Former synagogue at 212 West 93rd Street. Photo via Wikipedia Commons.

DOB Approves Permits for Synagogue-Condo Development on the Upper West Side

Developers Landsea Homes and Leyton Properties will soon begin construction on a contentious synagogue-condominium development on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Designed by Eran Chen of ODA New York, the 14-story project will be located at 212 West 93rd Street. When complete the structure will contain a new worship space for the Shaare Zedek congregation at the building’s lower levels with high-end condos positioned above.

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187 Kent Avenue’s Brick Facade Begins To Show Following Topping-Out, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

The red- and white-brick facade of 187 Kent Avenue is starting to be unveiled now that the structure has topped-out at 85 feet above street level. Black netting and scaffolding are slowly revealing the curtain wall on the upper floors of the southern and western elevations. The seven-story, mixed-use residential project is being developed by CW Realty Management, who previously purchased the Williamsburg site for $43 million. Diego Aguilera Architects P.C. is the architect of record for the Brooklyn complex, which will yield 140,036 square feet of space.

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