Office

10 Hudson Yards, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

10 Hudson Yards Fully Occupied With 6,000 Workers, Achieves LEED-Platinum Certification

8:00 am on January 4, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

The first commercial tower to open in Hudson Yards, 10 Hudson Yards, is still making headlines, having now achieved LEED-Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. This surpasses original expectations of a LEED-Gold Certificate. Developers Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group announced that this is the first commercial building in New York City to receive the award since the LEED v2009 rating system was established.

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Site 4 North of Essex Crossing, 180 Broome Street, rendering by Handel Architects

$200 Million Construction Loan Secured for 180 Broome Street, Essex Crossing, Lower East Side

7:30 am on January 4, 2018 By Andrew Nelson

Delancey Street Associates has closed a deal for funding the construction of 180 Broome Street, on the Lower East Side. The capital comes from Wells Fargo and M&T Bank, along with equity from DSA and Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group. The loan secures $200 Million out of the projected total construction cost of $300 million. Essex Crossing is being developed by Delancey Street Associates, which is comprised of BFC Partners, L+M Development Partners, Taconic Investment Partners, and Goldman Sachs.

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425 Park Avenue

Norman Foster-Designed 425 Park Avenue Begins to Rise, Midtown East

8:00 am on December 21, 2017 By Nikolai Fedak

The blocks of Hudson Yards are the current hotspot for office construction in New York City, with supertall after supertall rising from nothing. But Midtown East might be the only location in Manhattan where major office projects are rising alongside existing fabric. While One Vanderbilt is only beginning to rise above 42nd Street, work is substantially further along at 425 Park Avenue, where Norman Foster’s vision is now climbing past the stump remaining from the site’s former occupant.

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Revised depiction of 3560 Broadway, rendering by Todd Zwigard Architects

Redesign for Hamilton Theater at 3560 Broadway Approved by Landmarks, Harlem

7:30 am on December 14, 2017 By Andrew Nelson

The Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved a revised design by Todd Zwigard Architects for the Hamilton Theater, at 3560 Broadway, in Harlem. YIMBY first saw renderings for the project on Halloween of this year. The site will be repurposed for commercial-retail and office space within the neo-Renaissance theater, with the hope of revitalizing its prominence in the neighborhood.

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