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Developers Plan 55-Story Condo Tower At 200 Amsterdam Avenue, Upper West Side

6:00 am on October 19, 2015 By Reid Wilson

This past summer, mysterious soil and bedrock tests were conducted at 200 Amsterdam Avenue, between 69th and 70th Streets on the Upper West Side, and now SJP Properties, partnered with Japan-based Mitsui Fudosan, is in contract to purchase the property for nearly $300 million. The site has nearly 400,000 square feet of air rights, and the developers plan to build a 55-story condominium tower, which could reportedly be one of the tallest in the neighborhood. An existing former religious structure must first be demolished.

34-Story, 78-Unit Condo Project Under Construction At 360 East 89th Street, Upper East Side

1:00 pm on October 15, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In mid-2014, YIMBY reported on applications for a 34-story, 78-unit residential building at 1711-1717 First Avenue/360 East 89th Street, on the Upper East Side, and then we revealed renderings of the project later that year. Now, foundation work is well underway, according to DNAinfo, and a crane can be seen operating on-site. Dubbed Citizen360, the building will feature condominiums ranging from one- to four-bedrooms, as well as 3,558 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Anbau Enterprises is developing, SHoP Architects is designing, and occupancy is expected by the spring of 2017.

Six-Story, Five-Unit Residential Expansion At 163 East 62nd Street, Upper East Side

6:30 am on October 15, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Michael Paul Enterprises has filed applications to combine and enlarge two four-story townhouses at 163-165 East 62nd Street, on the Upper East Side. The expanded building will gain two stories, and will stand six stories and 60 feet to the roof. Five residential units will spread across 11,654 square feet, which translates into average units of 2,331 square feet, indicative of condos. Thomas Vail’s Vail Associates Architects is the applicant of record.

Upper East Side Townhouse at 39 East 67th Street Getting Glassy Rear Redo

7:00 am on October 14, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

A townhouse that dates back to the 19th century will be getting a decidedly modern rear, thanks to Tuesday’s approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The five-story home at 39 East 67th Street, in the East Side Historic District, will be getting an entirely new rear facade, a reconfigured roof, and restorative work on the front facade.

Eight-Story, 54-Unit Mixed-Use Project Rises At 275 West 140th Street, Harlem

1:00 pm on October 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In November of 2014, YIMBY revealed renderings of Radson Development’s eight-story, 54-unit mixed-use building planned at 275 West 140th Street, in northern Harlem, and now the building is finally rising above street level, per Harlem+Bespoke. Dubbed Strivers Plaza, the building will include an 8,000 square-foot supermarket on the ground floor, as well as a 500 square-foot community facility space. Aufgang Architects is designing, and completion can likely be expected closer to 2017.

251 East 61st Street, rendering by TRA Studio

Revealed: Renovation of a 19th Century Townhouse at 251 East 61st Street

8:00 am on October 2, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Most of the houses on East 61st Street between Second and Third Avenues in Midtown were built between the 1840s and 1870s, and the city decided to protect their historic Italianate and Greek Revival architecture by landmarking them as the Treadwell Farm Historic District in 1967. Now a home just outside the historic district, at 251 East 61st Street, is getting a restored facade and a full renovation. And YIMBY has renderings of the revamped facade and interiors, which include a small carriage house in the back.

115 East 97th Street, image via Google Maps

13-Story School Designed by CookFox Planned for 115 East 97th Street, Upper East Side

7:30 am on September 30, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Marymount School, a tony all-girls Catholic school on the Upper East Side, hopes to build a 13-story academic building on an empty lot at 115 East 97th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues.

18-Story, 25-Unit Condo Project Nearly Topped-Out At 210 West 77th Street, Upper West Side

12:00 pm on September 29, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In September of 2014, YIMBY revealed renderings of the Naftali Group’s 18-story, 25-unit building planned at 210 West 77th Street, on the Upper West Side, and this past summer, we brought you a sales update. Now, the structure is roughly two floors from topping out, courtesy of the latest from Tectonic. Thomas Juul-Hansen is designing the project, which will also include an approximately 2,500 square-foot retail component, and completion is currently expected by the end of 2016.

Views Revealed for 180 East 88th Street, the Upper East Side’s Future Tallest Building Above 72nd Street

6:00 am on September 24, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Over the summer, Tribeca-based DDG broke ground on a 32-story tower at 180 East 88th Street, which will one day by the tallest building above 72nd Street, standing 521 feet to its pinnacle. Now, YIMBY has the first look at what the view from the upper reaches of the tower will entail. The building’s 48 condominiums will feature two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations, and a penthouse duplex will be located on the top two floors. Commercial space will also span 52,000 square feet in the base. HTO Architect is the architect of record, while DDG is designing in-house, and sales are expected to launch this fall.

Manhattan’s Mount Morris Park Historic District Gets Extension

8:00 am on September 23, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

There are 276 properties in Harlem that will now fall under the jurisdiction of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. On Tuesday, it designated the Mount Morris Park Historic District Extension. Put simply, the new historic district contains most of the blocks running from Lenox Avenue/Malcolm X. Boulevard until nearly Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, and from the south side of West 123rd Street to the south side of West 118th Street.

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