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Demolition to Begin for New Louis Vuitton Flagship at 1 East 57th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

Demolition preparations are underway for a redesigned Louis Vuitton flagship store and office building at 1 East 57th Street in Midtown, Manhattan. Developed by parent company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which recently completed a similar renovation and expansion of the Tiffany & Co. flagship across 57th Street at 720 Fifth Avenue, the project could potentially increase the scope of Louis Vuitton’s 20-story structure to more than double its current size, from 91,060 to 230,000 square feet. The property is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 57th Street along Billionaires’ Row.

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Silverstein Properties Unveils Scale Models of 2 and 5 World Trade Center Skyscrapers in Financial District, Manhattan

Developer Silverstein Properties recently debuted a series of architectural models to preview the latest designs of 2 and 5 World Trade Center in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners, 2 World Trade Center is planned to rise 80 stories and 1,348 feet tall, just 20 feet shorter than the roof height of 1 World Trade Center, and will yield office space. Kohn Pedersen Fox is the designer for 5 World Trade Center, a residential skyscraper co-developed by Brookfield Properties with a planned height of 920 feet. The 2 World Trade Center plot is located within the original 16-acre World Trade Center complex bound by Vesey, Fulton, Greenwich, and Church Streets. The 5 World Trade Center site is located to the south of Liberty Park and bound by Greenwich, Albany, and Washington Streets.

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Rendering of 737 4th Avenue, courtesy of Marino PR

737 4th Avenue Tops Out in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

Construction recently topped out on 737 4th Avenue, a 14-story mixed-use residential building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Designed by Dencityworks Architecture and developed by BEB Capital, Totem/Ailanthus, and SK Development, the 145-foot-tall structure will span 193,000 square feet and yield 187 mixed-income rental units with 46 dedicated to affordable housing, as well as 6,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space with a 1,275-square-foot executed lease to former tenant Dunkin Donuts, which operated at the former occupant of the property before its demolition. The project is located between 24th and 25th Streets.

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3 St. Mark’s Place Nears Completion in East Village, Manhattan

Construction nears completion on 3 St. Mark’s Place, an eight-story commercial building in Manhattan’s East Village. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Real Estate Equities Corporation, the structure will yield 53,000 square feet of office space, 7,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a cellar level, and three wraparound terraces on the fifth, eighth, and roof levels. The property is alternately addressed as 23-25 Third Avenue and is located at the corner of Third Avenue and St. Mark’s Place.

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Excavation, Foundations Underway at 94-15 Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens

Excavation and foundation work are progressing at 94-15 Sutphin Boulevard, the site of a 24-story residential building in Jamaica, Queens. Designed by JFA Architects & Engineers and developed by Joel Weiss of Heartfelt Townhouse Build under the 95th Avenues Equities LLC, the 254-foot-tall structure will span 720,248 square feet and yield 524 rental units with an average scope of 1,357 square feet, as well as 9,241 square feet of commercial space, a cellar level, and 338 enclosed parking spaces. The property is situated between 94th and 95th Avenues and Sutphin Boulevard, directly west of the recently finished 147-35 95th Avenue residential tower.

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