Permits Filed for 75 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan

7:00 am on May 4, 2022 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for the conversion of a four-story commercial building into a 14-story mixed-use building at 75 Essex Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Located between Delancey Street and Broome Street, the lot is one block south of the Delancey Street-Essex Street subway station, serviced by the F, M, J, and Z trains. Nechemia Weinberger of Soft Stone Development Group is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Rendering of 555 Greenwich Street - COOKFOX Architects

555 Greenwich Tops Out in Hudson Square, Manhattan

8:00 am on May 3, 2022 By Michael Young

Construction has topped out on 555 Greenwich, a 16-story commercial building in Hudson Square, Manhattan. Designed by COOKFOX Architects and developed by the joint venture Hudson Square Properties, which includes Trinity Church Wall Street, Hines, and Norges Bank Investment Management, the 270,000-square-foot structure connects on nearly every floor to the adjacent 345 Hudson Street via a horizontal overbuild for a total of 715,000 square feet of leasable office space, with floor plates up to 87,000 square feet each. Tishman Construction is the contractor for the property, which is located on a rectangular plot of land bound by Greenwich Street to the west, Charlton Street to the south, and King Street to the north.

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Excavations, Foundations Progress at 425 Summit Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey

7:30 am on May 3, 2022 By Michael Young

Below-grade work is progressing at 425 Summit Avenue, the site of a 26-story mixed-use tower in the Journal Square neighborhood of Jersey City. Designed by Marchetto Higgins Stieve and developed by Spitzer Enterprises, the 356,000-square-foot structure will yield 390 residential units, around 3,800 square feet of ground-floor retail space, 3,660 square feet of amenities, and on-site parking for 51 vehicles. ZDG is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of Summit and Sip Avenues, a short walk from the Journal Square PATH station.

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Current rendering of 6-16 West 77th Street presented May 3, 2022 - Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners Revises Proposals for Penthouse Addition at 6-16 West 77th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

7:00 am on May 3, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is now reviewing proposals to construct a single-story penthouse at 6-16 West 77th Street in Manhattan’s Central Park West Historic District on the Upper West Side. Designed by Foster + Partners for billionaire investor Bill Ackman and his family, the revised proposals arrive in response to the LPC’s request for reduced visibility and a façade that is more harmonious with the existing building enclosure.

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