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    New WTC Construction Update!

    1:18 am on January 22, 2012 By Nikolai Fedak

    Here are some photos I took of the WTC on Thursday, the 19th. As you can see, progress has been very extensive; the glass on 4 WTC is just incredible! 1 WTC 4 WTC 4WTC…

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    Construction Update: Midtown West Projects

    6:45 am on December 24, 2011 By Nikolai Fedak

    Here are some construction photos taken on the 21st on a walk around the city. 250 West 55th is shooting upwards, among the projects photographed… 250 West 55th 250 West 55th 250 West 55th 250…

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    One Times Square: Now An Empty Waste, Future Opportunity For An Icon?

    3:24 am on December 21, 2011 By Nikolai Fedak

    Times Square is the highlight of many tourists’ trips to New York, and indeed, it is one of the best-known locations across the world. From the characters to the advertisements, it’s quite easy to see…

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    Construction Update: 250 West 55th, 237 West 54th, 1715 Broadway

    6:57 pm on December 13, 2011 By Nikolai Fedak

    Here are some photos from today showing the progress on 250 West 55th, 237 West 54th, and the new Marriott/Courtyard at 54th and Broadway. As you can see, both the Marriott and 250 West 55th…

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    Exodus No More: Dramatic Fall in Net-Migration From NYC

    2:54 pm on December 12, 2011 By Nikolai Fedak

    The Great Recession has reshaped the face of the United States, including the New York region. Many regions of the country have completely imploded–cities such as Phoenix and Las Vegas–while others have been much more…

