Safety Netting Assembly Progresses On Thomas Heatherwick’s ‘Vessel’ Sculpture in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 21, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Remediation work is taking shape across the exterior of The Vessel in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, where netting is being installed for visitor safety. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick of Heatherwick Studio and developed by Related Companies, the 15-story, 150-foot-tall attraction opened in March 2019 but was shuttered in July 2021 after four guests leapt to their deaths from the platforms of the honeycomb-shaped structure. The safety system will incorporate steel mesh netting stretched from metal supports to close the gaps between its network of interconnecting staircases.

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Rendering of 1 Webb Avenue. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners

200-Unit Development Breaks Ground at 1 Webb Avenue in Harrison, Westchester County

7:30 am on June 21, 2024 By Max Gillespie

Construction has broken ground on 1 Webb Avenue, a five-story residential building in Harrison, Westchester County. Designed by Minno & Wasko and developed by The NRP Group, a vertically integrated developer, builder, and manager of multifamily housing, and RPW Group, a local owner-operator, the project will yield 200 units in studio to two-bedroom layouts, with five percent reserved for residents earning 80 percent of the area median income. The development is taking shape on a 10-acre site, with five acres set aside as open space.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 341 West 38th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

7:00 am on June 21, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 341 West 38th Street, a 19-story residential building in the Garment District of Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Stephen B. Jacobs Group and developed by Central Properties LLC, the structure yields 112 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 30 units for residents at 40 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $31,612 to $218,010.

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New Museum at 235 Bowery, Rendering via OMA Instagram

New Museum’s Expansion Takes Shape at 231 Bowery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

8:00 am on June 20, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is progressing on the New Museum‘s seven-story expansion at 231 Bowery in the Bowery section of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu of OMA and Cooper Robertson & Partners, the 174-foot-tall annex is rising directly to the south of the SANAA-designed main building, which was originally completed in 2007, and will almost double the institution’s footprint to 115,277 square feet. The 60,000-square-foot addition will connect laterally connect to the current museum and add three gallery floors, an 80-seat restaurant, a larger bookstore, and office space for staff, among other spaces. The property is located at the intersection of Bowery and Spring Street.

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