Excavation Progresses at 509 West 48th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 2, 2024 By Michael Young

Excavation work is moving along steadily at 509 West 48th Street, the site of an eight-story residential building in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by S9 Architecture and Engineering and developed by Douglaston Development under the West 48 Owner LLC, the 77-foot-tall structure will span 131,720 square feet and yield 158 rental units with an average scope of 795 square feet, as well as a 6,026-square-foot affordable rehearsal and coworking space for artists operated by the non-profit IndieSpace on the ground floor, and a public open space designed and maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The project is alternately addressed as 705 Tenth Avenue and is being constructed over active rail tracks on a plot bound by Tenth Avenue, West 48th, and West 49th Streets.

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50-Story Skyscraper Complex Readies for Construction at 71-12 Park Avenue in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens

7:30 am on October 2, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

Work is set to begin on a new mixed-use skyscraper complex at 71-12 Park Avenue in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Developed by Marx Development Group, the project will comprise two towers rising from a shared podium, and could potentially span over 1.1 million square feet. The property is located along Parsons Boulevard between 71st and 72nd Avenues.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 3377 Sedgwick Avenue in Jerome Park, The Bronx

6:30 am on October 2, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 3377 Sedgwick Avenue, a six-story residential building in Jerome Park, The Bronx. Designed by Fred Geremia Architects & Planners and developed by Anton Tinaj under the Park View Bay, LLC, the structure yields 30 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are nine units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $84,755 to $218,010.

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The Eliza Finishes Construction at 4790 Broadway in Inwood, Manhattan 

8:00 am on October 1, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is finished on The Eliza, a 14-story mixed-use building at 4790 Broadway in Inwood, Manhattan. Designed by Fogarty Finger and Andrew Berman Architect and developed by The Children’s Village, CLOTH, Ranger Properties, Housing Workshop, and New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, as well as the New York City Housing Development Corporation and the New York Public Library (NYPL), the structure contains 174 affordable rental units in studio- to three-bedroom layouts, as well as a public library on the first two levels, a preschool, and community facilities. The property is named in honor of Eliza Hamilton, the wife of Alexander Hamilton, and is located on an interior lot between Dyckman and Academy Streets.

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