THE 74 Closes in on Final Stories at 201 East 74th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on December 1, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Kicking off YIMBY’s annual year-end construction countdown of the 31 tallest buildings under construction in New York City is THE 74, a rising 32-story residential tower at 201 East 74th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners with SLCE Architects as the architect of record and developed by Elad Group, which purchased the property for $61 million in April 2022, the 420-foot-tall structure will yield 42 condominium units and an accompanying collection of residential amenities. Rafael de Cardenas is the interior designer for the amenity spaces and the residences, which are being marketed by Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group and will include half-floor two- and three-bedroom units, full-floor four- and five-bedroom homes, a single free-standing townhome, and a duplex penthouse. Press Builders is the general contractor for the project, which is alternately addressed as 1299 Third Avenue and located on an interior lot facing Third Avenue with two small panhandle extensions to East 74th and East 75th Streets.

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Atlas exterior render, courtesy of Alpine Residential

Atlas Nears Completion At 270 Johnston Avenue In Jersey City

7:30 am on December 1, 2023 By Max Gillespie

Construction is nearing completion on Atlas, a 24-story residential building at 270 Johnston Avenue in Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood. Designed by MHS Architecture and developed by Alpine Residential and Fields Grade, the structure will yield 169 rental units in  studio to three-bedroom layouts with interiors by GRT Architecture. Many of the homes will feature private balconies with views of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 352 Meeker Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

7:00 am on December 1, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 352 Meeker Avenue, a seven-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Leandro Dickson of LND Architect and developed by Mordechai Ganzfried, the structure yields 27 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are nine units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $111,532 to $165,230.

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Permits Filed for 283 Graham Avenue in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn

6:30 am on December 1, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed to expand a two-story structure into a four-story residential building at 283 Graham Avenue in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located near the intersection of Powers Street and Graham Avenue, the lot is near the Grand Street subway station, serviced by the L train. Mendel Fleischman of The Garden Bond is listed as the owner behind the applications, along with the adjacent 285 Graham Avenue.

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Evening rendering of Terminal Warehouse in West Chelsea - Credit COOKFOX

YIMBY Tours Terminal Warehouse At 261 Eleventh Avenue in West Chelsea, Manhattan 

8:00 am on November 30, 2023 By Michael Young

YIMBY recently went on a tour of Terminal Warehouse at 261 Eleventh Avenue in West Chelsea, Manhattan. The original 132-year-old George Mallory-designed structure is being extensively renovated and now features a new six-story office pavilion designed by COOKFOX Architects and redeveloped by L&L Holding Company, Columbia Property Trust, and Cannon Hill Capital Partners. New Line Structures & Development is the general contractor for the 1.3-million square foot development, which will cost $2 billion-plus, stand 13 stories tall, and yield new Class A office suites, around 100,000 square feet of new outdoor green space including 29 private terraces and a central courtyard, ground-floor retail space, and multiple dining options. Cushman & Wakefield is the exclusive listing agent for both office and retail. Terminal Warehouse takes up a full city block bound by West 28th Street to the north, West 27th Street to the south, Eleventh Avenue to the east, and Hudson River to the west. Floor plates vary in size up to 160,000 square feet.

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