Academic

New Design Revealed For Stevens Institute Of Technology’s Davis Hall in Hoboken, New Jersey

8:00 am on November 7, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for the proposed design for Davis Hall, a 13-story educational and dormitory building for Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. Designed by Davis Brody Bond, the 238,000-square-foot structure will replace the current four-story Davis Hall dormitory and will yield academic and research facilities along with student housing. The property is located along the eastern edge of the campus atop Castle Point at the confluence of Wittpenn Walk and Field House Road, adjacent to the 19- and 21-story University Center towers overlooking the Hudson River.

The new Success Academy at 586 River Avenue (101 East 150th Street)

SOM-Designed Charter School for Success Academy Progresses at 586 River Avenue in Concourse Village, The Bronx

8:00 am on October 30, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is progressing on a six-story charter school from Success Academy at 586 River Avenue in Concourse Village, The Bronx. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the 127-foot-tall structure will yield 302,032 square feet and include classrooms, lecture halls, a gym, and multiple terraces, among other features, and is designed to serve 2,400 children from kindergarten to 12th grade. The property is alternately addressed as 101 East 150th Street and is bound by River and Gerard Avenues and East 150th Street.

75 Gerry Street Remains on Hold in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn

7:30 am on September 16, 2024 By Michael Young

Construction is on hold at 75 Gerry Street, a five-story school expansion project in the Broadway Triangle section of East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Permits by UTA/BRHS Oholei Shloima posted on site from the end of May call for a horizontal and vertical extension of the abutting five-story Bais Rochel High School for girls, originally designed by Mark Mariscal and completed in 2015. The property is alternately addressed as 177 Harrison Avenue and is located near the intersection of Gerry Street and Harrison Avenue.

LPC to Review Renovation, Expansion Proposal for 8 West 86th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

7:00 am on September 10, 2024 By Max Gillespie

The Bard Graduate Center has submitted a proposal to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) for the renovation and expansion of 8 West 86th Street, a four-story building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Susan T. Rodriguez Architecture and Design, the project involves the refurbishment of the structure’s exterior, the construction of one floor and a green roof above its parapet, and the expansion of its rear yard. The property is located between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.

New York City Opens 24 New School Buildings For The 2024-2025 School Year

7:00 am on September 8, 2024 By Max Gillespie

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Public Schools Chancellor David Banks, and School Construction Authority president and CEO Nina Kubota have announced the opening of 24 new school buildings across the city for the 2024-2025 school year. This K-12 expansion is the largest by seat count by the SCA since 2003, with 11,010 additional seats. The newly adopted 2025-2029 capital plan also provides funding for another 33,417 seats.

New Renderings Showcase Related Companies and Wynn Resorts’ Master Plan for Phase Two of Hudson Yards

8:00 am on August 29, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for Related Companies and Wynn Resorts’ $12 billion mixed-use gaming complex proposal for the second phase of Hudson Yards. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the complex would consist of multiple skyscrapers housing 1,500 apartments, 2 million square feet of office space, a public grade school, a 5.6-acre park called Hudson Green designed by Hollander Design and Sasaki, and a daycare center. The new batch of towers would rise directly west of the first phase of Hudson Yards over the 13-acre Western Rail Yards bound by West 33rd Street to the north, West 30th Street to the south, Eleventh Avenue to the east, and West Street to the west.

Merrick Academy Breaks Ground on New School Building at 134-11 221st Street in Laurelton, Queens

7:30 am on August 29, 2024 By Max Gillespie

Construction has begun on a new four-story school building at 134-11 221st Street in Laurelton, Queens. The 60,000-square-foot structure will support the Merrick Academy Charter School’s growing K-8 program and is planned to accommodate 1,000 students.

The Browning School’s Expansion Tops Out at 337 East 64th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on July 30, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on The Browning School’s campus expansion at 337 West 64th Street in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by S9 Architecture, the project involves the conversion and augmentation of a former parking garage and will yield 47,000 square feet for the K-12 college preparatory school for boys that currently operates out of several buildings between Park and Madison Avenues in addition to its main facility at 52 East 62nd Street. Plans call for the entire high school division to be moved to the new 83-foot-tall building, which will contain 13 new classrooms, four stories of offices, a library and cafeteria in the cellar, and an upper-floor gymnasium. The property will also feature a green roof and a rear yard. The development is located between First and Second Avenues.

89 Dekalb Avenue Rises in Fort Greene, Brooklyn

7:30 am on June 25, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is rising on 89 Dekalb Avenue, a 30-story mixed-use building in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by RXR, the 348-foot-tall structure will span 289,000 square feet and yield 324 rental apartments with 98 rent-stabilized units, as well as 55,000 square feet of academic space for Long Island University, a cellar level, a 30-foot-long rear yard, two loading berths, nearly 15,000 square feet of amenities, and an enclosed parking garage for up to 198 vehicles with electric vehicle charging stations. Whitehall Interiors is the interior designer, and RXR LIU PII Developer TRS LLC is listed as the owner of the property, which is located on an interior lot by the corner of Dekalb Avenue and Ashland Place.

Façade Work Continues On Redeemer East Side At 150 East 91st Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on April 22, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Façade installation is progressing on Redeemer East Side, a new 12-story home for the Redeemer Presbyterian Church at 150 East 91st Street in the Carnegie Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by STUDIOS Architecture, the 170-foot-tall structure will feature a fellowship hall with a capacity of 300, a 600-seat auditorium for worship and gatherings, 17 classrooms, and a catering kitchen. The Presbyterian organization acquired the property for $29.5 million in 2020 and will relocate to the new facility from its current address at 112 East 75th Street. Pavarini McGovern is the general contractor for the project, which is situated on a 50-foot-wide interior lot between Lexington and Third Avenues.

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