November 17, 20204 yr Is this reliable? The NY Post reported that more than 300,000 change-of-address notices have been filed with post offices in NYC since the pandemic began, almost 200,000 more than usual. Of the top 20 zipcodes, two were Brooklyn and the rest Manhattan. https://nypost.com/2020/11/14/new-stats-reveal-massive-nyc-exodus-amid-coronavirus-crime/ Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 17, 20204 yr 20 minutes ago, Dougal said: Is this reliable? The NY Post reported that more than 300,000 change-of-address notices have been filed with post offices in NYC since the pandemic began, almost 200,000 more than usual. Of the top 20 zipcodes, two were Brooklyn and the rest Manhattan. https://nypost.com/2020/11/14/new-stats-reveal-massive-nyc-exodus-amid-coronavirus-crime/ Don’t believe the hype. These stories of NYC being dead or dying are silly. Yes there have been plenty of people who have moved since corona but always keep in mind how giant the city is to begin with, Brooklyn alone is the size of Chicago. Also almost everyone I know that has moved out of NYC because of corona misses it so much and are planning on moving back next year. I would bet the same will go for cities like San Francisco that has also seen a “mass exodus” according to the media especially the right wing media. These so called “Superstar” cities aren’t going anywhere they are going to remain America’s wealth and power centers for a long time to come. Edited November 17, 20204 yr by 646empire
November 18, 20204 yr Plus, a change of address can, and for many of those 300k, is likely temporary. I know dozens of people, friends, acquaintances, coworkers, etc, who have moved elsewhere temporarily and that would require forwarding of their mail elsewhere until they're back. They'll fall into that 300k number but aren't permanently gone. NY Post is trash and should always be assumed to be sensationalized or flat out inaccurate. The city feels just as alive as ever. The only difference really is less people on the trains and a clear absence of tourists. Both of which will slowly return to a more normal level in the future when things (hopefully) get back to normal soon(ish).
November 22, 20204 yr Well this is an absolutely enormous building. If the massing is accurate to what will be built, a flat-roofed behemoth of 1,646' will make it the highest roof in the city by around 100'. This thing will dwarf many of the new towers going up in the area. https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/11/1646-foot-tall-project-commodore-revealed-new-york-citys-possible-new-tallest-building-by-roof-height-in-midtown-east.html
November 22, 20204 yr I'm sure it's no coincidence that it's exactly 600 feet taller than the neighboring Chrysler Building. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 24, 20204 yr Author the normally grumpy couz does a nice positive looking roundup of major ny developments to look forward to: NYC poised for 2021 COVID comeback with major real estate developments By Steve Cuozzo November 21, 2020 | 1:26pm Amid rising COVID cases and looming lockdowns, my fellow New Yorkers should take heart — because we will have a greater city to look forward to once this pandemic’s over. Although the flight from the Big Apple, increasing crime, and possible MTA cuts are dominating media coverage, less noticed is a wealth of new projects that will make the town newly appealing — a multitude of splendid apartment buildings, amenity-rich office towers, museums, restaurants, and waterfront parks in all of the five boroughs within two years or less. more: https://nypost.com/2020/11/21/nyc-poised-for-2021-covid-comeback-with-major-real-estate-developments/ he 425 Park Avenue tower will soon be open, along with scores of other restaurants, parks and office buildings like The Spiral (inset) in the Hudson Yards as the Big Apple endures. Courtesy of L&L Holding; Tishman Speyer
November 24, 20204 yr I am surprised these projects are so bullish. As someone sitting at my desk in FiDi, I can't help but see the harm COVID has done to this city and can't help but think it will be years before this city shines fully again.
