Preliminary rendering of 111 Washington Street, formerly 8 Carlisle Street

Foundations Underway for 64-Story Skyscraper at 111 Washington Street in Financial District, Manhattan

8:00 am on February 15, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Foundation work is underway at 111 Washington Street, the site of a 64-story residential skyscraper in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Carlisle New York Apartments and Grubb Properties, which closed on a $48 million loan for the project last summer, the 712-foot-tall structure will span 326,221 square feet and yield 462 residential units, 7,000 square feet of commercial space, and a 60-foot-long rear yard. Consigli Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is alternately addressed as 8 Carlisle Street and located at the corner of Washington and Carlisle Streets, south of the nearby World Trade Center complex.

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Chatham/Kimlau Square, via chinatownconnections.nyc

Mayor Eric Adams Announces Plan To Revitalize Public Spaces In Chinatown

7:30 am on February 15, 2024 By Max Gillespie

Last week Mayor Eric Adams announced “Chinatown Connections,” an initiative between the city and state aimed at revitalizing Park Row and Chatham/Kimlau Square in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood. The $56 million project aims to transform the current layout of the plaza by introducing a more standard, four-way intersection, enlarging public spaces, and establishing direct connections from one side of the square to another for cyclists.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 909 East 229th Street in Wakefield, The Bronx

7:00 am on February 15, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 909 East 229th Street, a four-story residential building in Wakefield, The Bronx. Designed by Node Architecture Engineering Consulting PC and developed by Arben Ulaj, the structure yields 17 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are six units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $66,789 to $198,250.

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The Eliza Nears Completion at 4790 Broadway in Inwood, Manhattan 

8:00 am on February 14, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on The Eliza, a 14-story all-affordable residential building at 4790 Broadway in Inwood, Manhattan. Designed by Fogarty Finger and Andrew Berman Architect and developed by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the New York City Housing Development Corporation, and the New York Public Library (NYPL), the structure will yield 174 rental units in studio- to three-bedroom layouts, a public library, a preschool, and community facilities. Ranger Properties LLC is listed as the owner and Mega Contracting Group is the general contractor for the property, which is located on an interior rectangular parcel between Dyckman and Academy Streets. The project is named in honor of Eliza Hamilton, the wife of Alexander Hamilton.

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