Permits Filed: 10 West 132nd Street, Harlem
The block of West 132nd Street between Fifth Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard, like many in Harlem, has a few holes in it, left behind from the city’s dark years of abandonment. One by one, however,…
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Permits Filed: 321 East 60th Street, Upper East Side
Last June, investment firm Minuit Partners won a variance for a small site on the far east side, at 321 East 60th Street. Situated between First Avenue and one of the access ramps for the Queensboro…
Permits Filed: 1399 Park Avenue, East Harlem
In December of last year, an LLC going by Terrace on the Park picked up a development site at 1399 Park Avenue, taking up the full block face between East 103rd and East 104th streets, in…
Revealed: Draper Hall Rehab, 1918 First Avenue, East Harlem
Vacant since Hurricane Sandy hit, Draper Hall – a former nurses’ dormitory in East Harlem – is set for an affordable housing makeover. The white glazed brick postwar tower at 1918 First Avenue, beside FDR…
The MTA’s Shaky Understanding of “On Time and On Budget”
In a twelve-step program, admitting you have a problem is the first step on the road to recovery. So, too, for the MTA, and its addiction to high costs, with each of its rail tunneling projects much more…
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