November 24, 20204 yr 31 minutes ago, TraderJake said: I am surprised these projects are so bullish. As someone sitting at my desk in FiDi, I can't help but see the harm COVID has done to this city and can't help but think it will be years before this city shines fully again. COVID has done a lot of negative to many big cities. I don’t think it’s gonna be years tho. With the current Vaccine rollout time-line, I’m thinking this time next year we will see a lot of normalcy*. The thing is your in FiDi which is normally filled with office workers and tourists. Tourism is dead all around the country and world for the most part and office workers aren’t returning until next year for the most part. I have a friend who works at Goldman Sachs and his entire department is still working from home, FiDi is gonna be flat for a while. On the flip side tho I live uptown/Harlem and we are almost completely back to normal with packed streets and lots of energy and its been that way since around July, Plus I haven’t seen people move out much at all. Same with Queens, The Bronx and most of Brooklyn. So it really depends on where you work/live. Edited November 24, 20204 yr by 646empire
November 24, 20204 yr 20 minutes ago, 646empire said: COVID has done a lot of negative to many big cities. I don’t think it’s gonna be years tho. With the current Vaccine rollout time-line, I’m thinking this time next year we will see a lot of normalcy*. The thing is your in FiDi which is normally filled with office workers and tourists. Tourism is dead all around the country and world for the most part and office workers aren’t returning until next year for the most part. I have a friend who works at Goldman Sachs and his entire department is still working from home, FiDi is gonna be flat for a while. On the flip side tho I live uptown/Harlem and we are almost completely back to normal with packed streets and lots of energy and its been that way since around July, Plus I haven’t seen people move out much at all. Same with Queens, The Bronx and most of Brooklyn. So it really depends on where you work/live. I live in Jackson Heights in Queens and things feel more lively than ever these days. 34th Ave is closed to traffic which has brought a ton of life to the neighborhood and 37th Ave and Northern Blvd actually feel more lively with the outdoor dining than they did before without it. I honestly think what's going to happen is that Class B and C office space is going to see conversion to other uses, primarily residential, and new Class A office space will continue to be built. There's still demand for high quality office space in the next few years and there's still a long-standing disconnect between population and number of households created in the last couple decades. There's still a ton of room for residential redevelopment to take over the less than desirable older office space which is the class that seems to be hurting the most. And it also just so happens to be the class that's typically in buildings that are a little easier to convert than a modern Class A office tower.
November 25, 20204 yr Author also, a lot of things cuozzo mentioned are sort of aside from the big business towers, like apt buildings and restaurants, or have been long in play like the farley post office moynihan station project and barry diller's odd 'little island' pier in my neighborhood (he should have mentioned gansevoort peninsula park too just south of it on the old city dsny pier). edit: here is a size lineup by ssp'ers gertelim & xing lin of a few towers, including the newest grand central hyatt site massing. Edited November 25, 20204 yr by mrnyc
November 28, 20204 yr Author On 11/17/2020 at 2:59 PM, Dougal said: Is this reliable? The NY Post reported that more than 300,000 change-of-address notices have been filed with post offices in NYC since the pandemic began, almost 200,000 more than usual. Of the top 20 zipcodes, two were Brooklyn and the rest Manhattan. https://nypost.com/2020/11/14/new-stats-reveal-massive-nyc-exodus-amid-coronavirus-crime/ well just anecdotally we have been cat sitting for family friends in tribeca who went to hawaii for a couple months and another friend is now staying with her family in binghamton over the winter, so if you play out covid related temporary moves like that it seems to me 300k is even kind of low for a city of eight and a half million.
November 29, 20204 yr 21 hours ago, mrnyc said: well just anecdotally we have been cat sitting for family friends in tribeca who went to hawaii for a couple months and another friend is now staying with her family in binghamton over the winter, so if you play out covid related temporary moves like that it seems to me 300k is even kind of low for a city of eight and a half million. Agreed--I have at least two friends who gave up their apartments only because they had other homes (one in Boston, one in Upstate NY) to work from so they are saving the money until the pandemic ends, in which case they have every intention of returning and finding another city crash pad.
November 30, 20204 yr Author more jersey city -- preliminary approval for a downtown plan to replace laurel sandlewood, which are two small derelict apt courts, with a 50 story tower and up to 810 apts. beyer blinder belle is the architect. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/11/city-council-grants-preliminary-approvals-for-50-story-redevelopment-project-in-downtown-jersey-city.html
November 30, 20204 yr Author fun stuff! new renders for macklowe's 1556' tower fifth. gensler is rumored to be at the helm. buildings on the site are now vacated (and harry macklowe is 83, so they better get on it). more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/11/renderings-and-new-details-revealed-for-macklowes-tower-fifth-in-midtown.html
November 30, 20204 yr I know a lot of people have (valid) concerns about this project, but I'm kind of here for the absurdity of it. From the 400' tall stick the building rests on to the wonky shifted floors to the glass-floored walkway jutting off the building. I actually think it does a good job of tying various other buildings in its vicinity together by filling in a gap between the Midtown East cluster that's forming and Billionaire's row while also taking a handful of design cues from 432 Park. I think it works in a somewhat silly way. I hope it actually comes to fruition. I feel like of all the major office tower proposals it's probably at the bottom of the list of likelihood for a number of reasons, but the fact that they've at the very least moved forward with design since it was initially unveiled is a good sign.
