Excavation Progresses at 308 West 43rd Street in Midtown, Manhattan

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

Excavation is progressing at 308 West 43rd Street, the site of a two-building residential development in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Taconic Partners under the 311 West 42nd Street Associates LLC, the 373,133-square-foot development will yield 321 apartments averaging 839 square feet apiece as well as 25,202 square feet of retail space. Triton Construction is serving as the general contractor for the property, which is located between West 42nd and 43rd Streets and Eighth and Ninth Avenues, directly north of the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

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Permits Filed for 990 Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

6:30 am on January 10, 2022 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 990 Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Located between Sullivan Place and Montgomery Street, the interior lot is near the Prospect Park subway station, serviced by the B, Q and shuttle trains. Ian Bruce Eichner of Continuum Company under the Franklin Avenue Property Owner LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Tiffany & Co. Flagship Expansion Progresses at 727 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

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

Work is continuing to take shape on the expansion of the Tiffany & Co. flagship store at 727 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by OMA partners Shohei Shigematsu and Jake Forster, the scope involves a three-story steel-framed structural addition that rises above the original flat roof line of the world famous jewelry brand’s 72-year-old Art Moderne building. CallisonRTKL is the architect of record, Peter Marino Architects is handling the interior renovations, Mace is the owners rep, and Structure Tone is the general contractor for the project, which now stands 11 stories tall at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street.

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30 West 39th Street’s Podium Façade Progresses in Midtown, Manhattan

7:30 am on January 9, 2022 By Michael Young

Exterior work is nearing completion on 30 West 39th Street, a 27-story hotel tower in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Peter Poon Architects and developed by Fortuna Realty, the 323-foot-tall reinforced concrete structure will yield 133,500 square feet with 330 guest rooms. Leeding Builders Group, LLC is the general contractor for the property, which is located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, just one block south of Bryant Park.

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