Central Park Tower Reaches Final Stages of Construction in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on August 9, 2021 By Michael Young

Central Park Tower‘s exterior work has reached the finishing stages as construction nears completion on the 1,550-foot Billionaires’ Row supertall in Midtown, Manhattan. Addressed as 217 West 57th Street, the soaring 131-story skyscraper is designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill and developed by Extell and holds the crown as the tallest structure by roof height in the Western Hemisphere and the tallest residential building in the world. Corcoran Sunshine and Extell Marketing Group are leading sales for its 179 units and are anticipating a $4 billion sellout. The property rises between West 57th and West 58th Streets and includes Nordstrom retail frontage along Broadway.

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Excavation Imminent at 144 Barrow Street in Manhattan’s West Village

7:30 am on August 9, 2021 By Michael Young

Excavation appears to be imminent at 144 Barrow Street in Manhattan‘s West Village, the site of a seven-story residential building. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by 144 Barrow Street LLC, the 24,800-square-foot structure will yield 16 units and 1,800 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Titanium Construction Services Inc. is the general contractor for the project, which is located on a relatively narrow 5,000-square-foot site bound by Christopher Street to the north and Barrow Street to the south.

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325 Gates Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. All images courtesy of NYC Housing Connect

Housing Lottery Units Still Available at 325 Gates Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

6:30 am on August 9, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 325 Gates Avenue, a six-story mixed-use building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by ND Architecture & Design and developed by Renaissance Realty Group, the structure yields 48 residences and ground-floor retail space for five storefronts. Available on NYC Housing Connect are seven units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $72,138 to $167,570.

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Glass Curtain Installation Begins on Tiffany & Co.’s Expansion in Midtown, Manhattan

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

Installation of the wavy glass curtain wall has begun on the steel-framed addition atop Tiffany & Co.’s flagship store at 727 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by OMA partners Shohei Shigematsu and Jake Forster, the project involves a three-story addition over the original roof line of the 71-year-old Art Moderne building, which is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street. CallisonRTKL is the architect of record and Peter Marino Architects is handling the interior renovations for the iconic jewelry store. Tiffany & Co. temporarily relocated its flagship to an adjacent storefront at 6 East 57th Street during construction.

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