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One High Line’s Public Plaza Nears Completion in Chelsea, Manhattan

Construction on the new landscaped public plaza and ground-floor retail space is almost finished at One High Line, a two-tower residential development at 500 West 18th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Field Operations in a private-public partnership between the City of New York and Friends of the High Line, the outdoor and commercial space sit to the east of the twisting pair of 36- and 26-story structures that were separately designed by Bjarke Ingels Group for Witkoff Group and Access Industries. The entire complex spans around 900,000 square feet with 236 condominium units in one- to five-bedroom layouts, as well as an upcoming hotel component that will be operated by Faena Hotel. The property is alternately addressed as 76 Eleventh Avenue and stands adjacent to the High Line on a trapezoidal plot bound by West 18th Street to the north, West 17th Street to the south, Tenth Avenue to the east, and West Street to the west.

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Construction Imminent at 402-404 Manhattan Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Construction is set to commence at 402-404 Manhattan Avenue, the site of a six-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Design Studio Associates and developed by Poise Property Group, the 60-foot-tall structure will span 12,710 square feet and yield nine condominium units with an average scope of 1,291 square feet, as well as 1,090 square feet of community facility space, a 30-foot-long rear yard, and six open parking spaces. The 11,000-square-foot property is located by the corner of Manhattan Avenue and Frost Street.

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138 Joralemon Street, via LPC proposal

LPC To Review Proposal For Renovation At 138 Joralemon Street In Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn

A proposal has been submitted to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) seeking to legalize previously installed windows at 138 Joralemon Street, an 11-unit brownstone in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. Built in 1855, the Anglo-Italianate-style building underwent window replacements without prior LPC approval. The application is scheduled for review on February 4.

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Permits Filed for 11-08 Main Avenue in Astoria, Queens

Permits have been filed for a five-story mixed-use building at 11-08 Main Avenue in Astoria, Queens. Located between 30th Avenue and Astoria Boulevard, the lot is closest to the 30th Avenue subway station, served by the N and W trains. Indra Fouche of All American School Bus Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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New Renderings Revealed for SoMA Office-To-Residential Conversion At 25 Water Street in Financial District, Manhattan

New renderings have been revealed for SoMA, the largest office-to-residential conversion in the Unites States at 25 Water Street in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by GFP Real Estate, Metro Loft Management, and Rockwood Capital, the project involves the replacement of the building’s brick façade with a modern fenestration featuring more expansive windows, a gut renovation of its 1.1 million square feet of interiors, and the construction of ten new stories above its former parapet. The overhaul will yield 1,300 apartments, making it the largest conversion in the country by unit count, surpassing the 566-unit redevelopment of One Wall Street a few streets to the north. The building will also feature approximately 100,000 square feet of amenities. Pavarini McGovern is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by Water Street to the north, 2 New York Plaza to the south, the New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the east, and Broad Street to the west. The name SoMA pays homage to the building’s location in South Manhattan, sitting at the southernmost tip of Manhattan at the nexus of Fidi, Battery Park and the Seaport District.

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