Permits have been filed for 495 Eleventh Avenue, a pair of mixed-use residential skyscrapers atop of a five-story podium in Midtown West, Manhattan. Located between West 39th and 40th Streets, the two towers will stand 680 feet tall and 57 stories, and 653 feet tall and 56 stories. NYC Economic Development Corporation is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Work is wrapping up on 140 West 28th Street, a 46-story dual-brand Marriott Hotel tower in Chelsea. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect and developed by Sam Chang of the McSam Hotel Group, the 470-foot-tall tower will yield 531 guest rooms split between Springhill Suites by Marriott and Townplace Suites by Marriott Properties. Omnibuild is the general contractor for the 173,000-square-foot reinforced concrete edifice, which is located between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in the Flower District.
Foundation work is complete at 75 West Broadway, the site of a ten-story, 120-foot-tall residential building in Tribeca. Alternately addressed as 61 Warren Street, the 55,000-square-foot structure is designed by BKSK Architects and being developed by Cape Advisors and Forum Absolute Capital Partners. First Standard Construction Inc. is the general contractor for the project, which is located between Warren Street to the north and Murray Street to the south.
Waldo is the latest company to join The Breeze, a 100,000-square-foot Class A office building in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The property is located at 315 Meserole Street and includes a 6,000-square-foot landscaped courtyard with outdoor seating, a 2,000-square-foot retail arcade titled ‘The Breezeway,” and a rooftop restaurant.
Permits have been filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at 81-07 Kew Gardens Road in Kew Gardens, Queens. Located at the intersection of Kew Gardens Road and 81st Avenue, the lot is two blocks from the Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike subway station, serviced by the E and F trains. Yong Chen under the 89 Jackson Heights LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
