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KPF’s 520 Fifth Avenue Reaches 1,002-Foot Pinnacle in Midtown, Manhattan

At number four on YIMBY’s annual countdown of the tallest construction projects in New York is 520 Fifth Avenue, a 1,002-foot mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Rabina, the 88-story structure will span 415,000 square feet and yield 100 condominium units. The project will also include 25 floors of boutique office space, ground-floor retail, and an extensive collection of amenities. Suffolk is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 43rd Street, one block north of Bryant Park.

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The Orchard’s Façade Installation Continues at 42-22 Orchard Street in Long Island City, Queens

At number seven on our year-end countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is The Orchard, an 823-foot-tall residential skyscraper at 42-22 Orchard Street in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by BLDG Management Co., the 70-story structure surpassed the Skyline Tower at 23-15 44th Drive for the title of the tallest building in the borough and will yield 824 rental units in studio to three-bedroom layouts, with 248 designated as affordable housing, as well as 13,000 square feet of retail space along Jackson Avenue, 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, and a two-story parking garage with 207 enclosed spaces. The property is alternately addressed as 43-01 Queens Street and 27-48 Jackson Avenue and occupies a full city block along Jackson Avenue between Queens and Orchard Streets.

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Renderings Revealed for 47-Story Skyscraper at 70 Hudson Yards in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

Construction could soon begin on 70 Hudson Yards, a proposed 47-story office skyscraper in Hudson Yards, Manhattan. The 1.1-million-square-foot structure is being designed by Roger Ferris+ Partners and Gensler and developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties, which are currently in discussions with potential tenants. The building is planned to become New York’s first zero-carbon emission skyscraper and will rise from an assemblage of two adjacent parcels bound by West 36th and 35th Streets to the north and south, The Set at 451 Tenth Avenue to the east, and Hudson Boulevard East and Bella Abzug Park to the west.

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Lumen LIC Nears Completion at 23-15 44th Road in Long Island City, Queens

Kicking off the top ten on our annual countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is Lumen LIC, a 754-foot-tall residential skyscraper at 23-15 44th Road in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by FSA Capital, the 66-story structure will span 855,400 square feet and yield 921 rental units with an average scope of 910 square feet, as well as lower-level office space and 17,400 square feet of ground-floor retail. The residential inventory is planned to include 282 affordable housing units. The property is alternately addressed as 43-30 24th Street and located along 44th Road between 23rd and 24th Streets.

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

Demolition Concludes for SOM-Designed Skyscraper at 12 West 57th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

At number 11 on our countdown of the tallest construction projects in New York is 12 West 57th Street, a forthcoming 672-foot-tall residential skyscraper along Billionaires’ Row in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and developed by Sheldon Solow of Solow Management Corp., the 52-story structure will take the place of multiple former low- and mid-rise buildings between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and West 56th and 57th Streets.

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