1 Park Lane

New Views, Interiors, Possible Herzog and de Meuron Design for 1 Park Lane, aka 36 Central Park South

Last week, YIMBY revealed the exteriors for 1 Park Lane, which has an actual address of 36 Central Park South, the site of the current Helmsley Park Lane. While we speculated that Vinoly designed the building, we learned that Handel Architects was in fact behind the renderings; we have also obtained a new set of images which include that version of the project’s interiors and views, which will be very impressive.

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40 East End Avenue

18-Story, 30-Unit Condo Building Planned For 40 East End Avenue, Yorkville

The Lightstone Group has acquired the six-story, 40-unit rental building at 40 East End Avenue, in Yorkville, for $34 million, and plans to demolish the building for a condominium project. According to Commercial Observer, the new building will stand 18 stories and have 30 condo units, although applications have yet to be filed with the DOB; Deborah Berke Partners is designing.

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17 John Street

23-Story Commercial Building Filed At 17 John Street, Financial District

Prodigy Network has filed applications to convert and expand the existing 15-story, 104,500 square-foot commercial building at 17 John Street, in the Financial District, to a 23-story, 194-key extended-stay hotel; office and retail space is also planned. The expanded building will measure roughly 149,600 square feet, and Woods Bagot is designing, while Mancini Duffy is serving as the architect of record. The existing building was acquired for $85 million in 2014, according to The Real Deal.

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