124 East 14th Street in Manhattan

Demolition Permits Filed for 114 East 14th Street in East Village, Manhattan

Full demolition permits have been filed for 114 East 14th Street, the former retail space of P.C. Richard & Sons, also known as 124 East 14th Street. The appliance shop closed their two-story, 20,000-square-foot location last winter. In November of 2018, we reported the city’s Economic Development Corp. has been soliciting proposals to redevelop the site into new office space for up and coming business tenants in creative and tech industries in the neighborhood, and had since filed new construction permits for a 22-floor commercial building.

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Tower Fifth

Harry Macklowe’s “Tower Fifth” To Become New York City’s Tallest Building By Roof Height, Rising 1,556′ To Pinnacle at 5 East 51st Street, in Midtown East

Skyline-defining towers have proliferated across the Midtown and Lower Manhattan skylines since the start of the 2010s, with the new World Trade Center joined by clusters in Hudson Yards, and 57th Street. Now, as One Vanderbilt approaches the 1,000-foot mark, a new race is appearing on the horizon in Midtown East. First, JPMorgan announced plans for a 1,400-foot-plus behemoth at 270 Park Avenue. Today, renderings have been released for Harry Macklowe’s planned office tower at 5 East 51st Street, which the developer has dubbed “Tower Fifth”. The supertall would become the tallest building in New York City by roof height upon completion, soaring 1,556 feet and six inches above the streets down below.

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1462 Southern Boulevard in Crotona Park East, The Bronx

New Filings for 1462 Southern Boulevard in Crotona Park East, The Bronx

Permits have been filed for a seven-story apartment building at 1462 Southern Boulevard in Crotona Park East, The Bronx. Located between Jennings Street and East 172nd Street, the vacant lot is one block north of the Freeman Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Hagai Laniado is listed as the owner behind the applications. The developer is also associated to the recent permit filings for 194 Buffalo Avenue in Brooklyn.

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