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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.

Renderings Revealed for Gowanus Green Affordable Housing Complex in Gowanus, Brooklyn

8:00 am on April 6, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for Gowanus Green, a six-building mixed-use complex in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Marvel Architects and developed by The Hudson Companies, Jonathan Rose Companies, The Bluestone Organization, and Fifth Avenue Committee, the four-acre master plan will yield 990,000 square feet across six buildings with 950 affordable homes, retail and community space, an 80,000-square-foot public grade school, and a new waterfront esplanade. SCAPE is the landscape architect for the project, which is bound by 5th Street to the northeast, Smith Street to the northwest, the Gowanus Canal to the southeast, and a vacant plot at 459 Smith Street to the southwest.

New Renderings Revealed For 89 Dekalb Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn

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

New renderings have been revealed for 89 Dekalb Avenue, a 30-story mixed-use building under construction 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 charging stations. Whitehall Interiors is the interior designer, RXR LIU PII Developer TRS LLC is listed as the owner and LRC Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is located on an interior lot by the corner of Dekalb Avenue and Ashland Place.

New Renderings Revealed For One Grand At 76 Varick Street in Hudson Square, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 17, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for One Grand, a 28-story mixed-use building at 76 Varick Street in Hudson Square, Manhattan. Designed by SHoP Architects and developed by Taconic Investment Partners and Nuveen Real Estate, the 430,763-square-foot structure will yield offices, a public grade school, and retail space. Trinity Real Estate is the owner of the vacant lot, which is alternately addressed as Two Hudson Square and bound by Grand Street to the north, Canal Street to the south, Varick Street to the west, and Sullivan Street, Duarte Square, and Sixth Avenue to the east.

Related Companies Reveals Bid for Supertall Skyscraper Casino Complex in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

8:00 am on February 24, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Plans have been revealed for Hudson Yards Phase Two, the latest bid for a potential mixed-use casino development in Manhattan. Partners Related Companies and Wynn Resorts filed plans with the Department of City Planning calling for a $12 billion complex consisting of multiple skyscrapers that would yield 1,500 apartments, 2 million square feet of office space, a public school and daycare center, and a hotel and casino operated by the Las Vegas-based hospitality brand. The development is slated to rise directly west of the first phase of Hudson Yards over the 13-acre open-air 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.

Rendering of Sherman Plaza at 4650 Broadway - Courtesy of View, Inc.

Sherman Plaza Nears Completion at 4650 Broadway in Inwood, Manhattan

7:30 am on February 20, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on Sherman Plaza, a 19-story mixed-use building at 4650 Broadway in Inwood, Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Arden Group, which acquired the property for $54 million in 2019, the 260-foot-tall structure will span 351,000 square feet and yield 222 rental apartments, 38,000 square feet of lower-level retail space, and an 80,000-square-foot charter school. Aqozfi Inwood LLC is listed as the owner and Consigli Construction Co. is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the intersection of Broadway and Sherman Avenue, directly east of Fort Tyron Park.

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