Rendering of 335 Eighth Avenue. Designed by COOKFOX

Mabel’s Exterior Wraps Up at 335 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on Mabel, a seven-story residential building at 335 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by COOKFOX and developed by MAG Partners and Mutual Redevelopment Houses, Inc., the 200,000-square-foot structure will yield 188 rental units in studio to two-bedroom layouts. The project will also include a 23,000-square-foot Lidl supermarket and additional ground-floor retail space. Thirty percent of the homes will be reserved for affordable housing. The development is located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and West 26th Street within the Penn South affordable housing cooperative, officially known as Mutual Redevelopment Houses.

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Photograph of Kathy Hochul, via ny.gov

NYCHA Completes Infrastructure Upgrades Across Five Boroughs With $1.2B State Investment

By Max Gillespie

Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams, and NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt have announced the completion of capital improvements to public housing developments throughout New York City. Funded by $1.2 billion in state allocations through the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), the work includes 125 elevator replacements, 17 heating system upgrades, and 36 building facade renovations, impacting 24 NYCHA developments and nearly 39,000 residents across all five boroughs.

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21-Story Tower in Development as Part of Downtown Revisioning in Mount Vernon, Westchester County

By Vanessa Londono

Alexander Development Group recently received approval on the site plan resolution for 140 East Prospect Avenue, a 21-story mixed-use tower in Mount Vernon, Westchester County. Perkins Eastman is responsible for the design of the transit-oriented construction, located one block north from the Mount Vernon East train station. Components of the 302,000-square-foot development include 350 rental units, 6,200 square feet of retail space with street frontage, and a garage with 226 parking spaces.

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Façade Reaches Crown of 255 East 77th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Façade installation has reached the crown of 255 East 77th Street, a 36-story residential skyscraper in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects and developed by Naftali Group, the 500-foot-tall structure will span 170,481 square feet and yield 62 condominium units in two- to five-bedrooms layouts. The project will also include 1,650 square feet of retail space, one cellar level, and 22 enclosed parking spaces. Hill West Architects is the architect of record for the property, which is alternately addressed as 1481 Second Avenue and located at the corner of Second Avenue and East 77th Street.

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