December 1, 20204 yr Nah, Museum Plaza was series of masses stacked up. This is more or less one mass, propped up on a 400' tall peg, with a chunk towards the top that shifts to create outdoor space. Edited December 1, 20204 yr by jmicha
December 1, 20204 yr Author macklowe now owns everything on the site and the buildings are vacated, so ... we'll see. if old harry dies its over tho. in that event i would guess a couple modest towers will go there. it does seem unlikely, but i hope it happens. sure it looks awkward, but it uses the space very cleverly. no one bothers to look up, but if they do the street view would be crazy.
December 10, 20204 yr CNBC: Biggest November in 12 years, 4,000 new Apartment leases in Manhattan. https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/12/10/renters-return-to-manhattan-in-november-driving-30percent-gain-in-leases-.html - "What clients are telling me is that they tried the suburbs and they missed the city," said Janna Raskopf, a leading rental broker at Douglas Elliman." - “Brokers say another large group renting in Manhattan are millenials or younger renters who had moved back with their parents for months but are now returning.” Edited December 10, 20204 yr by 646empire
December 10, 20204 yr Author this is eco-interesting -- the largest 'passive house' in the states is on deck to start Q2 or Q3 2021 in lic, queens. From Brooklyn-based design studio Archimæra, the building’s Passive House standard construction will incorporate extremely efficient mechanical and electrical systems, a low-emissivity glazing system that reduces energy costs related to interior temperature management, solar panels, and LED light fixtures, as well as an efficient building envelope and modern ventilation systems that work in tandem to improve indoor air quality. The structure will comprise 425,000 square feet with a final height of 11 stories above grade. Interior volumes include 343,500 square feet of office space, a 17,000-square-foot roof deck that will accommodate a bar or restaurant, 30,700 square feet of event space, and 34,700 square feet of ground-floor retail. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/12/renderings-revealed-for-the-oasis-passive-house-office-building-at-38-42-12th-street-in-long-island-city.html renders - Ground floor dining areas at The Oasis – Archimæra
December 16, 20204 yr Author city council approved the $2B redevelopment of the flushing, queens waterfront between roosevelt ave and northern blvd. there is nothing there of any note at all -- and this will compliment the recent mall/apt redevelopment just to the south. its 1,725 new apartments and nearly 900 hotel rooms, along with office and retail space -- only 90 affordable apts though. construction should start very soon. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/12/2-billion-flushing-waterfront-district-development-gets-green-light.html
December 16, 20204 yr ^ Glad to see it looks like they are keeping the U-Haul Clock Tower: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/u-haul-clock-tower-revitalization-in-flushing-queens
December 16, 20204 yr I just don’t understand!!! Why on earth is there so much development still happening?????? I thought NYC was dead??!?!?! LOL.
January 1, 20214 yr Author via field conditions, more brooklyn, by my fav ny architect morris adjimi. this is something nice --- 550 clinton hill -- at atlantic and clinton st. there will be highrises along the atlantic ave corridor all the way out to east ny eventually.
January 4, 20214 yr Author welp now that moynihan train hall is up and running ... here is the dec 2020 city planning document final scope of work for the eis for penn south/empire station redevelopment around it: https://esd.ny.gov/sites/default/files/Empire-Station-Complex-Final-Scope-of-Work.pdf not actual heights, but again just for planning purposes -- potential for at least five supertalls around there -- i think site 7 is the penn hotel site: Site 1: 748 ft Site 2: 1,040 ft Site 2: 1,300 ft Site 3: 936 ft Site 4: 664 ft Site 5: 1,018 ft Site 6: 1,130 ft Site 7: 1,270 ft Site 8: 975 ft
January 4, 20214 yr Author also, new dept of transportation boss to be pete buttigieg was just in town touring ny/nj with schumer and others re gateway, so that should help spur this redevelopment depending on what comes through from the feds for gateway (add new tunnels or just patch up the old ones). Schumer upbeat about Gateway tunnel after Buttigieg meeting https://www.pix11.com/news/local-news/schumer-upbeat-about-gateway-tunnel-after-buttigieg-meeting
January 4, 20214 yr On 1/1/2021 at 3:01 PM, mrnyc said: via field conditions, more brooklyn, by my fav ny architect morris adjimi. this is something nice --- 550 clinton hill -- at atlantic and clinton st. there will be highrises along the atlantic ave corridor all the way out to east ny eventually. I miss Hot Bird so much :(
January 8, 20214 yr Author well this is interesting and for the future huge midtown news. the midtown community board voted to advance this 2016 redevelopment plan for moving msg: Twin Supertalls Revealed As Part Of Garden City, Possible Relocation Of Madison Square Garden, In Midtown Manhattan more: https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2021/01/twin-supertalls-revealed-as-part-of-garden-city-possible-relocation-of-madison-square-garden-in-midtown-manhattan.html Diagram by Vishaan Chakrabarti’s Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) edit: here is a view of the site -- per empire station planning/google Edited January 8, 20214 yr by mrnyc
January 11, 20214 yr Interesting. It's actually fairly close to fitting into the city's plans for the area as well as shown further up the page. I'd be onboard. I always like PAU's vision here. Not wild about losing 33rd to a service road, but it is what it is. This could be transformative in a way that there are very few opportunities in Manhattan.
