Night rendering of the New York City skyline featuring 66 Hudson Boulevard. Credit: BIG/Tishman Speyer.

The Spiral’s First Steel Column Dedicated at 66 Hudson Boulevard, in Hudson Yards

8:00 am on April 15, 2019 By Michael Young

Recently developer Tishman Speyer held a dedication ceremony to install the first steel column at the site of 66 Hudson Boulevard, aka The Spiral. A number of people signed the white-colored steel beam before it was raised into place, marking a major step in the construction process for the upcoming supertall office building. The 2.85-million-square-foot structure is located in Hudson Yards and will be designed by Bjarke Ingels of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). Turner Construction Company is the construction manager while Banker Steel is in charge of fabricating the steel for the 65-story tower.

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Work Completed at Gene Kaufman Architect’s ML House at 1050 Sixth Avenue, in Midtown

7:30 am on April 15, 2019 By Michael Young

Work has completed at 1050 Sixth Avenue, a 24-story building designed by Gene Kaufman Architects and developed by Skyline Developers. Called ML House, it sits to the south of Bryant Park by the corner of Sixth Avenue and West 40th Street. The tower is fully enclosed and features 62 studio to two-bedroom units that are now 50 percent leased. This is the only ground-up residential rental building surrounding Bryant Park.

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2750-2754 Fredrick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, Manhattan

Permits Filed for 2750-2754 Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, Manhattan

6:30 am on April 15, 2019 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for two mixed-use buildings at 2750-2754 Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, Manhattan. The concrete-based structures will rise six stories at 2750 Frederick Douglass Boulevard and eight stories at 2754 Frederick Douglass Boulevard. Located between West 146th Street and West 147th Street, the lot is two blocks south of the 148th Street Lenox Terminal subway station, serviced by the 3 train. It is also situated three blocks east of the 145th Street subway station, serviced by the A, B, C, and D trains. Josef Goodman under the FDB 13 LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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United Arab Emirates Consulate Tops Out at 315 East 46th Street in Midtown East

8:00 am on April 14, 2019 By Michael Young

Construction has topped out at 315 East 46th Street in the Midtown East neighborhood of Turtle Bay. The site was once planned as 25-story condominium tower, but the project was scrapped due to financial issues during the early years of the Great Recession. Now, nearly ten years later, the property is heading toward completion as the nine-story home of the consulate of the United Arab Emirates. The reinforced concrete structure is being designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and developed by Fisher Brothers. Plaza Construction is building the 145-foot tall tower and will soon begin to install the curtain wall.

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