November 14, 20177 yr ha yeah of course. a public school in my neighborhood has a pta with millions of dollars in their budget. they run the school and they send the kids to china and australia and stuff. crazy money around here. for some. that must be PS 41. The inequities in the NYC school system are disgraceful. The latest of course the revelation that the elite high schools (Stuyvesant, etc.) get millions more in funds than other schools. If the kids at these schools are so smart they should be able to succeed at higher rates despite this. Added to that was the report a couple of years ago that the schools are the most segregated in the country. So much for New York being so diverse. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
November 17, 20177 yr Author ^ no, its in chelsea **** City construction hits record high with midtown leading the charge, data show By Sarina Trangle and Lisa L. Colangelo [email protected], [email protected] November 16, 2017 The scaffolding does not lie. The city issued a record 88,838 construction permits over the last six months, eclipsing the previous high set in the spring and summer of 2016, according to new Department of Buildings data. “It’s not your imagination: construction is at a record high in New York City,” Buildings Commissioner Rick Chandler said in a statement. ...The data shows the part of midtown below Central Park has seen the most construction activity, with 13,098 permits issued so far this year. ...Meanwhile, the number of demolition permits was highest in Midtown East, Bushwick and Gowanus in 2016. The Department of Buildings noted that demolition work typically occurs to make room for new development and precedes further construction activity. ...The city pointed out that all the development has led to a record 43,258 construction jobs in 2016. more: https://www.amny.com/news/construction-nyc-record-1.14996654
November 17, 20177 yr I kind of love this sequence featuring what may be the greatest place to live on Earth. https://thewoolworthtower.com/?utm_source=Streeteasy.com&utm_campaign=Native%20ROS&utm_medium=Banner
November 18, 20177 yr Author iconic manhattan aerials by a pilot/photographer: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/aerial-photos-new-york-city-sky-gallery-1.3640723?pmSlide=1.3640707
November 19, 20177 yr iconic manhattan aerials by a pilot/photographer: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/aerial-photos-new-york-city-sky-gallery-1.3640723?pmSlide=1.3640707 The pics of 432 Park and the ESB are epic.
December 1, 20177 yr Author 111 w57st is now well past it's very complicated lower site construction and is really hopping up into the sky
December 1, 20177 yr Author this is interesting, the floor cutaway render for th3 nordstrom dept store tower its starting to spring up in the sky as well (its on the left, the right is another stern apt bldg tower)
December 1, 20177 yr Author something new for yonkers --- that's not along the waterfront --- larkin square is going up around the giant trompe l'oeil murals --- New Yonkers downtown tower reaches milestone Nov 9, 2017 RXR and Hudson Meridian celebrated the "topping off" of Larkin Plaza's Building C, a 17-story tower on Main Street in Yonkers. RXR's $200 million mixed-use development is named after the plaza that once sat on top of the uncovered Saw Mill River, now called Van der Donck Park. It includes 439 units of studios, one- and two-bedroom luxury apartments in two towers, as well as ground-level retail space. The project is being built in two phases. The 170-unit phase one topped off Thursday is the shorter tower, while the adjacent 25-story tower's foundation is currently being prepared. more: http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2017/11/09/yonkers-downtown-tower/840955001/
December 5, 20177 yr Author there are finally better preliminary renders for the nordstrom central park tower. it doesnt resolve well at the top, or at all really, but we'll see. i heard a good joke about it on ssp -- that every apt above the 70th floor comes with its own afghan hound. :D
December 10, 20177 yr another favorite spot, ruined >:(-- Want Fewer Crowds on the Brooklyn Bridge? You’re Not Alone By WINNIE HU DEC. 8, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/nyregion/brooklyn-bridge-crossing.html http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
December 11, 20177 yr Author the tourist increase is fine, but the bikers on that bridge are and have always been terrorists. the bike lane should be removed and moved, or they need to be made to walk their bikes across. its too crowded these days for those ridiculously entitled type-a wannabe messenger bikers.
December 24, 20177 yr Author let's go down to the waterline... this is the view just to the north of the waterline square developments
December 26, 20177 yr Author a few more — since i was around midtown lately 220 central park from the westside — aka the stern tower under the moma tower verre on w54st the cps stern tower again & the nordstrom tower one vanderbilt the old pastis restaurant meatpacking bldg redevelopment manhattan west cps views from the park
January 9, 20187 yr I really don't like all the new skinny supertalls in Manhattan. I think they're ruining the aesthetic of the skyline and spoiling some of the respite that Central Park provides from the sea of urbanity of Manhattan. I know these towers are one way for Manhattan to continually grow and densify, but they all seem to just be ultra-luxe housing, so they're not really doing anything to alleviate rents for the average person in NY.
