204 Avenue A Nears Completion in East Village, Manhattan

7:30 am on November 19, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Work is wrapping up on 204 Avenue A, a seven-story affordable housing building in the Alphabet City section of Manhattan’s East Village. Designed by Shakespeare Gordon Vlado Architects and developed by New York City’s Housing Preservation and Development, the 69-foot-tall structure will span 14,029 square feet and yield ten co-op apartments with an average scope of 930 square feet, as well as 1,464 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, rooftop recreational space, and a 34-foot-long rear yard. The property is located on a narrow interior lot between East 12th and East 13th Streets.

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Marymount School's new building at 115 East 97th Street, via COOKFOX

Marymount School Completes Expansion at 115 East 97th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:00 am on November 19, 2024 By Max Gillespie and Matt Pruznick

Construction is complete on the Marymount School of New York’s newest school building at 115 East 97th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. PG New York finalized the project by working on the storefronts and canopies on 97th and 98th streets. Designed by COOKFOX and developed by the Marymount School of New York, the ten-story building spans 152,500 square feet and includes modern STEAM classrooms, a FabLab, athletic and dining facilities, a music room, chapel, prayer garden, and theater. The through-lot property is located between Lexington and Park Avenues with frontage on East 97th and 98th Streets.

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The Orchard’s Curtain Wall Continues Installation at 42-22 Orchard Street in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on November 18, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Exterior work is continuing on The Orchard, an 823-foot-tall residential skyscraper at 42-22 Orchard Street in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by BLDG Management Co. under the Building Orchard LLC, the 70-story structure stands as the tallest structure in the borough, taking the title from the Skyline Tower at 23-15 44th Drive. The 635,000-square-foot tower will yield 824 rental units in studio- to three-bedroom layouts, with 248 designated as affordable housing, as well as 13,000 square feet of retail space along Jackson Avenue, 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, and a two-story parking garage with 207 enclosed spaces accessible from a porte-cochere along Orchard Street. The property is alternately addressed as 43-01 Queens Street and 27-48 Jackson Avenue and occupies a full city block along Jackson Avenue between Queens and Orchard Streets.

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Excavation Underway At 327 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

7:30 am on November 18, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Excavation is progressing at 327 Broome Street, the site of a six-story residential building in the Bowery section of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Kutnicki Bernstein Architects and developed by The Rinaldi Group, the 8,586-square-foot structure will yield five condominium units. BAM Developers is listed as the owner of the property, which is situated on a 25-foot-wide interior lot between Bowery and Grand Street.

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