Residential

Glass Regresses From One Seaport’s Allegedly Leaning Concrete Frame, in the Financial District

It appears that exterior progress has taken a step backward on Seaport Residences, a 60-story residential skyscraper formerly known as One Seaport at 161 Maiden Lane in the Financial District. Located on the border of the South Street Seaport District, the 200,000-square-foot building is designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Fortis Property Group LLC, with Ray Builders serving as the contractor. Groves & Co is the interior designer for the 80 units, which are being managed by Douglas Elliman Development Marketing.

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5119 Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway, Queens

Permits Filed for 5119 Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway, Queens

Permits have been filed for a 15-story mixed-use building at 5119 Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway, Queens. Located at the intersection of Beach 53rd Street and Beach Channel Drive, the interior lot is closest to the Beach 60th Street subway station, serviced by the A train. The Arker Companies under the Peninsula Rockaway LP is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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856 Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Permits Filed for 856 Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 856 Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Kossuth Place and Bushwick Avenue, the lot is one block from the Kosciuszko Street subway station, serviced by the J train. Leslie Xia of 856 Bushwick Avenue LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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The West. Rendering courtesy of VUW

Exclusive Renderings Revealed for The West at 547 West 47th Street in Hell’s Kitchen

New renderings have been unveiled for The West, a new residential development at 547 West 47th Street in Hell’s Kitchen. Designed by Concrete and developed by CB Developers, SK Development and Ironstate Development, the block-long development will rise 12 stories and yield 219 units, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms, all above a 40,000-square-foot ground-floor car dealership. The Marketing Directors is exclusively handling sales and marketing.

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Jerry Pi

Ten Questions With Jerry Pi of Pi Capital Partners on Developing in 2020, Fixing Midtown, and What’s Next For Queens

YIMBY recently sat down with Jerry Pi, of the eponymous Pi Capital Partners, whose principals are comprised of Jerry and his father. From developing affordable and market-rate housing in the Outer Boroughs, to a new skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan just steps from the Empire State Building, the firm’s activities in New York City have been extensive. Today’s interview covers the firm’s origins, the importance of transportation and infrastructure improvements to a functioning Midtown Manhattan, and what may be next in store for Queens, with the imminent completion of both JFK and LaGuardia’s renovations and expansions.

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