Façade Work Progresses on The Westerly at 441 West 37th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

7:00 am on January 4, 2021 By Michael Young

441 West 37th Street has structurally topped out since our last update back in early March. The 11-story mixed-use residential building, called The Westerley, is found in Midtown, Manhattan between Ninth and Tenth Avenues. Happy Living Development is developing the seven-unit property with DLJU Architects as the architect of record. Adele Schachner Architecture + Interiors is serving as the interior designer. Full-floor two-bedroom units will begin at $1.7 million.

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Rendering of Twin Parks Terrace. Courtesy of Danois Architects

182 Affordable Housing Units Coming to NYCHA-Owned Land in Fordham Heights, The Bronx

6:30 am on January 4, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

Construction is imminent on Twin Parks Terrace, a 14-story affordable housing development in the Bronx’s Fordham Heights neighborhood. Settlement Housing and Joy Construction are developing the project on land owned by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), in partnership with New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, New York City Housing Development Corporation, and NYCHA. Danois Architects is designing the mixed-use building that will include 182 residential units, amenities, 10,489 square feet of ground-floor retail, and 1,883 square feet of community facility space.

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Santiago Calatrava’s St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Continues to Take Shape in the Financial District

8:00 am on January 3, 2021 By Michael Young

Work is continuing on Santiago Calatrava‘s St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in the Financial District. Located by the intersection of Greenwich Street and Liberty Street in the elevated Liberty Park, the structure will serve as the new home for the long-established church that was formerly located at 155 Cedar Street until it was destroyed on 9/11. Calatrava’s architectural concept for the church was inspired by Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia and Church of the Holy Savior of Chora. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is developing the project, which sits directly to the south of the original 16-acre World Trade Center complex.

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Times Square Theater’s Retail Conversion and Expansion Progresses at 215 West 42nd Street in Times Square, Manhattan

7:30 am on January 3, 2021 By Michael Young

Work is progressing at 215 West 42nd Street, where the historic Times Square Theater is in the process of a retail conversion and expansion. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by NYC Economic Development Corporation and Stillman Development International, the $100 million project calls for extensive interior renovations and a vertical extension that will double the structure’s height, bringing it to 138 feet tall and six stories above ground, as well as the addition of a cellar level. The property is located in the heart of Times Square between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, and will yield 52,521 square feet with 34,313 square feet designated for commercial space.

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Updated rendering of the new Children's Museum of Manhattan - FXCollaborative

Final Renderings Revealed for Children’s Museum of Manhattan at 361 Central Park West, on the Upper West Side

7:00 am on January 3, 2021 By Sebastian Morris

Following a series appeals to the Landmarks Preservation Commission and eventual approval in June 2020, The Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) will soon debut at 361 Central Park West on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Architect of record FXCollaborative has released new renderings of the museum, which will occupy a former church and New York City landmark.

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