Work Continues on Crown Building’s Conversion Into Aman New York at 730 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on August 20, 2021 By Michael Young

Work continues to progress on the hotel and residential conversion of the 100-year-old Crown Building at 730 Fifth Avenue in Midtown into the Aman New York. Designed by Jean-Michel Gathy and developed by OKO Group, the project involves the construction of a low-rise annex and the restoration and repurposing of the original 26-story structure, which was designed by Warren and Wetmore and served as the first home of the Museum of Modern Art. The property is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 57th Street.

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City Agencies Secure Financing to Complete ‘Casa Celina’ Affordable Housing Project in Soundview, The Bronx

7:30 am on August 20, 2021 By Sebastian Morris

New York City Public Housing Authority (NYCHA), the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and the NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC) have finalized a major construction financing package to complete a 205-unit affordable housing development in The Bronx. Located in the borough’s Soundview neighborhood, the building will debut as Casa Celina, named after Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s mother Celina Baez.

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Permits Filed for 11-32 31st Drive in Astoria, Queens

6:30 am on August 20, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for an eight-story residential building at 11-32 31st Drive in Astoria, Queens. Located between 12th Street and Vernon Boulevard, the 7,039-square-foot lot is equal distance from the 30th Avenue and Broadway subway stations, both serviced by the N and W trains. Aleksandr Finkelshteyn is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Disney Headquarters Rises Above Street Level at Four Hudson Square in Hudson Square, Manhattan

8:00 am on August 19, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is rising rapidly on Disney’s 1.2-million-square-foot headquarters at 137 Varick Street in Hudson Square. Alternately addressed as Four Hudson Square, the 22-story, 338-foot-tall structure is designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and is being developed by Silverstein Properties. The media giant purchased the parcel from Trinity Church Real Estate for $650 million and Skanska was responsible for the demolition of four structures that wrapped up last summer. Lendlease is in charge of constructing the new headquarters, which is bound by Varick Street to the east, Spring Street to the south, Hudson Street to the west, and Vandam Street to the north.

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