249 East 62nd Street’s Terracotta Façade Underway on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on March 12, 2023 By Michael Young

Façade work is progressing on 249 East 62nd Street, a 28-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by INC Architecture & Design with SLCE Architects as the executive architect and developed by Zeckendorf Development, the 347-foot-tall structure will yield 66 condominium units with sales led by Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing. CM & Associates is the general contractor for the property, which rises from an L-shaped plot by the corner of Second Avenue and East 62nd Street.

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Coney Island Shore Theater’s Hotel Conversion Begins at 1301 Surf Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn

7:30 am on March 12, 2023 By Michael Young

Work has begun on the renovation and hotel conversion of the Coney Island Shore Theater, a seven-story historic building at 1301 Surf Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Designed by Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel Architects and developed by PYE Properties, the project will transform the derelict 98-year-old structure into a hotel with guest amenities and ground-floor retail space. The property is located at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues and has sat abandoned since the early 1970s.

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The Matteo Nears Completion at 323 East 79th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on March 11, 2023 By Michael Young

Exterior work is finishing up on The Matteo, a 17-story residential building at 323 East 79th Street in the Yorkville section of the Upper East Side. Designed by Woods Bagot Architects and developed by Boomerang Development Group, which purchased the property from Spruce Capital Partners for $13.7 million, the 214-foot-tall structure will yield 35,045 square feet with 15 full-floor condominium units in three- to four-bedroom layouts. All homes will feature direct elevator access, and some will span two floors. Sunlight Construction AA is the general contractor and The Masters Division at Nest Seekers is handling sales and marketing for the property, which is located on a narrow interior plot between First and Second Avenues.

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