Vision: 1393 York Avenue
TEN Arquitectos has had several recent projects make headlines, but one that’s been out of the spotlight is 1393 York Avenue, at the northwest corner of 74th Street and York, on the Upper East Side. The…
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Construction Imminent: Lighthouse Point
Staten Island is better known for its single-family homes and driveways than multifamily dwellings, but pretty soon, a new apartment tower will rise. This fall, Lighthouse Point on the North Shore, a stone’s throw away from the Staten…
Permits Filed: 43 & 45 Maujer Streets
Monday was a slow day at the Department of Buildings, and the most impressive filings came for twin apartment structures at 43 and 45 Maujer Street (which, YIMBY today learned, is pronounce ‘moy-jurr), in East Williamsburg. The…
It’s Time to Give West 14th Street the Rezoning It Deserves
The Commissioners’ Plan of 1811, which laid out Manhattan’s iconic grid that sprawls beyond its chaotic downtown, designated 15 crosstown streets as major 100-foot-wide thoroughfares. The various major crosstown streets got subway stations and those below…
YIMBY Today: New York Wheel, Crown Heights Rezoning, and More
New York Wheel [SILive]: Rich Marin has received “$150 million in foreign investment” from the Chinese — through EB-5 — to construct the 625-foot tall New York Wheel, in Staten Island’s St. George. The developer stated he “believes [he’ll]…
