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37-01 30th Street Astoria

Permits Filed for 37-01 30th Street, Astoria, Queens

Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed use building at 37-01 30th Street in Astoria, Queens. The site is ten blocks away from the Astoria Boulevard subway station, serviced by the N and W trains. While the project is not close to any new development, it is on a retail-rich avenue, which includes several national-brand stores. An anonymous LLC is behind the applications.

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695 Thwaites Place, via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 695 Thwaites Place, Allerton, The Bronx

Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 695 Thwaites Place, in the Allerton neighborhood of The Bronx. The site is two blocks away from the Pelham Parkway subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Four blocks away is the New York Botanical Garden park, connected with the Bronx Zoo. Volmar Construction will be responsible for the development.

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Under construction 53w53 (left) and 111 West 57th Street (right) from across Sheep Meadow, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

111 West 57th Street Officially Surpasses Halfway Point in Rise to 1,428′ Pinnacle

With each new day that passes, the view of Midtown from southern Central Park is looking more like the renderings from several years ago. Today, we have a look at 111 West 57th Street, which is on its way to becoming the third-tallest skyscraper in New York City, surpassed only by One World Trade Center and Central Park Tower. It’s been three and a half months since YIMBY last reported on the soon-to-be supertall’s progress from Midtown. In that time, the tower has seen an incredible growth spurt, and is now officially over halfway to its eventual 1,428-foot peak.

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