January 11, 20214 yr Author dubious they will move msg. even more so build two twin superdupertalls with all the other penn south/empire redevelopment planned in the area. one maybe. regardless, its a fine start, the community board thought so, and of course you gotta have a vision first, so we will see.
January 12, 20214 yr Youtube suggested this clip to me tonight. It's now 20 years old, back before people could take pictures of themselves in front of a magenta wall in Los Angeles for a living. New York City was still rough and weeded out lame people. I just checked Google streetview and this same site is now a big Citibike station, a bike lane, and some planters. I want the old New York back.
January 12, 20214 yr To me Audioslave didn't really work as compared to everything else the members did.
January 12, 20214 yr 32 minutes ago, GCrites80s said: To me Audioslave didn't really work as compared to everything else the members did. Yeah they weren't close to being the best band around. But it was SO MUCH better than basically anything post-2008~. I took bands like that for granted. It simply wasn't possible to imagine back in 2001 that everything was going to disappear so quickly. I remember going to a club on the lower east side called Sine-E in 2006 to see Ohio's own Gil Mantera's Party Dream. I can't believe it but a clip from the show is on Youtube: They're whole act was making fun of synthesizers and 1985-1991 pop. Then post-2010 synthesizers came back in an "earnest" way. No, they still suck. And you suck.
January 12, 20214 yr Author i didnt see any old ny in there, just a few slow, unmemorable songs from unmemorable audioslave on top the david letterman show marquee. we did later learn that dave was probably groping interns during that little music interlude though, so there was some gritty ny going on.
January 16, 20214 yr On 1/12/2021 at 12:52 PM, mrnyc said: i didnt see any old ny in there, just a few slow, unmemorable songs from unmemorable audioslave It was old NY because NY and LA were still the monoculture's gatekeepers. All of national television with the exception of CNN was HQ'd in those two cities. People of modest means could still move to Manhattan and attempt to make it in the arts and in entertainment. The monoculture collapsed by 2010 and as of 2021 NYC and LA hold little sway over the youth since user-generated pop culture is taking over and you don't have to be in those places to build a following. The sound of recorded music has shifted from large home stereos and car stereos to headphones and cell phone trebble. Today's popular music is quite literally crafted for a listener who listens on a very wimpy device. Tik-Tok youth have literally never heard a Marshall stack. Tonight I ran across this story - a classic rags-to-riches story that isn't going to happen much anymore because NYC is both too expensive and isn't necessary for many of the things it dominated until very recently. https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-us/magazine/ed-oneill?utm_source=pocket-newtab
January 18, 20214 yr Author ^ you are just talking about the internet of things. for just one thing, developers dont seem to be getting those kinds of alarmist messages, which btw have always been said about the city - so that take is nothing new.
January 23, 20214 yr Author a 33% larger union square park is on the way via taking up a few useless roads next to it: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58b4791ad2b857c893179e34/t/6004b1833e592d07ac483e1d/1610920330265/2021+(01-17)+Vision+Plan_Render+Package_web.pdf and in very big news, they finally agreed on a plan to replace the port authority bus terminal — they decided to keep it right where it is: https://www.nj.com/news/2021/01/port-authority-unveils-bold-design-for-new-bus-terminal-in-nyc.html
February 3, 20214 yr Author big news for staten island for a change. 750 new apts on richmond terrace right behind the ballpark/outlet mall/ferry. the developer definitely knows how to ring staten bells: “As a private development there is an opportunity here to introduce a much-needed balance to include middle income housing for Staten Islanders,” said Joe Tirone. “This project supports that, making the most of the transportation-rich location’s walkability and reduced dependence on autos.” Tirone added that The Bay Street Corridor and surrounding local developments are not responsive to Staten Island’s unique demographic profile and contends that the two projects will answer the call for multi-generational affordable living. “I am hopeful that this development will be a new model for housing for police, firefighters, hospital workers, seniors, small business owners and others from middle income households who want to stay in Staten Island,” said Tirone. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/02/compass-announces-sale-of-major-mixed-use-development-site-in-st-george-in-staten-island.html
February 3, 20214 yr Reading the vitriol directed as this project made me very sad. I mean, it's literally in front of high rises, next to the Ferry. It seems like a no-brainer, but then this is Staten Island. Always expect the unexpected.
