537 West 59th Street Tops Out in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 15, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on 537 West 59th Street, a nine-story homeless shelter in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. The 98-foot tall structure is designed by Dattner Architects and developed by The Hudson Companies and Project Renewal, a non-profit that offers housing and services for the homeless, the structure will yield 44,845 square feet of community facility space with 200 beds for single women in dorm-style rooms, a 1,500-square-foot medical clinic, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) office space, an 800-square-foot commercial kitchen, a library, and programming space for social services and recreation. The property is located on an interior lot between Amsterdam and West End Avenues.

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Rendering of Brooklyn Anchorage Plaza revitalization, via BerlinRosen

Pickleball and Public Amenity Renovation Planned for Brooklyn Anchorage Plaza In Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn

7:30 am on June 15, 2024 By Max Gillespie

CityPickle, a New York-based pickleball company, has been selected by New York City Parks for the revitalization of Brooklyn Anchorage Plaza in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. The 60,000-square-foot area, located beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, consists of three sections: Old Fulton Street Yard, Washington Street Yard, and Ash Alley. CityPickle plans to invest $2 million into the revitalization project, and work is expected to begin in 2025.

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Renderings Revealed for The Henry Residences At 211 West 84th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

8:00 am on June 14, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Renderings have been revealed for The Henry Residences, an 18-story residential building under construction at 211 West 84th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects with Hill West Architects as the architect of record and developed by Naftali Group, which purchased the property for $71 million in 2022, the 209-foot-tall structure will span 154,598 square feet and yield 45 condominium units with an average scope of 3,371 square feet, as well as 2,898 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a cellar level, and 17 enclosed parking spaces. The building has nearly 250 feet of frontage along West 84th Street from the corner of Broadway to the middle of the block.

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