A new rendering has been revealed for 1146-1150 Sixth Avenue, a 41-story hotel tower in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Stonehill Taylor and developed by The Moinian Group, the structure will yield an undisclosed number of rooms and will rise from a narrow interior lot between West 44th and West 45th Streets.
Construction is set to soon begin on the first phase of 547-555 Summit Avenue, a pair of conjoined 47-story residential skyscrapers approved for Journal Square, Jersey City. Designed by C3D Architecture and developed by the Namdar Group, the 513-foot-tall structure will yield 1,542 units, with 153 designated for affordable housing. The project will also include 5,136 square feet of ground-floor retail space split into five storefronts, 41 hotel rooms, and 874 bike parking spaces. The property spans a full block between Van Reipen Avenue and Pavonia Avenue and Better Blocks first reported on the story in April.
New renderings have been revealed for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Brooklyn Heights, a 15-story residential building at 98 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed in a joint venture between Marriott International and SomeraRoad, the project will convert the historic Hotel Bossert into 62 condominium units. The building will also contain a ground-floor restaurant by Danny Meyer. The property is located at the southeast corner of Montague and Hicks Streets.
Construction has reached the halfway point on The Torch, a 52-story supertall skyscraper at 740 Eighth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by ODA and developed by Extell, with Suffolk Construction serving as the General Contractor, the 1,029-foot-tall structure will span 885,902 square feet and yield an 825-room hotel topped by a public outdoor observation deck with a drop ride. The mixed-use project is also slated to include lower-level retail space, a restaurant on two of the upper floors, a VIP lounge, and a pool deck for hotel guests.
New renderings have been revealed for 3000 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, a 549-foot-tall residential skyscraper proposed for Journal Square, Jersey City. Designed by C3D Architecture and developed by Namdar Group, the project consists of two conjoined towers that will yield 1,483 rental units, a hotel, and ground-floor retail space. The property is located at the northeast corner of John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Newark Avenue.
