World Trade Center Transit Hub

World Trade Center Transit Hub Receiving Finishing Touches, Financial District

Last October, construction was making quick progress at the World Trade Center Transit Hub, dubbed the Oculus, and the structure is now receiving its finishing touches. Platform B of the PATH’s WTC station has now opened to the public, and Platform C is currently being reconstructed. According to Curbed, glass installation for the structure’s skylight is also underway.

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424 Glenmore Avenue

Three-Story, 10-Unit Building Filed At 424 Glenmore Avenue, East New York

Chaim Simkowitz’s Guardian Realty Management has filed applications for a three-story, 10-unit residential building spanning the lots of 424-436 Glenmore Avenue in East New York, two blocks away from the Liberty Avenue C train stop. Units will average 750 square feet each, and Solomon Rosenzweig applied for the permit. Demolition began earlier this year to remove the existing two-story townhouse at No. 424.

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611 West 56th Street

35-Story Condo Building At 611 West 56th Street Will Have 80 Units

A 35-story, 80-unit condominium tower, currently in the design stage, is planned at 611 West 56th Street, also known as 823 11th Avenue, in Midtown West. The building will span 162,000 square feet and stand 420 feet in height, according to Dezeen, and Álvaro Siza is designing. Sumaida + Khurana is co-developing with LENY, and construction is slated to begin in 2016, with completion in 2018. Gabellini Sheppard is designing the interiors, while SLCE Architects will serve as the architect of record. A six-story building will need to be demolished first.

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9220 Skidmore Avenue

12 Residential Units Planned At 9220 Skidmore Avenue, Canarsie

Yaj Developers has filed applications for two three-story residential buildings, each with six units, at 9220-9222 Skidmore Avenue near the Shore Parkway in southern Canarsie. Each of the 12 apartments will measure a spacious average of 1,040 square feet. Roman Sorokko’s Versatile Engineering is the applicant of record. The site’s former single-story home was demolished in late 2014.

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