Amidst the trials of Amanda Burden, the recession and the American Folk Art Museum controversy, 53 West 53rd Street has been a long time coming. Finally, dirt is now moving, and excavation for the Jean Nouvel-designed supertall is…
On January 19, 1934, Robert Moses was appointed as the first citywide parks commissioner, setting off a wave of unprecedented park-building activity across the city. Orchard Beach, Jacob Riis Park, Riverside Park, Sara D. Roosevelt…
Madison Square Garden [Curbed]: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, accompanied by a group of other architects, have published a vision to relocate Madison Square Garden to the “Morgan postal facility between 28th and 31st streets and 9th and…
BROOKLYN: 4102 8th Avenue: An LLC has filed applications for a seven-story and 28-unit mixed-use building of 28,040 square feet at 4102 8th Avenue, in Sunset Park; an existing single-story structure was approved for demolition in…
On the eastern side of Lexington Avenue, between 33rd and 34th Streets, two older low-rise buildings spanning 227-229 Lexington Avenue are currently awaiting demolition to make way for a new residential development. And now, YIMBY has…
