Seaport Residences Remains Indefinitely Stalled at 161 Maiden Lane in Financial District, Manhattan

8:00 am on November 20, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Leading off our Turkey Week rundown of prominent stalled projects in New York City is Seaport Residences, a 60-story residential skyscraper at 161 Maiden Lane along the border of Lower Manhattan’s Financial District and the South Street Seaport District. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Fortis Property Group, the slender 670-foot-tall tower, originally dubbed One Seaport, was planned to span 200,000 square feet and yield 80 condominium units with interiors by Groves & Co. Ray Builders was the last general contractor to work on the beleaguered project, which stands on a narrow site bound by South Street and Maiden Lane, directly across from the FDR Drive and the East River.

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Three Hudson Boulevard Remains Stalled in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

7:30 am on November 20, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Continuing our Turkey Week rundown of on-hold projects in New York City is Three Hudson Boulevard, a planned 56-story office skyscraper in the Hudson Yards district. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Boston Properties and The Moinian Group, the $3 billion project was planned to rise 940 feet tall and yield 1.86 million square feet of office space, but has been stalled since early 2020. The property occupies a full city block bound by West 35th Street to the north, West 34th Street to the south, Bella Abzug Park to the east, and Eleventh Avenue to the west.

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84-88 Beacon Avenue, via Google Maps

Plans Approved for Residential Project at 84-88 Beacon Avenue in Jersey City

7:00 am on November 20, 2023 By Max Gillespie

Plans have been approved for 84-88 Beacon Avenue, a five-story residential building in Jersey City. The project, spearheaded by GN Management, will combine the sites of several existing structures on Beacon Avenue in the Jersey City Heights neighborhood and yield 24 units in one- to three-bedroom units. The property is located at the corner of Beacon and Oakland Avenues.

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Lever House Completes $100 Million Renovation At 390 Park Avenue In Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on November 19, 2023 By Michael Young

Renovation work has concluded on Lever House, a landmarked 21-story International Style office tower at 390 Park Avenue in Midtown East. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by WatermanClark, Brookfield Properties, Higgins Quasebarth & Partners, Integrated Conservation Resources, and Integrated Conservation Contracting, the project involved an overhaul of the ground-floor pedestrian plaza, main lobby, and ventilation and sustainability systems of the 307-foot-tall, 71-year-old structure, as well as the construction of new amenity spaces. Marmol Radziner was the interior designer and Pavarini McGovern was the general contractor for the property, which is located along Park Avenue between East 53rd and 54th Streets.

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