New population estimates show that New York City reached a record high of 8,405,837 residents in 2013, gaining 215,782 people since the 2010. This accelerated growth illustrates the city’s strength, its improving quality of life, and the…
1 Wall Street [Curbed]: One Wall Street’s conversion to residential is apparently imminent, as Harry Macklowe and other investors purchased the FiDi building for $585 million. Macklowe has not disclosed plans for the Ralph Walker-designed tower, but…
Construction has finally begun at 301 East 61st Street, on the corner of 2nd Avenue, which had been in limbo for several years; the site’s developer is Chance Gordy of Real Estate Inverlad Development LLC,…
The first permits are up for a mixed-use development at 543 2nd Avenue, on the southwest corner of 30th Street. Marketing materials from The Lion Team contain renderings of the building, which appear to be…
Renderings for a visionary concept are up on architecture firm MA2’s Facebook page, depicting a new office tower near South Street Seaport. While the scheme will probably never happen, the plan presents an interesting opportunity for discourse on what should…
