Render of Mary Cali Dalton Recreation Center, courtesy of nyc.gov

Mary Cali Dalton Recreation Center Breaks Ground In Tompkinsville, Staten Island

7:30 am on February 24, 2024 By Max Gillespie

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and officials from the Department of Design and Construction and the Department of Parks and Recreation recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the Mary Cali Dalton Recreation Center in Tompkinsville, Staten Island. Designed by Ikon.5 Architects, the $92 million project is Staten Island’s first recreation center in over 14 years and is a cornerstone of Mayor Adams’ Staten Island North Shore Action Plan, which aims to create 20 acres of public space, new jobs, and foster housing development in the area.

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Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 312 West 43rd Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

7:00 am on February 24, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 312 West 43rd Street, a 33-story mixed-use building in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by National Real Estate Advisors and Taconic Partners, the structure yields 330 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 82 units for residents at 40 to 120 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $32,023 to $183,000.

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JPMorgan Headquarters Reaches 1,388-Foot Pinnacle at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on February 23, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has fully topped out on JPMorgan Chase‘s 1,388-foot supertall headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East. Designed by Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners with Adamsom Associates as the architect of record and developed by Tishman Speyer, the 60-story skyscraper will yield 2.5 million square feet of office space with a capacity of 15,000 employees, and will become the tallest structure in New York completely powered by hydroelectric energy. AECOM Tishman is the general contractor for the full-block project, which is bound by East 48th Street to the north, East 47th Street to the south, Park Avenue to the east, and Madison Avenue to the west.

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Render of the Urban Empowerment Center, courtesy of BRP Companies

Exterior Work Finishes on The Urban Empowerment Center at 117 West 125th Street in Harlem, Manhattan

7:30 am on February 23, 2024 By Max Gillespie

Exterior work is complete on the Urban Empowerment Center, a 17-story mixed-use building for the National Urban League at 117 West 125th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by L+M Development Partners, The Prusik Group, Taconic Investment, and BRP Companies, the 414,000-square-foot structure will yield 70,000 square feet of Class A office space, 110,000 square feet of retail space, 170 affordable housing units, and the Urban Civil Rights Museum, the first museum in New York dedicated to civil rights. The property is located between Malcolm X Boulevard and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard.

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