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Lumen LIC’s Exterior Nears Completion at 23-15 44th Road in Long Island City, Queens

Exterior work is reaching the final stages on Lumen LIC, a 66-story residential skyscraper at 23-15 44th Road in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by FSA Capital, the 754-foot-tall structure spans 855,400 square feet and yields 938 rental units with an average scope of 910 square feet. The project will also include lower-level office space and 17,400 square feet of ground-floor retail. The residential inventory is planned to include 282 affordable housing units. The property is alternately addressed as 43-30 24th Street and located along 44th Road between 23rd and 24th Streets.

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Photograph of 300 Park Avenue. Courtesy of Tishman Speyer

Refinancing Completed For 300 Park Avenue In Midtown, Manhattan

Tishman Speyer has completed a $385 million refinancing of 300 Park Avenue, a 25-story Class A office tower located in Midtown, Manhattan. The financing package includes a $330 million CMBS loan arranged by JPMorgan Chase, with Deutsche Bank Securities and Morgan Stanley participating as co-lenders. An additional $55 million in mezzanine financing was secured from Macquarie Capital Principal Finance. The refinancing proceeds will retire the building’s existing loan.

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383 Madison Avenue. Rendering courtesy of JPMorgan.

Renderings Reveal 383 Madison Avenue Overhaul in Midtown East, Manhattan

Renderings have been revealed for the upcoming redevelopment for 383 Madison Avenue, a 47-story office skyscraper in Midtown East, Manhattan. The design firms working on the building revamp include Foster + Partners, Gensler, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The 755-foot-tall structure was originally designed by SOM and spans 1.2 million square feet of office space with the banking investment division of JPMorgan Chase as the principal tenant. The property is bounded by Madison and Vanderbilt Avenues and East 46th and East 47th Streets.

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70 Hudson Yards. Photo by Michael Young.

Excavation Underway for 47-Story Office Skyscraper at 70 Hudson Yards in Manhattan

Excavation progressing at 70 Hudson Yards, the site of a 47-story commercial skyscraper in Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Designed by Roger Ferris + Partners and Gensler and developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties, the 717-foot-tall structure will yield 1.1 million square feet of office space and is planned to become New York’s first zero-carbon emission skyscraper. The property is bounded by West 36th and 35th Streets to the north and south, The Set at 451 Tenth Avenue to the east, and Hudson Boulevard East and Bella Abzug Park to the west.

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5 East 59th Street. Developed by Ripco Real Estate.

Rendering Reveals Retail Facelift For 5 East 59th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Construction is steadily progressing on 5 East 59th Street, an eight-story retail and office redevelopment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Developed by Ripco Real Estate with marketing by SERHANT., the project will see an exterior and interior overhaul to the building, updated retail space, column-free office space above, and two full-service amenity floors including a private lounge and rooftop terrace. The commercial property spans 45,350 square feet and is situated on an interior lot by the corner of East 59th Street and Fifth Avenue.

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