606 West 30th Street’s Curtain Wall Nears Pinnacle in West Chelsea, Manhattan

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

Façade installation is nearing completion on 606 West 30th Street, a 42-story residential skyscraper along the border of Hudson Yards and West Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Lalezarian Properties, the 545-foot-tall structure will yield 312,350 square feet with 192,780 square feet of residential space and 14,240 square feet of commercial space on the lower levels. The project is referred to as Tower B in a two-skyscraper development along with the taller 601 West 29th Street from FXCollaborative and Douglaston Development. Hudson 37 LLC is the general contractor for the property, which is located on an interior lot between Eleventh Avenue and West Street, directly across from the third phase of the High Line.

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Finishing Touches Underway on 3ELEVEN at 601 West 29th Street in West Chelsea, Manhattan

7:30 am on April 11, 2023 By Michael Young

Exterior work is wrapping up on 3ELEVEN, a 60-story residential skyscraper at 601 West 29th Street along the border of West Chelsea and Hudson Yards. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Douglaston Development, the 695-foot-tall structure is also known as Tower A alongside the shorter 606 West 30th Street and will yield 935 units, with 235 designated for affordable housing, as well as 15,000 square feet of retail space on the podium floors. Levine Builders is the general contractor for the property, which is alternatively addressed as 311 Eleventh Avenue and bound by West 30th Street to the north, West 29th Street to the south, and Eleventh Avenue to the east. The building opened for occupancy last fall.

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Preliminary rendering of 1591 Broadway in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Foundations Underway at 1591 Broadway in Bushwick, Brooklyn

7:00 am on April 11, 2023 By Sebastian Morris

Construction crews are now laying foundations for a new multifamily rental building at 1591 Broadway in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Led by local developer Abe Greenhut doing business as Broadway Halsey Lofts LLC, the seven-story structure will eventually comprise 12,477 square feet, with 18 apartments and a 1,888-square-foot commercial business on the ground floor.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 659 East 222nd Street in Wakefield, The Bronx

6:30 am on April 11, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 659 East 222nd Street, a four-story residential building in Wakefield, The Bronx. Designed by Fred Geremia Architects and Planners and developed by Ed Lekaj of Bond Construction, the structure yields ten residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $74,572 to $156,130.

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312 West 43rd Street’s Façade Progresses Quickly in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

8:00 am on April 10, 2023 By Michael Young

Façade work is progressing on 312 West 43rd Street, a 33-story residential building on the southern border of Hell’s Kitchen in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by National Real Estate Advisors and Taconic Partners, the structure will yield 330 rental units, 28,000 square feet of amenities, and two floors of retail space. DeSimone Consulting Engineers is the structural engineer and Triton Construction is the general contractor for the project, which is located between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, near Times Square.

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