A former church and women’s home at 539 West 54th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, will soon be replaced by a 21-story residential tower designed by GF55 Architects. The first rendering of the forthcoming structure was revealed by Excel Development Group earlier this week along with construction permits filed with New York City’s Department of Buildings.
Renovation work is progressing on 105 Washington Street, a six-story former residential building in Manhattan’s Financial District that is being converted to a homeless shelter under the city’s Safe Haven program. Designed by EQ Architecture & Design and developed by The Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS), the 97-year-old structure spans 22,088 square feet and will yield 84 housing units. Penta Restoration Corp. is the general contractor for the property, which is located between Carlisle and Rector Streets.
Construction has broken ground at 326 Rockaway Avenue, the site of a 17-story affordable housing development in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Slate Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership, the project will yield 215 permanently affordable housing units, around 5,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, and will debut as one of the most sustainable income-restricted properties in New York City. Slate appointed multidisciplinary design studio OSD (the Office of Strategy and Design) as the landscape architects responsible for designing a welcoming outdoor experience.
State, city, and county officials recently gathered to celebrate the opening of a new playground at 178 Warburton Avenue in Yonkers. Located within The Ridgeway affordable housing project, the space is designed for children ages five to 12 with rubberized flooring and a variety of play equipment.
New renderings reveal the interior photography of Gotham Point’s North Tower, a 57-story residential skyscraper at 1-15 57th Avenue in Hunters Point South, Queens. Designed by Handel Architects with interiors designed by BHDM, and developed by Gotham Organization in partnership with RiseBoro Community Partnership, the North Tower rises along the waterfront of Long Island City.
