450 Eleventh Avenue Continues Ascent in Hudson Yards

7:30 am on January 1, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is continuing to rise at 450 Eleventh Avenue, a 487-foot-tall, 531-room hotel from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in Hudson Yards. Designed by DSM Design Group and developed by Marx Development Group, the 43-story tower is one of the newest additions to the booming Midtown West neighborhood surrounding Related Companies‘ first phase of Hudson Yards. The project site is located at the corner of West 37th Street, directly across from the Jacob K. Javits Center.

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Rendering of 834 Pacific Street

Friday Housing Lottery Round-Up: Closings Imminent For Seven Buildings in Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx

6:30 am on January 1, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

The housing lottery closes in four days for The Cove, an 18-story residential development at 43-12 Hunter Street in Long Island City, Queens. Developed by Rockrose Development and designed by SLCE Architects with interiors by Slade Architecture, the building has 37 apartments available on NYC Housing Connect at 130 percent of the area median income, ranging from $68,229 to $159,640.

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Central Park Tower aka 217 West 57th Street Set for 2021 Completion in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on December 31, 2020 By Michael Young

Taking the top spot in our construction countdown for the third year is the Central Park Tower, the tallest building by roof height in the Western Hemisphere and the tallest residential skyscraper in the world. Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill and developed by Extell, the 1,550-foot supertall stands nearly complete at 217 West 57th Street on Billionaires’ Row in Midtown. Developers are expecting a $4 billion sellout for its 179 residences, which are being marketed by Corcoran Sunshine.

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Rendering of Bronx Point - S9 Architecture

Developers Secure $349M for Bronx Point Affordable Housing Complex, in the South Bronx

7:30 am on December 31, 2020 By Sebastian Morris

L+M Development Partners, Type A Projects, BronxWorks, and the City of New York have closed on $349 million financing package to complete phase one of Bronx Point, a new mixed-use affordable housing complex in the South Bronx. As a public-private partnership, the financing entities include the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the New York City Housing Development Corporation, Empire State Development, Wells Fargo, and additional private funding sources.

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