Permits have been filed for a 34-story building at 600 West 125th Street in Manhattanville. Located on the corner of Broadway and West 125th Street, the lot is steps away from the 125th Street subway station, serviced by the 1 train. The Trustees of Columbia University is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Queens Plaza Park, aka Sven, is the 25th building on our annual countdown of the tallest projects underway in New York. Construction has passed the halfway point on the 755-foot-tall residential skyscraper, which is located at 27-29 Queens Plaza North in Long Island City. Meanwhile, the curved reflective glass curtain wall is rapidly ascending the 67-story reinforced concrete superstructure. Handel Architects is the designer and The Durst Organization is the developer of the project, which is also addressed as 29-37 41st Avenue. Selldorf Architects is the interior designer.
![Members of the project team at the ground breaking ceremony for 540 Sixth Avenue. [ From left to right Jill Preschel, VP Sales and Marketing, NY Metro Landsea; Kevin Murray, VP Development, NY Metro Landsea; John Ho, CEO Landsea; David Berger, DNA; Morris Adjmi, Morris Adjmi Architects; Mike Forsum, COO Landsea; Alex Sachs, DNA; Jed Lowry, VP Finance Landsea]](https://newyorkyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/540-Sixth-Avenue-Breaks-Ground.jpg)
Construction is now underway at 540 Sixth Avenue, a 12-story mixed-use building in Chelsea, Manhattan. The property is located between 14th and 15th Streets and will eventually comprise 80,000 square feet.
Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 289 Hudson Street in Hudson Square, Manhattan. Located on the corner of Spring Street and Hudson Street, the lot is two blocks west of the Spring Street subway station, serviced by the C and E trains. Ponte Equities is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential at 285 East 169th Street in Claremont, The Bronx. Located at the intersection of College Avenue and East 169th Street, the lot is close to the 170th Street subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Shimshon Grunstein under the SHG 169 LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
