New Renderings Revealed 55 Broad Street’s Residential Conversion in Financial District, Manhattan

New renderings have been revealed for the office-to-residential conversion of 55 Broad Street, a 36-story tower in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by Silverstein Properties and Metro Loft, the project will yield 571 rental apartments in studio to three-bedroom layouts along with a collection of indoor and outdoor amenities. Silverstein purchased the building, which was originally designed by Emery Roth & Son in 1967 and formerly housed the headquarters of Goldman Sachs, for $180 million in June 2022. The property is located at the corner of Broad and Beaver Streets.

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Photograph of Bridge Rockaway, courtesy of The Bridge

GMDC Brownsville Industrial Center and Bridge Rockaway Celebrate Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony In Brownsville, Brooklyn

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was recently held to celebrate the opening of a mixed-use residential and industrial development at Rockaway Avenue and Newport Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The development includes both the GMDC Brownsville Industrial Center, a commercial facility offering affordable light industrial space, and Bridge Rockaway, a residential building sitting above the industrial space with 174 units of affordable and supportive housing. The structure was designed by Think! Architecture and Design and developed by Mega Development, nonprofit industrial developer Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center, and The Bridge.

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Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Amara at 31-90 29th Street in Long Island City, Queens

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Amara, a six-story mixed-use building at 31-90 29th Street in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architects and developed by George Tsilogiannis of BQ 29, LLC, the structure yields 92 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 28 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $78,000 to $218,010.

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New Renderings Revealed for The Henry at 211 West 84th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

A new set of renderings have been revealed for The Henry, an 18-story residential building under construction at 211 West 84th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects with Hill West Architects as the architect of record and developed by Naftali Group, the 209-foot-tall structure will span 154,598 square feet and yield 45 condominium units with an average scope of 3,371 square feet, as well as 2,898 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a cellar level, and 17 enclosed parking spaces. The building has nearly 250 feet of frontage along West 84th Street from the corner of Broadway to the middle of the city block.

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