170 South 1st Street

Five-Story, Seven-Unit Mixed-Use Building Under Construction At 170 South 1st Street, Williamsburg

11:00 am on August 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Last year, YIMBY revealed renderings of The Iconic Group’s planned five-story, seven-unit mixed-use building at 170 South 1st Street, in western Williamsburg. Now Brownstoner reports the project is under construction, with steel framing above street level. The building will measure 16,183 square feet, and includes 4,130 and 435 square feet of warehouse/retail and community space, respectively. ND Architecture & Design is the architect of record, and completion is likely expected in 2016.

260 11th Avenue

Seven-Story Otis Elevator Building Slated For Office Conversion, 260 11th Avenue

10:00 am on August 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Vornado Realty Trust has purchased the seven-story Otis Elevator Building at 260 11th Avenue, in West Chelsea, for roughly $80 million in stock units, according to Bloomberg Business, and is leasing the land under the building for 99 years. Vornado is planning to convert the building into office space; an expansion is also possible as the building has available development rights.

Hughes Plans For South Street Seaport’s Pier 17 Hit Snag At Landmarks

8:00 am on August 5, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

If you don’t live downtown, you might be forgiven for not knowing that the Howard Hughes Corporation is trying to remake the South Street Seaport. One of the key components of that is the new Pier 17, which is already in the works. Though the plan hit a bump in the road at Tuesday’s session of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, they aren’t dead in the water.

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Landmarks Approves Revised Plan For Former Chase Manhattan Plaza

7:30 am on August 5, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

A new dawn is coming for a lower Manhattan landmark. With Chase gone, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a proposal for an adaptive reuse of the plaza in front of the building formerly known as One Chase Manhattan Plaza (now 28 Liberty Street since Fosun International Ltd. bought). There will be ground floor retail and major changes to the plaza that should bring a lot of it back to its former glory.

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Construction Update: 250 Ashland Place, Downtown Brooklyn

7:00 am on August 5, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Last week, YIMBY brought you an update on 333 Schermerhorn Street, and now we’ve got a look at 250 Ashland Place, a BAM Cultural District tower rising fast next to the newly built, modernist Theater for a New Audience in Downtown Brooklyn. YIMBY reader Tectonic has been keeping a close watch on all the Downtown towers, and sent along these shots of the construction progress.

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