a 10-story, 179,863-square-foot Collegiate School, a private, all-boys prep school, is under construction. The progress can be seen thanks to a photo posted to the YIMBY Forums. A theater, a gymnasium, a fitness center, and a cafeteria will be located on the ground and cellar levels. Classrooms will span the second through ninth floors, with a library on the fifth floor. The 143-foot-tall structure has been designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox. Completion is expected in 2017.

13-Story, 19-Unit Mixed-Use Building Rises to Seventh Floor at 207 West 79th Street, Upper West Side

7:00 am on September 21, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction is seven stories above street level on the 13-story, 19-unit mixed-use building under development at 207 West 79th Street, on the Upper West Side. The latest photo was posted by a user on the YIMBY Forums. The most recent building permits indicate the project will eventually measure 71,578 square feet and rise 158 feet, including the bulkhead. There will be 5,194 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. The residential units above, which will be condominiums, will range from two- to five-bedrooms, averaging 2,887 square feet apiece. Anbau Enterprises is the developer and Morris Adjmi Architects is behind the design, both inside and out. Completion is expected in the fall of 2017.

The Kent, at 200 East 95th Street. All photographs by the author

Touring the Kent, Condos Under Construction at 200 East 95th Street on the Upper East Side

7:30 am on September 20, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

Last week, YIMBY brought you a construction update on developer Extell’s new Upper East Side condominium project, The Kent. Today, we have a look inside the building, which is still more than a year away from completion.

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