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The Rolex Building Nears Completion At 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on May 7, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is finishing up on The Rolex Building, a 30-story commercial tower at 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects and developed by the Rolex Realty Company, the 469-foot-tall structure will yield 165,000 square feet of office and retail space for the Swiss luxury watchmaker. Adamson Associates is the architect of record for the project, which is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 53rd Street.

Window Replacement Underway on Nomad Tower At 1250 Broadway In NoMad, Manhattan

7:30 am on April 29, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Renovation work is underway on Nomad Tower, a 39-story Class A office building at 1250 Broadway in NoMad, Manhattan. Building owner Global Holdings will replace more than 2,000 legacy single-pane windows with LuxWall’s Transparent Insulation technology, marking the first East Coast office implementation of its kind. The property is located between West 31st and 32nd Streets.

Renderings Revealed For Foster + Partners’ 625 Madison Avenue Skyscraper In Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on April 24, 2026 By Max Gillespie and Matt Pruznick

Renderings have been revealed for 625 Madison Avenue, a proposed 52-story skyscraper in Midtown East, Manhattan. Developed by Related Companies in partnership with Andrew Mathias and designed by Foster + Partners and Gensler, the structure is planned to yield 840,000 square feet of office space between the Plaza District office core and Billionaires’ Row residential corridor. The property is located between East 58th and 59th Streets.

Washington Heights. Photo by Michael Young.

New Residential And Commercial Developments Coming To Washington Heights, Manhattan

7:30 am on April 21, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

YIMBY checked in on four residential and commercial developments among the wave of new construction in Washington Heights, Manhattan. All located near the 1, A, and C trains at the 168th Street station, the properties are part of the neighborhood transformation around the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, which includes larger projects such as KPF’s 1150 Saint Nicholas Avenue and Studio Gang’s 635 West 165th Street.

LPC To Review Proposal For Modifications To 150 East 42nd Street In Midtown, Manhattan

7:30 am on April 17, 2026 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is reviewing a proposal for modifications to 150 East 42nd Street, a 45-story office skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by MdeAS Architects and Higgins Quasebarth Partners and developed by RXR, the project focuses on upgrades to the building’s ground-floor entrances along East 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, adjacent to Grand Central Terminal. The scope of work is limited to the entry areas, with no changes proposed to the tower or broader base of the building.

Rendering of new biomedical research building at Columbia University, by RGB

Vagelos Innovation Laboratories Progresses at 1150 Saint Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights, Manhattan

7:30 am on April 10, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is progressing on the eight-story Vagelos Innovation Laboratories at 1150 Saint Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox for Columbia University, the all-electric structure will serve as a new state-of-the-art biomedical research facility and also include symposium and community spaces for the university’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. The project is being built at the corner of West 167th Street and Audubon Avenue.

635 West 165th Street. Rendering courtesy of Studio Gang.

Foundations Underway for The Beacon At 635 West 165th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan

8:00 am on April 6, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is in full swing on The Beacon, a 16-story medical building at 635 West 165th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Designed by Studio Gang for the NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center campus, the 297-foot-tall structure will span roughly 400,000 square feet. The steel-based building will include a cellar and basement level and a penthouse floor. The property is located at the northeast corner of West 165th Street and Fort Washington Avenue.

New Renderings Revealed For Rolex Headquarters At 665 Fifth Avenue In Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on April 3, 2026 By Max Gillespie

New renderings have been revealed for The Rolex Building, a 30-story office tower nearing completion at 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects and developed by the Rolex Realty Company, the 469-foot-tall structure will bring 165,000 square feet of office and retail space to the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and East 53rd Street.

609 Fifth Avenue. Designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects.

Residential Conversion and Expansion Revealed for 609 Fifth Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 31, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for the proposed 29-story office-to-residential conversion and vertical expansion of 609 Fifth Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects and developed in a joint venture between RJ Capital Holdings and Top Rock Holdings, the project would more than double the height of the existing 14-story office structure from 187 feet to 408 feet tall and increase its square footage by 93,000 to nearly 226,000 square feet. The revamped building is slated to yield 66 condominium units. The property is alternately addressed as 4 East 49th Street and located at the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and East 49th Street.

70 Hudson Yards. Designed by Roger Ferris + Partners and Gensler.

70 Hudson Yards Rises Above Street Level in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

7:30 am on March 30, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Vertical progress is underway on 70 Hudson Yards, a 52-story commercial skyscraper in Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Designed by Roger Ferris + Partners and Gensler and developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties, the 832-foot-tall structure is planned to become New York’s first zero-carbon-emission skyscraper and will yield just under 1.4 million square feet of office space. The property is alternately addressed as 514 West 36th Street and located along Hudson Boulevard East between by West 35th and 36th Streets.

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