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    Photographs by @mchlanglo793 show construction on Photographs by @mchlanglo793 show construction on Two Manhattan West, a 58-story commercial skyscraper in Midtown West, clsoe to topping out. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and developed by Brookfield, the 935-foot-tall tower will yield two million square feet of office space directly to the south of its 996-foot-high fraternal twin, One Manhattan West. AECOM Tishman is the general contractor for the project, which is located at the corner of West 31st Street and Ninth Avenue. Brookfield is aiming for LEED Gold certification. The superstructure has ascended steadily since our last update in July, when the tower had just surpassed the halfway mark. Recent photographs below show the pair of construction cranes eclipsing the flat roof parapet of One Manhattan West as it continues to keep up with the constant pace of steel assembly on the floors below. The wrap-around safety cocoon netting is quickly climbing further up into the sky, while metal decking is being laid over each floor plate between the perimeter columns and inner core steel columns and beams. Meanwhile, the reflective glass curtain wall is following close behind, closing up the rounded corners and tapering northern elevation. The fireproofing process above the floor-to-ceiling glass and safety cocoon is more than halfway up the building. The exterior mechanical hoist on the eastern side of the tower is also following the pace of progress. ​ ​YIMBY last reported that Two Manhattan West is slated for completion next summer, as stated on the on-site construction boards.
    Looking down at the ornate and wonderfully designe Looking down at the ornate and wonderfully designed Beaux Arts-style roof, facade, and cupola of 230 Park Avenue, aka The Helmsley Building in the morning light. The iconic building was designed by Warren & Wetmore, the same architects of the nearby Grand Central Terminal and is beautifully enclosed in an envelope made of marble, steel and bronze details.  Photograph taken by @mchlanglo793
    Some recent photos taken by an anonymous tipster o Some recent photos taken by an anonymous tipster of design models for Two World Trade Center (2 WTC) give insight into the possible composition of the highly anticipated skyscraper. Also known as 200 Greenwich Street, the future 1,350-foot-tall office development from Silverstein Properties is expected to be the second-tallest building at the World Trade Center site, and is also the last major component to be built as part of the complex. Located at the southwest corner of Church and Vesey Streets, the site currently sits as an assemblage of columns and mechanical ducts surrounded in muraled walls. ​The models show a reconfigured base featuring columns already in place underground as part of the foundation. According to the models, the floors reduce in size as the tower rises. This design characteristic might appeal more to tech and finance companies than to be used as trading floors. It is unclear how recent these models are and if they are an iteration by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners, who returned as the architect for project last year. The new 2 WTC was first designed by Foster + Partners in 2006, then redesigned by the Bjarke Ingels Group in 2015, before Foster + Partners were once again attached in 2020 to a redesign of the original conceptualization. 2 WTC does not have government assistance for the construction, unlike previous World Trade Center buildings. A construction timeline and expected completion date will all depend on Silverstein Properties securing anchor tenants and construction financing.
    Last week, applications for a pair of 750-foot-tal Last week, applications for a pair of 750-foot-tall structures in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida were submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The coordinates listed in the filings match perfectly with the address for La Playa de Varadero, a two-tower – 1.3 million-square-foot mixed-use project proposed to rise at 18801 Collins Avenue. Unstudio and Trachtenberg are behind the design efforts with ODP Architecture & Design as the architect of record, and the project is being developed by Hallandale Beach-based Chateau Group and Miami-based Fortune International Group. At 750-feet, the buildings would stand among the ranks of the tallest on a waterfront in the United States. ​​ ​The previous design for the towers are depicted in the renderings from ODP Architecture & Design as two multi-dimensional glass structures with striking stacked-horizontal lines and a wave-like structural form. Both superstructures feature a slight twist near the center and would be connected via single podium.  ​ ​​Although both structures are expected to top off at 750-feet above sea level, they vary in structural height: the south tower will be about three feet shorter at 739 feet, whereas the north tower will rise 742 feet. In comparison with the original plans, the project is being increased by 100 feet, but it is unclear how it will affect the floor count or ceiling heights. One possibility is the addition of 10 stories, assuming each floor spans 10 feet from floor-to-ceiling.Another possible change is an increase in ceiling height to each existing floor. Ultimately, we will have to wait until newly drawn up plans are released to the public to confirm what changes will occur. ​Plans for Varadero at 18801 Collins Avenue will likely require new approvals from the City of Sunny Isles Beach. A construction permit submitted on November 23, 2021 is pending for the site. See our Florida YIMBY article for the full scope of the upcoming project.
    Looking south at the iconic Lower Manhattan skylin Looking south at the iconic Lower Manhattan skyline with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's 1,776-foot tall One World Trade Center and its architectural spire lighting up late autumn sunset sky. Photograph by @mchlanglo793
