An immersive public art installation, Path of Liberty: That Which Unites US, is coming to Freedom Plaza in Midtown East, Manhattan. Slated to open in spring 2025, the exhibition will span six acres from 38th to 41st Street on First Avenue, and is made possible by the Soloviev Foundation. It was designed by multi-specialty creative studio C&G Partners, with direction from award-winning filmmaker Daniella Vale.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently released new renderings for the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing, a $500 million expansion of the world-famous institution on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Frida Escobedo Studio with Beyer Blinder Belle as the executive architect, the addition will span 126,000 square feet, including 71,000 square feet for The Met’s 20th- and 21st-century art collection, as well as 18,500 square feet of outdoor space. The new structure will rise from within the museum’s existing footprint, replacing the aging 120,000-square-foot wing that currently sits at the southwest corner of the site.
The Jacob Day Residence, a three-story row house at 50 West 13th Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, has been designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Designed around 1845 in the Greek Revival style, the structure was owned from 1857 to 1884 by Jacob Day, a prominent Black business owner and abolitionist. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously on the designation.
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has broken ground on $336 million mixed-use campus redevelopment in Newark, New Jersey. Designed by multiple architects including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the 12-acre master plan involves the construction of two new buildings along with the renovation of two existing structures, and will yield mixed-income housing, community center space, and a new public park. The site is bound by Rector Street to the north, the intersection of Mulberry Street and Kitchell Place to the south, McCarter Highway and the NJPAC-Center Street light rail stop to the east, and Park Place to the west.
A new project broke ground last week on a long-vacant plot of land located at 6 Saw Mill River Road in Westchester County. The property, formerly owned by Gasho of Japan, was recently acquired by Michael Pasqualini, an entrepreneur in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Pasqualini broke ground yesterday on the 2.8-acre plot, and plans to transform the site into Le Setai, an upscale event venue.
