325 West Broadway

Construction Complete On 10-Story, 21-Unit Condo Building At 325 West Broadway, SoHo

7:00 am on April 1, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In October of 2015, YIMBY brought you renderings of the 10-story, 21-unit residential building under development at 325 West Broadway, in SoHo. Now, new photos from our friend Tectonic show that construction on the property is done. Dubbed XOCO 325, the 55,962-square-foot structure’s condominium units range from 1,055-square-foot one-bedrooms to 2,658-square-foot four-bedrooms. Amenities include a 24-hour concierge, a fitness center, private residential storage, bicycle storage, and a rooftop terrace. DDG is both the developer and design architect, although Thomas O’Hara’s HTO Architect is the architect of record. Occupancy has already begun. The property is located within the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District.

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517 West 29th Street

61-Unit Condominium Project Could Be Coming To 517 West 29th Street, West Chelsea

6:30 am on April 1, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in October of 2015, Six Sigma was in contract to buy the six-story, 55,000-square-foot commercial building at 517-523 West 29th Street, in West Chelsea, for $54 million. The developer has since closed on the purchase and has now filed exploratory applications with the Attorney General’s office to gauge the demand for a potential condominium project, The Real Deal reports. Although details are sparse, the project would include 61 condominium units and ground-floor retail space. It’s not clear if the existing building would be demolished for a new one, although the site can accommodate up to 74,000 square feet of development potential (which means it currently has 19,000 square feet of air rights). Nothing has been filed yet with the Department of Buildings.

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535 West 43rd Street

Construction Wraps on 14-Story, 280-Unit Residential Building At 535 West 43rd Street, Hell’s Kitchen

6:00 am on April 1, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In February of 2014, YIMBY revealed initial renderings of the planned 14-story, 280-unit block-thru residential project at 535 West 43rd Street (a.k.a. 546 West 44th Street), in Hell’s Kitchen. We brought you updated renderings of the 264,451 square-foot project in March of 2015, and now we have final renderings of the structure, on which construction is now wrapping. Dubbed 535W43, it will have rental apartments measuring an average of 787 square feet apiece. They will come in studio, one-, and two-bedroom configurations, and 62 of them will rent at below market-rates through the housing lottery.

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155 Crown Avenue

Three Three-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming To 155 Crown Avenue, Woodrow, Staten Island

4:15 pm on March 31, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based Passarelli Construction has filed applications for three three-story, two-family houses at 155-163 Crown Avenue, in Woodrow, located on the southern end of Staten Island’s south shore. Each of them will measure 4,561 square feet and will contain full-floor residential units that average a spacious 1,382 square feet apiece. The ground-floor/basement level won’t contain any residential space, but will have mechanical equipment. Stanley Krebushevski’s Staten Island-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 138-foot-wide plot of land is currently vacant and will be integrated into the street during the development process.

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65 East 55th Street

36-Story Midtown Office Tower At 65 East 55th Street Getting Major Renovations

4:00 pm on March 31, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The 36-story, 615,850-square-foot office building at 65 East 55th Street, in Midtown, is currently receiving a $25 million renovation now that a majority of the tower is in between commercial leases. Construction on the first phase of renovations began earlier this year and includes a redesigned 41-foot-tall lobby and upgraded elevators, according to Commercial Observer. Once tenants vacate additional areas of the building this summer, work will begin on 20,000 square feet of amenities. Dubbed The Club, it will feature a fitness center, a recreational lounge, a bistro, and a conference center. A new outdoor plaza, with seating, vegetation, a sculpture, and a restaurant/bar, is also being constructed. Once completed, hundreds of thousands of square feet of office space will hit the market. Landlord Equity Office, a branch of Blackstone Group, acquired the 1985-built building in 2014 for $750 million.

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