January 10, 20187 yr I appreciate them from a purely design standpoint. The engineering involved in them is pretty insane. 111 W57th will also have a stunning facade that makes use of materials not typical in structures of that size. I don't necessarily agree they're having any effect on the Central Park experience. The reality is that any of the locations you can see them were already spots you could see the Midtown skyline and the residential buildings along Central Park West and 5th Ave. Once you get into the wooded areas or further north they're completely out of sight. Though I agree they do nothing to help affordability, they do at least provide property taxes so there's that. The reality is though that they'd either not exist at all or exist as they do. There isn't a version of reality where something of that square footage is built in that location that's affordable. The costs are just too high to justify anything other than ultra luxury.
January 15, 20187 yr Author i like the latest skinny apt tower trend as they are interesting, add variety to the skyline and take it to new heights --- some of the upcoming towers will likely even turn out to be stunningly beautiful, ie., the moma tower, 9 dekalb in downtown brooklyn and 111 w57st. this project below one is a 180 on those. la central, a big housing project complex on the last 'bronx is burning' era empty lots, is finally underway and they have locked up loans for more of it: https://ny.curbed.com/2018/1/11/16880338/la-central-rendering-bronx-second-phase i work around here sometimes, so i have been watching for news about it closely -- this is bldg D here is sort of a preview, an already built multipurpose bldg they built on a parking lot on 149st. you can park on the roof. anyway, la central has been in the works for many years, so its great to watch it finally taking off. edit - here is another article about it: https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2018/01/335-million-in-financing-secured-for-second-phase-of-la-central-development-south-bronx.html
January 15, 20187 yr I appreciate them from a purely design standpoint. The engineering involved in them is pretty insane. 111 W57th will also have a stunning facade that makes use of materials not typical in structures of that size. I don't necessarily agree they're having any effect on the Central Park experience. The reality is that any of the locations you can see them were already spots you could see the Midtown skyline and the residential buildings along Central Park West and 5th Ave. Once you get into the wooded areas or further north they're completely out of sight. Though I agree they do nothing to help affordability, they do at least provide property taxes so there's that. The reality is though that they'd either not exist at all or exist as they do. There isn't a version of reality where something of that square footage is built in that location that's affordable. The costs are just too high to justify anything other than ultra luxury. For those who havent seen the cladding for 111 check this out. Amazing, and exactly what you said about being surprising for the size of the building. https://skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/new-york-111-west-57th-street-438m-80s-jds-shop.23969/
January 15, 20187 yr Author for variety's sake, this is another stripe of development, an 18 story residential addition -- its 24-16 queens plaza south: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160311/REAL_ESTATE/160319969/developer-buys-five-story-long-island-city-office-building-for-23?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
January 30, 20187 yr Author this group is called greenpoint landing in nw brooklyn. Significant progress is being made at Greenpoint Landing, the waterfront mega project from developers Park Tower Group, Brookfield Property Partners, and L+M Development Partners. Handel Architects is responsible for the design of the master plan and the current sites completed or under construction. The master plan will bring 10 towers and about 5,500 residential units to the Greenpoint neighborhood in Brooklyn. Approximately 1,400 of those units will be permanently affordable, some of which are already being offered through housing lotteries for the first three all-affordable low-rise buildings at or near completion. Also included in the development will be a waterfront park from James Corner Field Operations and a K-8 public school on the corner of Franklin and Dupont Street. here is a field condition shot: more: http://fieldcondition.com/blog/2017/6/1/construction-update-greenpoint-landing-handel-architects nearby, the greenpoint on india street, one of the tallest in brooklyn to date, is almost done too -- its got 500 apts: more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2017/11/the-greenpoint-nears-completion-at-21-india-street-greenpoint.html
February 6, 20187 yr 5 points lawsuit... http://pix11.com/2018/02/12/judge-awards-5pointz-graffiti-artists-6-7m-after-works-destroyed/
March 2, 20187 yr Hard to believe...JPMorgan Chase to tear down 52-story midtown headquarters to put up a 70-story one with twice the square footage: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/nyregion/jpmorgan-chase-headquarters.html
March 2, 20187 yr I have a feeling (maybe just wishful thinking on my part) that the reality is that the Union Carbide building won't be going anywhere. They're going to come up against a ton of backlash for attempting to demolish it. It's also wildly frivolous and a sign of how much money banks have to blow. There's no logical reason for this other than flexing one's financial muscles.
March 7, 20187 yr Author i heard they are going to gut it and build on top. we’ll see. they really do need the room though, its overcrowded in there.
