115 East 55th Street Nears Completion in Midtown East, Manhattan

7:30 am on March 8, 2022 By Michael Young

Construction is nearing completion on 115 East 55th Street, an 18-story residential building in Midtown East. Designed by SLCE Architects for Zeckendorf Development, the 185-foot-tall reinforced concrete superstructure will yield 71,961 square feet and 58 units. CM& Associates Construction Management, LLC is the general contractor for the Midtown property, which is located on a relatively small plot between Lexington and Park Avenues, directly to the east of Norman Foster‘s nearly finished 425 Park Avenue.

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Permits Filed for 445 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn

6:30 am on March 8, 2022 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for an expansion of a three-story commercial building into a six-story mixed-use development at 445 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of 9th Street and Fifth Avenue, the corner lot is one block from the Fourth Avenue-9th Street subway station, serviced by the F, G, and R trains. RJ Capital Holdings is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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JPMorgan Chase’s 270 Park Avenue Continues Its Ascent in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 7, 2022 By Michael Young

Construction continues to rise on 270 Park Avenue, JPMorgan Chase‘s new 1,388-foot-tall, 70-story supertall headquarters in Midtown East. Severud Associates is the engineer of record and Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers (MRCE) designed the structural foundation elements for the 2.5 million-square-foot tower, which takes up a full city block between Park and Madison Avenues and 47th and 48th Streets.

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Topped-Out 27-19 Thomson Avenue Progresses With Exterior in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on March 7, 2022 By Michael Young

Construction has topped out on 27-19 Thomson Avenue, a ten-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by MY Architect PC and developed by Thomson Development LLC, the 28,051-square-foot structure will yield 23,012 square feet of residential space spread across 30 units and 5,039 square feet of lower-level retail. Warner Construction Services Inc. handling construction of the 116-foot-tall building, which stands on a trapezoidal plot at the intersection of Thomson Avenue and 44th Drive.

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