February 3, 20214 yr The Tower Replacing the Grand Hyatt Is an Absolute Behemoth Quote Today’s big architectural revelation, via the Commercial Observer, is 175 Park Avenue, which is not quite on Park Avenue. It’s the big building intended to replace the Grand Hyatt, the black glass prism at the corner of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, next door to Grand Central Terminal. And we do mean big: The 26-story Grand Hyatt is 295 feet tall, but its successor will be 1,646 feet high, with 2.2 million square feet of space. https://www.curbed.com/2021/02/first-look-at-175-park-avenue-the-grand-hyatts-replacement.html?fbclid=IwAR3EgVbXt_sZmuBmQPoGL2-OSyGS130RWWyRGAlPAgVz47Y9gUHQFHd5b_o “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
February 3, 20214 yr Author ^ ah yeah i forgot that was supposed to come out today -- good catch. height and looks are kind of like what was expected. very exciting to see it moving along quickly. hopefully something at the empire station/penn south eventually breaks the mysterious 2k' barrier. nice base i like --- good job som! Edited February 3, 20214 yr by mrnyc
February 3, 20214 yr Author 11 minutes ago, TraderJake said: Reading the vitriol directed as this project made me very sad. I mean, it's literally in front of high rises, next to the Ferry. It seems like a no-brainer, but then this is Staten Island. Always expect the unexpected. ^ ha yeah exactly. but to be fair its probably coming from those old apt dwellers, some of whom who will lose their views. not all though, those are elevated above the site. in the end they will sell fine, as you say its a no brainer given where the site is. i wonder if it might be tough to push it through for ... reasons, especially given the site has been sitting empty so long? we'll see.
February 3, 20214 yr The Grand Hyatt, of course, was Trump's first big project. He made more money on that project than any other because he got the place at bargain-basement mid-1970s prices and then enjoyed a 40-year tax abatement.
February 3, 20214 yr Author ^ yeah although that is over-stated because because of course he was in partnership, which he doesnt like to tell you. then also big surprise trump later went down his typical drain -- per wiki: In 1989, New York State officials ordered the hotel to pay New York City $2.9 million in rent that had been withheld by the hotel in 1986 due to "unusual" accounting changes approved by Donald Trump. An investigation by New York City auditors noted that the hotel was missing basic financial records and found that the hotel was using procedures that violated Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. the hyatt eventually bought trump out to make him go away. and there are plenty of other examples too besides trump. for one, our friend's uncle buzzy aquired the mooring site rights for the river cafe and water club for basically nothing in perpetuity back in those days too. he actually had to force the city to pay more later on because it was undercutting his taxes. crazy. how nice to be boomer aged to take advantage of the rotten apple ny era!
February 10, 20214 yr Author the impact in midtown of the grand central/grand hyatt 'project commodore' and other towers on the way: more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/02/illustrating-the-impact-of-project-commodore-midtowns-future-tallest-building-on-the-new-york-skyline.html
February 10, 20214 yr Author uptown -- more columbia uni -- they are really on a tear up there with the new manhattanville campus: Columbia University’s Two-Building Expansion Progresses In Manhattanville, Manhattan BY: MICHAEL YOUNG 8:00 AM ON FEBRUARY 5, 2021 Exterior work is progressing on the two newest additions to Columbia University‘s Manhattanvillecampus. Named the Henry R. Kravis Building and the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Business Innovation, the two structures are designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with FXCollaborative and will yield 450,000 square feet of classrooms, faculty offices, and lounge areas. The buildings will be connected by a landscaped public plaza and green space designed by James Corner Field Operations. Turner Construction Company is in charge of building the two new buildings, and Skidmore Owings & Merrill designed the master plan for the overall Manhattanville campus. https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/02/columbia-universitys-two-building-expansion-progresses-in-manhattanville-manhattan.html Henry R. Kravis Building. Rendering by DBOX.
February 19, 20214 yr Cross-posted in the Other States: Passenger Rail News thread "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 22, 20214 yr Author we have a blizzard of snow at the moment, nothing is sticking so far, but anyway here is half the new google building going up --- its in west soho/hudson square -- along the west side highway just below houston street -- via my spouse's office view today:
February 22, 20214 yr Author i took a walk around the chelsea galleries recently -- this is progress on the cortland -- the brick robert a.m. stern apt building on the far west side. 555 w23rd st
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