In 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) granted approvals for a commercial office conversion of two aging townhouses at 61-63 Crosby Street in SoHo, Manhattan. Architect David Grider, who oversaw the initial design and application process, will return to the LPC on Tuesday, April 21st with proposals to modernize and restore the buildings’ existing facades.
Permits have been filed for an eight-story residential building at 351 East 10th Street in Manhattan’s East Village. Located between Avenue B and Avenue C, the through lot is a short walk to the First Avenue subway station, serviced by the L train. John Scobie of Center Development Corporation is listed as the owner behind the applications.
SLCE Architects has revealed a new rendering for 115 East 55th Street, a 185-foot-tall residential project underway in Midtown East. Developed by Zeckendorf Development, the 18-story project will rise directly adjacent to the eastern elevation of Norman Foster’s 425 Park Avenue.
As the Landmarks Preservation Commission resumes its review of construction applications, a slew of newly proposed developments have come to light. One of these projects includes a major retrofit of the former Hotel Wales at 1295 Madison Avenue in Carnegie Hill, Manhattan.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 25-28 30th Drive in Astoria, Queens. Located between Crescent Street and 29th Street, the interior lot is three blocks from the 30th Avenue subway station, serviced by the N and W trains. Sal Lucchese under the Pnash Realty LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
