Cultural

John A. Paulson Center Completes Construction at 181 Mercer Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan

7:30 am on January 30, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is complete on the John A. Paulson Center, a 23-story academic building for New York University at 181 Mercer Street in Greenwich Village. Designed by Davis Brody Bond and KieranTimberlake, the 735,000-square-foot structure is the largest expansion in the history of the campus and consists of three glass-clad towers rising from a podium spanning a full city block. Permasteelisa engineered and manufactured the facade, and Turner Construction Company was the contractor for the $1.2 billion project, which is bound by Bleecker Street to the north, Houston Street to the south, Mercer Street to the east, and I.M. Pei’s University Village complex to the west.

100 Flatbush Avenue Tops Out At The Alloy Block in Downtown Brooklyn

8:00 am on January 23, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction has topped out on 100 Flatbush Avenue, a 44-story residential tower at Alloy Block in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed and developed by Alloy Development, the 482-foot-tall structure will be powered entirely by electricity and will yield 441 units with 396 at market rate and 45 dedicated to affordable housing, the latter of which are being developed with Fifth Avenue Committee. The full five-building Alloy Block masterplan will encompass 850 units with 200 permanently affordable apartments, 100,000 square feet of Class A office space, 50,000 square feet of retail space, 500 parking spaces for bikes, two Passive House public schools designed by Architecture Research Office, and space for a local cultural institution. Urban Atelier Group is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by Flatbush Avenue to the northeast, Third Avenue to the northwest, and State Street to the southwest.

Rendering of the Studio Museum of Harlem - Photo Credit David Adjaye Associates

The Studio Museum of Harlem Plagued by Construction Delays at 144 West 125th Street in Harlem, Manhattan

7:30 am on January 19, 2023 By Sebastian Morris

A new, six-story building at 144 West 125th Street was expected to debut as a permanent home for the Studio Museum of Harlem in Manhattan. Years after construction broke ground and topped out in Harlem, progress appears to have stalled since the latter half of 2022.

Rendering of the Netflix production campus in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey

Netflix Wins Rights to Develop 292-Acre Production Campus in Oceanport, New Jersey

7:30 am on January 6, 2023 By Sebastian Morris

New Jersey governor Phil Murphy and Netflix have reached a deal that will allow the company to redevelop a 292-acre parcel in Oceanport into a sprawling production campus. Located along Route 35, the property was formerly operated by the United States Army as the Fort Monmouth County defense post, and officially decommissioned between 2011 and 2012.

Exterior rendering of at the expanded New-York Historical Society building

Renderings Revealed for RAMSA’s Expansion of the New-York Historical Society Building at 170 Central Park West on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

7:30 am on December 31, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

Renderings from Robert A.M. Stern Architects are the first to reveal expanded programming and exhibition space at the New-York Historical Society Building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Located at 170 Central Park West, the spaces will be housed in a new wing of the building along West 76th Street. The façade will incorporate granite sourced from the same quarry in Deer Isle, Maine used in the society’s existing building more than 100 years ago, creating a seamless exterior appearance.

Rendering of the new town square in Riverhead, Long Island

New York State Awards $20M to Support Community Projects in Riverhead and Amityville, Long Island

7:00 am on December 27, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

Riverhead and Amityville, a pair of small towns in Suffolk County, Long Island, are the latest recipients of a $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) award from New York State agencies. The initiative is described as an economic development program and is backed by the Department of State, Empire State Development, the New York State Homes and Community Renewal, and NYSERDA.

Rendering of the new Kimlau Square in Chinatown

New York State Awards $20M to Finance 11 Community Improvement Projects in Chinatown, Manhattan

7:00 am on December 25, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood is the latest recipient of a $20 million award from New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, an economic development program led by the Department of State, Empire State Development, the New York State Homes and Community Renewal, and NYSERDA. The award will support 11 projects across the neighborhood that will improve streetscape connectivity and support the creation of new public gathering spaces, community facilities, and public artworks.

Sky’s the Limit in the County of Kings, pubic sculpture by artist Sherwin Banfield

Sculpture Honoring Notorious B.I.G. Unveiled Near the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO, Brooklyn

7:00 am on December 18, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

The DUMBO Improvement District and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership have unveiled a new public sculpture honoring late musician Christopher Wallace, more commonly known as The Notorious B.I.G. From artist Sherwin Banfield, the new sculpture is titled Sky’s the Limit in the County of Kings and sits on the northeast corner of Prospect and Washington Streets near the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO.

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Opens to the Public in Manhattan’s Financial District

7:30 am on December 13, 2022 By Michael Young

YIMBY recently visited the completed St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which opened its doors on December 5, 2022. Designed by Santiago Calatrava and developed by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the reinforced concrete structure stands 25 feet above street level atop Liberty Park, across from the site of the original 16-acre World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. Interior paintings were all done by hand by iconographer Father Loukas of Xenophontos.

Street View of Innovation QNS at 35th Ave - ODA New York

New York City Council Approves $2B Innovation QNS Complex in Astoria, Queens

7:30 am on November 23, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

The New York City Council voted Tuesday, November 21 to approve Innovation QNS, a $2 billion mixed-use development that will bring 3,200 apartments to Astoria, Queens. The development team behind the property includes Kaufman Astoria Studios, Silverstein Properties, and BedRock Real Estate Partners, which was forced to price around 1,400 apartments, or nearly half of the planned units, below market rate.

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