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First NHL-Sized Ice Rink Planned For Harlem, Manhattan

7:30 am on February 22, 2025 By Max Gillespie

Figure Skating in Harlem (FSH) is planning to build Upper Manhattan‘s first NHL-sized ice rink, alongside a wellness and education center. Designed with input from Gensler, the proposed facility will feature classrooms, wellness spaces, locker rooms, bleacher seating, and a café. FSH is currently seeking an ideal site and potential partners for the project, which is expected to generate over $70 million in economic impact and create more than 300 jobs.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 31-61 Vernon Boulevard in Astoria, Queens

7:00 am on February 22, 2025 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 31-61 Vernon Boulevard, an eight-story residential building in Astoria, Queens. Designed by S. Wieder Architect and developed by Meshulem Z. Twersky under the 31-61 Vernon Boulevard LLC , the structure yields 51 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 16 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $105,223 to $181,740.

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Updated Renderings Showcase SOM’s $700 Million New York Climate Exchange on Governors Island

8:00 am on February 21, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Updated renderings have been revealed for the New York Climate Exchange, an environmental research facility and climate solutions center planned for Governors Island in New York Harbor. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in collaboration with MNLA, Buro Happold, and Langan Engineering, the $700 million project will consist of a 400,000-square-foot research and education hub anchored by Stony Brook University. The complex’s two all-electric buildings will be connected by a distinctive photovoltaic canopy and will use sustainable mass timber as their primary structural material. The development site is generally bound by Craig Road South along the waterfront, the Oval green lawn and West Way to the west, and several historical landmark buildings to the north above Division Road.

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Museum Parc Mixed-Use Development Breaks Ground In Newark, New Jersey

7:30 am on February 21, 2025 By Max Gillespie

Newark officials and cultural leaders recently celebrated the groundbreaking for Museum Parc, a $94 million mixed-use development located on Central Avenue between Washington Street and University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. Developed in partnership with LMXD, MCI Collective, and MSquared, with support from the City of Newark and the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, the project is being built as an extension of the Newark Museum of Art’s existing campus. The development will introduce 250 mixed-income apartments across two buildings, 2,300 square feet of retail space, and new indoor and outdoor museum areas. Construction is expected to complete by 2027.

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