7 Platt Street’s Foundations Reach Street Level in Manhattan’s Financial District

At number 23 on our annual countdown of the tallest projects underway in New York is 7 Platt Street, a 464-foot-tall mixed-use building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Designed by Hill West Architects with interiors by Fogarty Finger and developed by The Moinian Group, the 37-story structure will span 267,760 square feet and yield 250 rental apartments with an average scope of 680 square feet, as well as 43,740 square feet of retail space on the first five stories and 34 below-grade parking spaces. Titanium Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is alternately addressed as 110 John Street and located on an interior lot bound by John Street to the north and Platt Street to the south.

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The Italic Tops Out at 26-32 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

Developers Fetner Properties and Lions Group celebrated the topping out of Italic, a 50-story residential skyscraper at 26-32 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by SLCE Architects, the 526-foot-tall structure will span 384,043 square feet and yield 363 rental apartments in studio to three-bedroom layouts, with 109 units allocated toward affordable housing, as well as 19,923 square feet of commercial space. Hunter Roberts Construction Group is the general contractor for the property, which is located between Dutch Kills Street and Purves Street.

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"Constellations" Exhibit, by Alan Schindler Photography

‘Constellations’ Art Installation Unveiled at 425 Park Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

L&L Holding Company, in collaboration with renowned artist Anthony James and SPACE2CURATE, have unveiled “Constellations,” a sculpture installation at 425 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan. Visible from Park Avenue and 55th Street, the work occupies a 5,000-square-foot glass-enclosed gallery at the southeast corner of the 897-foot-tall commercial skyscraper from Foster + Partners.

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Permits Filed for 1806 Anthony Avenue in Tremont, The Bronx

Permits have been filed for a nine-story residential building at 1806 Anthony Avenue in Tremont, The Bronx. Located between Prospect Place and East 176th Street, the lot is within walking distance of the 174-175th Streets subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Aziza Anderson of New York-based nonprofit Unique People Services is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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15 Hanover Place Nears Completion in Downtown Brooklyn

The 24th-tallest building on our year-end construction countdown is 15 Hanover Place, a 463-foot-tall residential tower nearing completion in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Lonicera Partners, the 34-story structure will span 295,000 square feet and yield 314 apartments, with 95 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Rabina is the co-developer and Noble Construction Group is the general contractor for the property, which was formerly addressed as 23 Hanover Place and is located at the corner of Livingston Street and Hanover Place.

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