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Program layout for 240 Nassau Street. Rendering courtesy of Alloy Development.

Environmental Review Process Begins For 240 Nassau Street in Downtown Brooklyn

7:30 am on December 29, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The environmental review process has kicked off for 240 Nassau Street, a three-building mixed-use complex along the northern border of Downtown Brooklyn. Designed and developed in a partnership between Alloy Development, the NYC Educational Construction Fund (ECF), and GFB Development, the project will give rise two skyscrapers yielding a total of 1,505 mixed-income units, including 305 affordable apartments and 95 for senior housing. The development will also include a 120,000-square-foot public school, 42,000 square feet of community and cultural space, and 28,000 square feet of retail.

NYC EDC Announces New Venue At MADE Bush Terminal In Sunset Park, Brooklyn

7:00 am on December 5, 2025 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has announced a new partnership with Public Service, the creative studio of Public Records, to develop a 1,000-capacity venue at MADE Bush Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn….

Photograph of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, via LPC proposal.

LPC To Review Renovation Proposal For 2060 Sedgwick Avenue In University Heights, The Bronx

7:00 am on December 2, 2025 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is reviewing a proposal for restoration work on the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, located at 2060 Sedgwick Avenue on the Bronx Community College campus in University Heights, The Bronx. Originally constructed in 1901 by the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White, the structure is an Individual Landmark and a notable example of early 20th-century academic architecture. The restoration project is led by architect Michael Stripunsky, along with Bernard Toni and Amanda Loy, and is part of a broader initiative by the City University of New York (CUNY) to address structural issues affecting the building.

808-813 Pavonia Avenue. Rendering courtesy of Handel Architects.

Earthwork Progresses for Artwalk Towers at 808–813 Pavonia Avenue in Journal Square, Jersey City

8:00 am on October 13, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Excavation is progressing for Artwalk Towers, a pair of 49- and 55-story residential skyscrapers set to rise at 808–813 Pavonia Avenue in Journal Square, Jersey City. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Kushner Real…

Rendering of Echelon Studios. Designed by COOKFOX Architects; rendering by DBOX.

Renderings Revealed for Echelon Studios Production Facilities in Red Hook and Bushwick, Brooklyn

7:30 am on October 11, 2025 By Max Gillespie and Matt Pruznick

Renderings have been revealed for Echelon Studios, two large-scale film and television production campuses planned for Brooklyn at 176 Dikeman Street in Red Hook and 242 Seigel Street in Bushwick. Designed by COOKFOX Architects for the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New York City Industrial Development Agency, and Bungalow Projects, the facilities are part of a $552 million initiative and will span approximately 600,000 square feet with ten soundstages. The studios are intended to meet the growing demand for production infrastructure in New York City and will generate some 2,400 jobs across construction and studio operations.

Lefcourt Clothing Center. Photo courtesy of LPC

LPC Designates Five Garment Industry Buildings As Individual Landmarks In Midtown, Manhattan

7:30 am on August 23, 2025 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has designated five architecturally and historically significant buildings in Manhattan’s Garment District as individual landmarks. The properties are the Barbey Building at 15 West 38th Street, Fashion Tower at 135 West 36th Street, the Furcraft Building at 242-246 West 30th Street, 29th Street Towers at 214 and 224 West 29th Street, and the Lefcourt Clothing Center at 275 Seventh Avenue. All buildings reflect early 20th-century commercial development tied to New York’s garment and fur industries and were designed by architects including Delano and Aldrich, Emery Roth, Henry I. Oser, and Ely Jacques Kahn.

Aerial view of Orchard Beach Pavilion, via LPC proposal

LPC To Review Proposal For Orchard Beach Pavilion In Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx

7:30 am on August 21, 2025 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is reviewing a proposal for revisions to the Orchard Beach Pavilion, an individual landmark located in Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx. Designed by Marvel Architects, the project focuses on window replacement and is part of a broader reconstruction effort led by the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and the NYC Economic Development Corporation.

Renovation Work Nears Completion on Tilden Mansion at 15 Gramercy Park South In Gramercy, Manhattan

7:00 am on August 12, 2025 By Max Gillespie

Renovation and preservation work is nearing completion on the National Arts Club’s Tilden Mansion at 15 Gramercy Park South in Gramercy, Manhattan. The Club occupies the landmark Samuel J. Tilden House, a Victorian Gothic residence extensively redesigned by architect Calvert Vaux. Work includes exterior repairs to the 19th-century brownstone and granite façade. The property is located between Irving Place and Park Avenue South.

Todd Haimes Theatre Begins $24M Renovation at 227 West 42nd Street In Times Square, Manhattan

7:30 am on August 6, 2025 By Max Gillespie

The Roundabout Theatre Company has begun work on a $24 million renovation of the Todd Haimes Theatre at 227 West 42nd Street in Times Square, Manhattan. Supported by a $1.9 million investment from the New York State Council on the Arts and Empire State Development, the project represents the first major renovation of the historic venue in nearly three decades. The property is located between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.

Ray Harlem Wraps Up Construction at 2035 Fifth Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan

8:00 am on July 29, 2025 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is finished on Ray Harlem, a 21-story residential building at 2035 Fifth Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by Frida Escobedo Studio in collaboration with Handel Architects and developed by Ray and LMXD, the structure yields 222 mixed-income rental apartments as well as 27,000 square feet of cultural space owned and operated by the National Black Theatre. The development is located on a through-lot parcel between East 125th and 126th Streets.

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