Demo Permits Filed for 222 East 86th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:00 am on December 31, 2022 By Vanessa Londono

Demolition permits have been filed for a five-story residential building at 222 East 86th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Built in 1926, the 48-foot-tall building is owned by Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, a non-profit that offers housing and services to individuals with mental illness. It has been used as a community residence with 36 units in partnership with New York City Department of Homeless Services.

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Affordable Housing Units Still Available at 133-28 220th Street in Laurelton, Queens

6:30 am on December 31, 2022 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 133-28 220th Street, a four-story residential building in Laurelton, Queens. Designed by Roman Sorokko of Versatile Engineering, the structure yields eight 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 $90,858 to $187,330.

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Demolition Progresses for 1,200-Foot PENN15 at 15 Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on December 30, 2022 By Michael Young

The second-tallest building on our year-end construction countdown is PENN 15, a 1,200-foot commercial supertall at 15 Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners and developed by Vornado Realty Trust, the 56-story skyscraper will yield 2.7 million square feet of office space and stand as the centerpiece of the 7.4-million-square-foot Penn District master plan. Northstar Contracting Group is the demolition contractor for the property, which is located along Seventh Avenue between West 32nd and 33rd Streets.

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Permits Filed for 409 East 158th Street in Melrose, The Bronx

7:00 am on December 30, 2022 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a ten-story mixed-use building at 409 East 158th Street in Melrose, The Bronx. Located between Third Avenue and Elton Avenue, the lot is near the 3rd Avenue-149th Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Guido Subotovsky of Azimuth Development Group is listed as the owner behind the applications, who is also responsible for recent permits filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at the adjacent 450 East 158th Street.

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