1100 Avenue Of The Americas’ New Glass Façade Installation Progressing in Midtown

7:30 am on December 1, 2020 By Michael Young

Work is progressing on the re-cladding of 1100 Avenue of the Americas, a 15-story office building at the corner of West 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue in Midtown. Designed by MdeAS Architects for Brookfield Properties, the project involves an interior renovation and installation of a modern, transparent glass façade on the 386,190-square-foot structure. AECOM Tishman is the general contractor for the project, which is located across from the northern corner of Bryant Park and to the east of COOKFOX‘s One Bryant Park.

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Updated renderings of ground floor commercial spaces and residential building at La Central - Bezier; FXCollaborative

Hudson Companies Announces Commercial Tenants at La Central Affordable Housing Development in The Bronx

7:00 am on December 1, 2020 By Sebastian Morris

Hudson Companies has achieved a major milestone at La Central, a 1.1-million-square-foot affordable housing development in The Bronx, where a collection of new commercial tenants will soon open shop. Tenants include a community-based café, a sit-down Mexican restaurant, a take-out pizza shop, an organic grocer, and an operator for the 135-space on-site parking garage.

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Rendering of 660 Fifth Avenue

New Renderings Reveal 39-Story Reclad of 660 Fifth Avenue, in Midtown

8:00 am on November 30, 2020 By Michael Young

YIMBY has a new batch of renderings that depict a full re-cladding of the 39-story 660 Fifth Avenue, a commercial building located between West 52nd Street and West 53rd Street. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Brookfield Properties, the $400 million project includes a 21st century facelift as well as the renovation of 1.5 million square feet of office space. Work is planned to commence once the ten remaining leases are completed and tenants vacate, some 12 to 18 months from now, as reported in a previous Wall Street Journal story.

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Rendering of BPHN Senior Residences in East Flatbush, Brooklyn

Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for BPHN Senior Residences in East Flatbush, Brooklyn

7:30 am on November 30, 2020 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery is now open for BPHN Senior Residences at 1488 New York Avenue, a seven-story mixed-use development in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by Heritage Architecture and developed by Evangelical Crusade Christian Church and BEL Community Development, the 65,335-square-foot building will yield a total 89 units. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 58 studio apartments for senior residents at 50 percent of the area median income, ranging in eligible income from $0 to $45,500.

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