250 West 71st Street elevation of existing street-facing facade (left) and proposed facade (right), image courtesy MAD

New Look at Expansion of 250 West 71st Street, Upper West Side

An existing four-floor townhouse at 250 West 71st Street on the Upper West Side is hoping to grow a floor. Located two blocks away from the 72nd Street Broadway subway station, serviced by 1, 2, and 3 trains, and three avenues away from Central Park, the project would be nicely positioned on a quiet street with access to transit and the best amenities anyone in the neighborhood could ask for. The design has been submitted to the Landmark Preservation Commission for consideration.

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106-25 50th Avenue, via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 106-25 50th Avenue, Corona, Queens

Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 106-25 50th Avenue in Corona, Queens. The site is ten blocks away from the 111th Street subway station, serviced by the 7 trains. The site is also just an avenue away from Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and close to the Queens Zoo, New York Hall of Science, and the Queens Museum. JX Property LLC is behind the applications.

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76 Eleventh Avenue

BIG’s Twisting Towers at 76 Eleventh Avenue Begin Making An Impact on the Chelsea Skyline

Chelsea has long been a center of creativity in Manhattan. Recent developments have been strongly inspired by that history. Many of the city’s most notable projects with distinctive architecture style have popped along the new High Line Park, including the Frank Gehry-design IAC Building, and Zaha Hadid’s 520 West 28th Street. The neighborhood’s latest impending icon is 76 Eleventh Avenue, a pair of twisting mixed-use towers under development by HFZ Capital. Construction is moving quickly for all components, and thanks to photos by Tectonic, we can see the latest progress.

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