East Midtown Greenway Progresses Along The Sutton Bay Waterfront In Midtown, Manhattan

7:30 am on July 10, 2022 By Michael Young

Construction is ongoing on the first phase of the $100 million East Midtown Greenway, a three-segment reimagining of the East Midtown Waterfront esplanade in Sutton Place between East 38th to East 61st Streets. Photographs below focus on the northernmost part of the scheme, which will span between East 53rd and East 61st Streets in Midtown, Manhattan. This part will include a new park entrance at East 60th Street, a pedestrian bridge, and the revamping of Andrew Haswell Green Park and the Alice Aycock Pavilion. The overall master plan aims to create new green space for pedestrian and bicyclists and provide safer access to the eastern edge of the island, which had been largely impeded by the FDR Drive.

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Rendering of Pelham House

Renderings Reveal Pelham House Mixed-Use Development at 215 Fifth Avenue in Pelham, New York

7:00 am on July 10, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

New renderings offer a first look at Pelham House, a forthcoming mixed-use residential property at 215 Fifth Avenue in Pelham, New York. Described as a transit-oriented development, the property will include 127 apartments, 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, 160 private parking spaces, and an additional 60 parking spaces available to the public.

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Tree Planting Begins at Gansevoort Peninsula Park on the West Village Waterfront, Manhattan

8:00 am on July 9, 2022 By Michael Young

Tree planting has begun as landscaping work progresses on Gansevoort Peninsula Park, a 5.5-acre public recreational space along the Hudson River waterfront off the West Village. Designed by James Corner Field Operations and commissioned by the Hudson River Park Trust, the park will feature a soccer field surrounded by numerous pathways, stepped seating, a children’s playground, kayak slips, a salt marsh, a dog run, viewing platforms, and Manhattan’s first public sandy beach.

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