Construction has topped out on two buildings within La Central, a 1.1-million-square-foot development in the South Bronx. Designed in collaboration by MHG Architects, FXCollaborative, and Future Green Studio, the new structures represent the second phase of La Central’s three-phase masterplan.
Permits have been filed for a 12-story mixed-use building at 159-29 90th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. Located between Parsons Boulevard and 160th Street, the lot is near the Parson Boulevard subway station serviced by the E and F trains, and the Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer station serviced by the E and J trains. KD Sagamore Capital is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 784 Courtlandt Avenue in Melrose, The Bronx. Located between East 157th Street and East 158th Street, the lot is near the Third Avenue-149th Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. The city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Façade work is wrapping up on the Verizon Tech Executive Education Center and Graduate Hotel on Roosevelt Island. The 18-story structure is designed by Snohetta and includes an adjacent four-story wing. Graduate Hotels will be the hotel operator of the project, which will have 196 rooms and amenities such as event spaces, a rooftop bar, a restaurant, a cafe, and four 50- to 75-seat classrooms. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is the master planner of the campus, while Hudson Companies, Related Companies, and Brookfield are developing the entire Cornell Tech satellite campus.
Permits have been filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at 89-18 Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst, Queens. Located on the intersection of 57th Avenue and Queens Boulevard, the lot is near the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station, serviced by the M and R trains. Lazer Leviev of Modern Furniture Inc. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
