Cultural

New Museum. Photo by Michael Young.

New Museum Opens With New Seven-Story Expansion in Bowery, Manhattan

By Michael Young

Construction wraps up on the New Museum’s seven-story expansion at 231 Bowery in the Bowery section of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu of OMA along with Cooper Robertson & Partners, the 174-foot-tall annex stands directly south of the SANAA-designed main building, which was completed in 2007. The 60,000-square-foot addition connects laterally to the original structure and will more than double the institution’s footprint to 115,277 square feet. The new building will contain three gallery floors, an 80-seat restaurant, a larger bookstore, and offices for staff, among other spaces. The property is located at the intersection of Bowery and Prince Street.

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Restoration of Morris-Jumel Mansion Begins in Washington Heights, Manhattan

By Max Gillespie

Construction has begun on an approximately $10 million restoration of the Morris-Jumel Mansion, the 1765 landmark located at 65 Jumel Terrace in Washington Heights, Manhattan. NYC Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura joined officials from the Historic House Trust, local elected leaders, and community members to mark the start of the project, which aims to preserve Manhattan’s oldest surviving residence. The effort is being undertaken in partnership with NYC Parks, the Historic House Trust, and the Morris-Jumel Mansion, with design work led by Page Ayres Cowley Architecture.

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LPC To Review West Park Presbyterian Church’s Rebuttal for 165 West 86th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

By Max Gillespie

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is reviewing a rebuttal from the West Park Presbyterian Church at 165 West 86th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The filing, submitted by counsel for the West Park Administrative Commission, responds to opposition raised by The Center at West Park and addresses claims concerning financial feasibility, transferable development rights, and the statutory hardship standards under the landmarks law. The Church has a binding contract to sell the landmarked property to Alchemy Properties contingent upon LPC approval of the hardship application. The property is located at the corner of West 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.

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Sunset Pier 94 Studios Opens In Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

By Max Gillespie

Sunset Pier 94 Studios, Manhattan’s first purpose-built film and television production campus, has opened in Hell’s Kitchen. Designed by Gensler and developed by Vornado Realty Trust, Hudson Pacific Properties, and Blackstone Real Estate, the campus introduces a new production hub with 232,000 square feet of leasable space. The property is located to the west of Twelfth Avenue at West 54th Street.

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Sparrow Square. Designed by Adjaye Associates and Hill West Architects.

Funding Secured For Sparrow Square Development at 681 Clarkson Avenue in East Flatbush Brooklyn

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Funding was recently secured for the first phase of Sparrow Square, a $1 billion redevelopment of the Kingsboro Psychiatric Center at 681 Clarkson Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by nonprofit Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corp. and Douglaston Development, the project will consist of two ten-story buildings yielding 262 affordable units. The complex will also include an 8,000-square foot community facility for the Brooklyn Ballet. Adjaye Associates is serving as design architect for the 7.2-acre property, which is generally bounded by Winthrop Street to the north, Clarkson Street to the south, and Albany Avenue to the west. The development will also create Sparrow Way, a new private drive aligned with East 43rd Street.

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