New Museum at 235 Bowery, Rendering via OMA Instagram

New Museum’s Expansion Takes Shape at 231 Bowery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

Construction is progressing on the New Museum‘s seven-story expansion at 231 Bowery in the Bowery section of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu of OMA and Cooper Robertson & Partners, the 174-foot-tall annex is rising directly to the south of the SANAA-designed main building, which was originally completed in 2007, and will almost double the institution’s footprint to 115,277 square feet. The 60,000-square-foot addition will connect laterally connect to the current museum and add three gallery floors, an 80-seat restaurant, a larger bookstore, and office space for staff, among other spaces. The property is located at the intersection of Bowery and Spring Street.

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2-33 50th Avenue. Designed by S9 Architecture

New Retail Tenants Announced for Jasper at 2-33 50th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

Three new retail leases were recently signed at Jasper, a 13-story mixed-use building at 2-33 50th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. The new tenants, whose leases total approximately 7,600 square feet, will bring commitments to more than 64 percent of the building’s 33,000 square feet of retail space. The project was designed by S9 Architecture and is on track to complete construction in the first quarter of 2025.

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Housing Lottery Launches for Amana NYC at 112 Seaman Avenue in Inwood, Manhattan

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Amana NYC, a seven-story residential building at 112 Seaman Avenue in Inwood, Manhattan. Designed by Matt Markowitz and developed by Mahmoud Saab, the structure yields 27 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are eight units for residents at 70 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $48,858 to $218,010.

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