Central Park Tower

Central Park Tower Climbs Past 1,100 Feet as Cladding and Glass Begin to Show

News about the supertalls rising in the city is pouring in, including 111 West 57th Street’s ascent past the 1,000-foot mark and YIMBY’s exclusive reveal about the possible revival of Foster + Partners’ design at 200 Greenwich Street. For today, we turn back to Midtown with an update for Central Park Tower, the tallest building under construction in the country. Extell Development Company and the Shanghai Municipal Investment Group are responsible for the project.

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Foundation Work and Concrete Pouring Underway at 80 Adams Street in Dumbo, Brooklyn

A tipster’s photos of the impending 10-story residential project at 80 Adams Street in Dumbo, Brooklyn shows progress on the foundations, which are now being poured and laid with concrete and rebar. 165 units will occupy a site that previously featured a Jehovah’s Witness parking garage. The site was bought for around $60 million and is currently owned by Jeffrey Gershon of Hope Street Capital. ODA is the designer of the new building, which will eventually rise 120 feet above the streets below, and contain nearly 186,000 square feet of interior space. Triton Construction Company is the general contractor.

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1515 Park Place, via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 1515 Park Place, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for an eight-story residential building at 1515 Park Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The site is six blocks away from the Utica Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2, 4, and 5 trains. The A and C trains are eight blocks away at an identically named station. Park and Prospect LLC and JIH Builders Group are listed as responsible for the development.

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