756-Foot-Tall & 51-Story 126 Madison Avenue Begins to Get Its Facade in NoMad

8:00 am on December 6, 2018 By Michael Young

Handel Architects is designing a new residential tower to NoMad at 15 East 30th Street, aka 126 Madison Avenue, which is currently the 25th tallest skyscraper under construction in the Five Boroughs. It sits to the north of 11 East 29th Street, aka Sky House, which is considered to be the first slender residential tower in New York City. Handel’s 51-story, 756-foot-tall building also features a slender profile as viewed from both north and south perspectives. Recent photos show the facade rising several floors above street level as the superstructure begins to peak above the surrounding urban fabric. Fosun Group and JD Carlisle are the developers of the project.

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Non-Profit Housing Development Revealed at 270 East 2nd Street in the East Village, Manhattan

7:30 am on December 6, 2018 By Sebastian Morris

Designed by JCJ Architecture, a new housing development will soon take shape in Manhattan’s East Village. Located on an interior lot at 270 East 2nd Street, the property was commissioned by Barrier Free Living, a New York-based non-profit that provides temporary and permanent housing for adults with significant physical disabilities. The new development will will provide both housing and support services for survivors of domestic violence with disabilities.

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3865 Amboy Road in Great Kills, Staten Island

Permits Filed for Mixed-Use Building at 3865 Amboy Road in Great Kills, Staten Island

6:30 am on December 6, 2018 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a four-story mixed-use building at 3865 Amboy Road, in Great Kills, Staten Island. 3865 Amboy Road sits right on Amboy Road, a popular commercial thoroughfare in the neighborhood, and is about three blocks away from the Staten Island Railroad’s Great Kills station. Igor Shteiman of Chester Builders Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Queens Plaza Park, rendering courtesy the Durst Organization (left) and Long Island City Clock Tower, via Google Maps (right)

Second Round of Long Island City’s Skyscraper Boom Gets Underway as Durst’s 67-Story Queens Plaza Park Begins Rising at 27-29 Queens Plaza North

8:00 am on December 5, 2018 By Michael Young

Located in Long Island City at 27-29 Queens Plaza North, Queens Plaza Park will soon be one of the tallest skyscrapers in both Queens and New York City. It is also addressed as 29-37 41st Avenue. The 755-foot-tall, 67-story tower is nearing completion of its concrete foundations, and vertical ascent should begin sometime in the first half of 2019. A new updated design by Handel Architects was revealed back in April, and features a concave-shaped glass building. Selldorf Architects is designing the interiors while The Durst Organization is in charge of developing the 978,000 square foot tower.

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