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Foundations Progressing for 55-Story Skyscraper at 24–19 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The 18th-tallest building on our year-end construction countdown is 24–19 Jackson Avenue, a 676-foot-tall residential skyscraper in the Court Square section of Long Island City, Queens. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Tavros Capital and Charney Companies in partnership with Incoco Capital, the 55-story structure will yield 600 apartments and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The 18,000-square-foot property is bounded by 45th Avenue to the north, Jackson Avenue to the southeast, and 23rd Street to the west.

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LIDO Asbury Park. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners. Rendering courtesy of Mr. P Studios.

LIDO Asbury Park Breaks Ground At 1201 Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park, New Jersey

By Michael Young

Construction has broken ground on LIDO Asbury Park, an eight-story residential complex at 1201 Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners and developed by Inspired by Somerset Development, the 130-foot-tall structure will yield 112 condominium units. The project will also include 270 on-site parking spaces and 9,340 square feet of ground-floor retail space divided into two storefronts facing Ocean Avenue. Clodagh Design is the interior designer for the project, which is bounded by Fifth Avenue to the north, Fourth Avenue to the south, Ocean Avenue North to the east, and Kingsley Street to the west.

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Rendering of 12 West 57th Street by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Site Cleared for SOM-Designed Skyscraper at 12 West 57th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

At number 19 on our year-end countdown of the tallest projects underway in New York is 12 West 57th Street, a proposed 672-foot-tall residential skyscraper along Billionaires’ Row in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and developed by Stefan Soloviev of Solow Building Co., the 52-story structure will take the place of multiple former low- and mid-rise buildings between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and rise from a through lot spanning West 56th and 57th Streets.

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280 Kent Avenue. Designed by REX.

Foundations Progressing for Twin Skyscraper Development at 280 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

At number 23 our annual countdown of the tallest projects under construction in New York is 280 Kent Avenue, a pair of 591-foot-tall residential skyscrapers along the Williamsburg waterfront in Brooklyn. Designed by REX and developed by Two Trees, the twin 50-story structures will span roughly 1.17 million square feet and yield 1,262 units. The complex will also include 12,230 square feet of commercial space and an enclosed parking garage. Twenty-five percent of the residential units will be reserved for affordable housing. The project, also known as Building B in the five-structure Domino Sugar masterplan, spans an entire city block bounded by South 1st Street to the north, South 2nd Street to the south, Kent Avenue to the east, and River Street to the west.

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570 Fifth Avenue, Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.

Excavation Continues for KPF-Designed Skyscraper at 570 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The 24th-tallest project on our year-end construction countdown is 570 Fifth Avenue, a 567-foot-tall commercial skyscraper set to rise on the eastern edge of the Diamond District in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Extell, the 32-story structure will yield nearly 1.1 million square feet, with the majority devoted to Class A office space. The project will also contain retail space on floors one and two, an 80,000-square-foot flagship store for IKEA on the first two cellar levels, as well as a gym, swimming pool, basketball court, and juice bar on the third and fourth below-grade stories. The property is located between West 46th and 47th Streets.

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