    The tower crane has been erected for a new 43-stor The tower crane has been erected for a new 43-story mixed-use development in Chicago's West Loop’s Fulton Market District. Planned by Related Midwest and dubbed “900 Randolph,” this 495-foot-tall tower will offer a combination of ground-level retail and 300 apartment units on the above floors. While marketing materials both on-site and on the developer’s website have listed 900 W Randolph Street as the address, a tip to YIMBY indicated that the project would eventually be switched back to its official address, 164 N Peoria Street. ​ ​Designed by acclaimed firm Morris Adjmi Architects, the design emanates an industrial-inspired aesthetic, comprised of dark chocolate-colored aluminum beams with welded facets and arched corners. The facade will also incorporate floor-to-ceiling windows for added light and views. Of the planned apartments, 20 percent will be designated as affordable under ARO requirements. Unit sizes will span between one- and three- bedroom layouts. The residential amenity package has not been fully unveiled, although renderings and drawings depict a large planted terrace area atop the podium. The development will have 75 off-street spaces planned in an integrated garage. ​LR Contracting Company is serving as the general contractor, accompanied by Stantec as the architect of record. Projected construction costs have tallied at approximately $200 million, with an anticipated completion date for 2023. See our Chicago YIMBY article for the full set of photographs, taken by @jckcrwfrd
    Photographs by @mchlanglo793 show work is nearing Photographs by @mchlanglo793 show work is nearing completion on Anish Kapoor’s reflective “bean” sculpture at the base of 56 Leonard Street, an 831-foot-tall residential skyscraper in Tribeca. The last curved sections of the amorphous work of art have finally been assembled, closing off the missing outer section facing the corner of Leonard and Church Streets. 56 Leonard Street was designed by Herzog & de Meuron and Hill West Architects and stands as one of the tallest structures in Lower Manhattan, with a distinguished massing of irregular cantilevering floors. Anish Kapoor is also known for designing Chicago’s chrome steel-plated Cloud Gate and the ArcelorMittal Orbit from the 2012 London Summer Olympics. YIMBY’s previous update showed the sculpture design roughly halfway assembled. Work resumed recently after a long pause. The top of the bean rises slightly above the height of the cantilevering second level, while the majority of the sculpture is tucked underneath the slab and helps to form the overall bean shape. Photographs taken around the bean show construction barriers and metal fencing surrounding this entire corner of 56 Leonard Street. Work had halted during the pandemic, leaving the hollow interior of the bean covered with wooden boards until construction could continue. The adjacent ground-floor retail space is still available for lease. ​It still remains unclear when the bean will be finished, though YIMBY predicts this long-awaited milestone in 56 Leonard Street’s construction to conclude sometime next year.
    It’s official: Salesforce Tower Chicago is now t It’s official: Salesforce Tower Chicago is now the tallest in Hines‘ three-tower Wolf Point megadevelopment. The core of this 60-story mixed-use building now stands at roughly 740 feet, having surpassed the neighboring 679-foot-tall Wolf Point East in recent weeks. Addressed as 333 W Wolf Point Plaza, this rapidly ascending structure marks the larger development’s final stage, following the completion of the aforementioned Wolf Point East in 2020 and the third, 500-foot-tall Wolf Point West in 2016. The current construction’s final height will reach 835 feet above the river walk and 813 feet above street level, making a topping out likely for within the coming months. ​ ​Pelli Clarke & Partners (formerly Pelli Clarke & Pelli Architects) is behind the design of the two taller towers, while bKL Architecture designed the darker-shaded Wolf Point West. Salesforce Tower and Wolf Point East are more similar in design, each with metal-inlaid glass curtain walls spanning their full heights. While Wolf Point East is textured by a series of with aluminum fins, Salesforce Tower offers a more streamlined glazing with less prominent mullions. ​ ​At just over 1.4 million gross square feet, Salesforce Tower will primarily consist of Class A office space with 25,000-square-foot flexible floor plates with floor-to-ceiling windows. As far as amenities, the building will offer a fully-equipped gym, a conference center, and a lounge. One particularly notable feature is another top-floor gathering space that will serve as a Salesforce employee lounge by weekday. On weeknights and weekends, the space will be made available for educational and nonprofit events. Along with a spacious open lobby, the tower’s base will come with new retail space, park space, a central plaza along the bank, and the keystone piece to a new 1,000-foot stretch of Riverwalk. With Walsh Construction as general contractor, work for this latest Chicago sibling is on track to complete in 2023. Read more about this exciting milestone and other info about the project on Chicago YIMBY. Photographs by @jckcrwfrd
    YIMBY went to take in the views from The Spiral, a YIMBY went to take in the views from The Spiral, a 66-story supertall commercial skyscraper at 66 Hudson Boulevard in Hudson Yards. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and developed by Tishman Speyer, the 1,041-foot-tall structure will yield 2.85 million square feet of office space and is expected to cost nearly $3.7 billion. Turner Construction Company is managing construction, Banker Steel provided the steel work, and Permasteelisa served as the contractor for the reflective floor-to-ceiling glass enclosure for the property, which occupies a full city block between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues and 34th and 35th Streets. Photographs by @mchlangl0793 show façade work largely completed and work has shifted to the terraces and the interiors. Looking from the stepped outdoor terraces across the lower half of the building provided expansive views of the Midtown skyline with nearly every notable tall building in sight. All the skyscrapers and supertalls surrounding Billionaires’ Row, One Vanderbilt, the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden, the residential construction in NoMad, the New Yorker Hotel, and Manhattan West are the most prominent features when looking to the east. Looking west, tenants will have a perfect view of the expansive pedestrian plaza of Hudson Yards with Thomas Heatherwick’s Vessel at center stage and now decorated with warm colored Christmas lights on every level. There are also clear vistas of the World Trade Center and the entire Lower Manhattan skyline to the south with the Verrazzano Narrow Bridge also peeking from behind the cluster of buildings making up the Financial District. ​ ​The Spiral is expected to be finished sometime next year.
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