Exterior work is complete on 249 East 50th Street, a 15-story residential building in the Midtown East neighborhood of Turtle Bay. Designed by Issac & Stern Architects and developed by Tun Kyaw, the 151-foot-tall structure yields 50,000 square feet and 29 condominium units with an average scope of 1,700 square feet. The property is located near the corner of East 50th Street and Second Avenue.
Macquarie Group, a global financial services company, is the latest to join an expanding roster of new commercial tenants at 660 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. As the tower’s anchoring tenant, the firm will occupy 221,764 square feet, spread across six floors, in addition to having a private lobby entrance on both the first and second floors, 30,000 square feet of private outdoor space, and top of building signage.
Permits have been filed to expand a two-story, two-residence structure into a seven-story residential building at 2073 Ryer Avenue in Tremont, The Bronx. Located between East Burnside Avenue and East 180th Street, the lot is two blocks from the 182-183 Streets subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Aleksander Mici is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is nearing completion on the New York Korea Center, the new seven-story home of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in New York at 122-126 East 32nd Street in Murray Hill. Designed by Samoo Architects and Engineers (SAMOO) and developed by Level Group, the 120-foot-tall structure will yield 36,500 square feet and is aiming for LEED Certification. KSK Construction Group is the general contractor for the property, which is located between Park Avenue South and Lexington Avenue.
A new, mixed-use, affordable housing project for low-income seniors has debuted in the Morrisania section of The Bronx. Located at 1074 Washington Avenue, the Trinity-Reverend William James Senior Apartments is constructed on land formerly occupied by a vacant United Methodist church and today comprises a collection of 154 deeply affordable apartments, a 5,400-square-foot social services facility on the ground floor, and recreational amenity spaces for future occupants.
