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New Environmental Education Center. Credit: Keisha Benjamin/Solar One.

Solar One Opens Environmental Education Center on East River Waterfront In Stuyvesant Town, Manhattan

7:30 am on September 11, 2025 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Solar One have opened the Solar One Environmental Education Center, a two-story facility at the north waterfront end of Stuyvesant Cove Park in Stuyvesant Town, Manhattan. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, the 6,400-square-foot center will serve as both an educational hub and a model for coastal resiliency, featuring classrooms, community spaces, and offices. The development is located along the East River off East 23rd Street.

Vanderbilt University Gets Approval For 99-Year Campus Lease In Chelsea, Manhattan

7:00 am on August 19, 2025 By Max Gillespie

Vanderbilt University has received approval from the New York State attorney general to move forward with the lease of its new campus in Chelsea, Manhattan. The 99-year lease agreement, signed last fall with The General Theological Seminary, allows Vanderbilt to operate on a 2.7-acre site encompassing 13 buildings in a historic section of West 20th Street.

Photograph of Stony Brook University, via sunysb.edu

New Semiconductor Research Facility Approved for Stony Brook University In Long Island

7:00 am on July 21, 2025 By Max Gillespie

A new $20 million semiconductor research and development center is set to be constructed on the Stony Brook University campus in Suffolk County, Long Island. The project is being developed in collaboration between Stony Brook University and onsemi, the largest U.S.-based silicon carbide power semiconductor manufacturer. Supported by a public-private partnership, funding comprises an $8 million operational investment from onsemi and a $2 million grant from Empire State Development, with Stony Brook contributing $10 million toward renovations and equipment. The facility will be housed on the university’s West Campus Engineering Quad and is expected to be operational by early 2027.

Aerial rendering of the New Stapleton Waterfront. Rendering courtesy of GF55 Architects.

Plans Announced for 500-Unit Housing Development in Stapleton, Staten Island

7:30 am on May 18, 2025 By Michael Young

Last week, Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Andrew Kimball announced that Manhattan-based construction firm Artimus and the Phoenix Realty Group will lead the construction and development effort for the New Stapleton Waterfront, an upcoming mixed-income residential complex on two vacant parcels of land in Stapleton, Staten Island. Designed by GF55 Architects, the development will yield 500 units with around 25 percent designated as affordable housing for families earning between 40 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). The project, which is set to become the largest mass timber residential development in New York City, is situated between Front Street and the Stapleton waterfront.

Rendering of Weill Cornell Medicine's new student residence. Credit Perkins and Will.

Weill Cornell Medicine Opens New Residence Hall on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on May 14, 2025 By Max Gillespie

Weill Cornell Medicine has officially opened its new $260 million student residence hall, named the Feil Family and Weill Family Residence Hall, on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The 16-story building, located at the northwest corner of East 74th Street and York Avenue, will house 272 students and includes 163 studio apartments, seven one-bedrooms, and 51 two-bedroom units, all with full kitchens.

Demolition Awaits for School Building at 4001 4th Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

7:30 am on May 4, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Demolition has yet to commence at 4001 4th Avenue, the site of a four-story community facility and school building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Designed by De-jan Lu of Djlu Architect and developed by Azimuth Development Group, the structure is slated to stand 44 feet tall and yield 36,756 square feet, according to permits approved in September 2023. The property is located on a 10,017-square-foot lot at the corner of 4th Avenue and 40th Street.

$1.9 Million Loan Issued For Success Academy’s New Athletic Field At 54 Woods Place In Flatbush, Brooklyn

7:00 am on March 27, 2025 By Max Gillespie

A $1.9 million loan from New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC) has been issued for the construction of a new athletic field at Success Academy Charter School at 54 Woods Place in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The loan, which is being led by Apex Development Group, LLC will be used to finance the acquisition and improvement of a 12,000-square-foot field that Apex will lease to Success Academy. Apex Development Group has previously delivered 12 charter schools and multiple affordable housing projects across Queens and Brooklyn.

Updated Renderings Showcase SOM’s $700 Million New York Climate Exchange on Governors Island

8:00 am on February 21, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Updated renderings have been revealed for the New York Climate Exchange, an environmental research facility and climate solutions center planned for Governors Island in New York Harbor. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in collaboration with MNLA, Buro Happold, and Langan Engineering, the $700 million project will consist of a 400,000-square-foot research and education hub anchored by Stony Brook University. The complex’s two all-electric buildings will be connected by a distinctive photovoltaic canopy and will use sustainable mass timber as their primary structural material. The development site is generally bound by Craig Road South along the waterfront, the Oval green lawn and West Way to the west, and several historical landmark buildings to the north above Division Road.

Permits Filed for 45 Cleveland Place in Concord, Staten Island

6:30 am on January 14, 2025 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for St. John Villa, a five-story middle and high school facility at 45 Cleveland Place in Staten Island’s Concord neighborhood. Located north of the intersection between Cleveland Place and Garson Avenue, the lot is close to the Verrazano Expressway. NYC School Construction Authority is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Permits Filed for 445 Ovington Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

6:30 am on December 16, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a five-story high school building at 445 Ovington Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Located between 4th and 5th Avenues, the lot is near the Bay Ridge Avenue subway station, serviced by the R train. NYC School Construction Authority is listed as the owner and the architect behind the applications.

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