Work Wraps on Robert A.M. Stern’s 250 West 81st Street, on the Upper West Side

Scaffolding for 250 West 81st Street on the Upper West Side has been completely dismantled. The exterior limestone and brick curtain wall at the corner of West 81st Street and Broadway fully stands out in the sunlight. The 209-foot-tall residential tower is designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects and developed by Alchemy Properties while Stribling Marketing Associates manages sales. The 18-story structure yields 31 condominiums, averaging 2,700 square feet apiece. There are two- to five-bedroom units with prices ranging from $3.8 million to $15.7 million. The site is located two blocks from the 1 train at the 79th Street subway station.

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260 Bowery Tops Out While Interior Work Continues, in Nolita

Work on an 85-foot tall residential development at 260 Bowery has topped out. The 3,700-square-foot building, which is being designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Premiere Equities, will yield 14,611 square feet. The eight-story structure will contain five apartments, averaging 2,922 square feet apiece. The property is located in Nolita between Houston Street and Stanton Street and sits across from the New Museum. The site, purchased for $10 million several years ago, replaces an old three-story kitchen supply store, as previously reported by Bowery Boogie.

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169 Beach 115th Street in Far Rockaway, Queens

Permits Filed for 169 Beach 115th Street in Far Rockaway, Queens

Permits have been filed for a seven-story apartment building at 169 Beach 115th Street in Far Rockaway, Queens. Located between Ocean Promenade and Rockaway Beach Boulevard, the interior lot is one block south of the Rockaway Park-Beach 116 Street subway station, serviced by the A and S trains. Matthew Safos of Shelter Realty Corp is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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