March 7, 20187 yr ^It's an interesting corollary to 666 5th. Only in Manhattan is a 40-50 story skyscraper possibly thought of as a tear-down. The East Side Access project is no doubt solidifying this area as the dominant office location in Manhattan.
March 8, 20187 yr ^ Terrace Plaza is probably the only skyscraper in Cincinnati in danger of demolition, and was interestingly designed by the same architect at SOM who designed Union Carbide, Natalie de Blois. Though Terrace Plaza is nowhere near as tall as Union Carbide and, if demolished, would only be the second tallest building demolished in Cincinnati's history (I think) - after Sander Hall.
March 8, 20187 yr Although it isn't very likely that Terrace Plaza would actually be fully demolished. Most likely, a developer who doesn't care about preserving the facade would just strip it down to its structural elements and put up a totally new facade. Sorta like Morgens and Scioto Halls at UC.
March 9, 20187 yr Honestly the more vertical development I see in NY is numbing me. It just shows that NY is basically becoming a fancy modernist Coruscant. I appreciate the design efforts that go into these things but if something's going to get lost in an already massive Super City Skyline, there's no general purpose. I mean yeah, make it look nice, but not over the top. Make use of your land and build something that maximizes your tenantship rather than a 1 in 5 artsy building. This is why I kind of wish Beaux Arts and Art Deco was still alive in architecture because those styles definitely make use of their space. If you're going to show off your style I think you should build somewhere else for a small or mid-sized city, because those skylines sure need it more than NY. I understand demand is mega high, but you probably shouldn't be minimizing space for style, rather you should fix the issue and build something that will contribute to lowering office demand. But I'm not here to tell you how to build or what to build, New York architecture is just getting a little crazy.
March 10, 20187 yr Author ^ yeah for sure all the development does seem crazy at times, but the general purpose of the attention grabbing tall residential buildings in midtown is quite clear, its to occassionally house the insanely rich. fixing the office demand is being done in two major ways, developing the underused westside, including building over hudson yards, which imo are the most crazy go getter projects of all, and also rezoning around grand central, so older office bldgs can be rebuilt.
April 18, 20187 yr Author for something metro related i took a look to see if anything was happening with the other two of three enormous stacked boxy urby towers in jersey city and there was no news, but i found out the other big three tower residential project over there called journal squared is starting its second tower. the site is interesting because its in mid-jersey city: Designed by HWKN/Hollwich Kushner and Handel Architects, it will stand 72 floors and 759 feet to its rooftop. Those measurements are impressive, but it will still fall a few dozen feet short of the state’s current tallest, at 30 Hudson Street. The relatively prominent elevation of Journal Square will ensure it punches quite a bit above its weight, with the 90′ base height giving the tower a visual boost. At 849′ to tip relative to the waterfront, that will make it the second-most prominent in the city upon completion, behind the 900-foot 99 Hudson Street (also lacking elevation, located adjacent to the Hudson River). The first tower of Journal Squared has 54 floors and 538 apartments, and the second phase will add about 600 units, though the exact number has not yet been confirmed. The entirety of the site will wind up with 1,840 rentals by the time the third tower is completed, and that part of the plan is currently expected to stand about 60 floors in height. Completion of the second phase is likely by the end of 2020, and Kushner Real Estate Development is the site’s developer. The towering triplets will eventually be joined by another set of twin buildings dubbed One Journal Square, by Kushner Companies, just a short walk away, which also recently saw a redesign approved by the city. tower one renders more: https://www.yimbynews.com/2014/10/groundbreaking-journal-squared.html https://newyorkyimby.com/2017/10/journal-squareds-next-72-story-tower-breaks-ground-in-journal-square-jersey-city.html
April 18, 20187 yr Author this is the jersey city urby two and three tower non-news i found via ssp: Wondering why Urby II hasn't started construction yet despite Urby I nearly fulled leased? You're not the only one. It looks like Urby II and III are being put on the back burner in favor or 25 Christopher Columbus, which was recently acquired by the same developer, and a new taller two-tower development, on the waterfront, cattecorner to where Urby I is now. This new development is known as Harborside 8 and 9. Harborside 8 is planned for 675 units. For reference, Urby I has 762. Harborside 9 is planned for 1325 units... Look at slide 42 - http://investors.mack-cali.com/file/...ile=1500105156 render this is how the the single urby tower looks now
April 18, 20187 yr Designed by HWKN/Hollwich Kushner and Handel Architects, it will stand 72 floors and 759 feet to its rooftop. Those measurements are impressive, but it will still fall a few dozen feet short of the state’s current tallest, at 30 Hudson Street. It's weird to me that Ohio's tallest is bigger than Jersey's tallest despite, you know, being super close to NYC! “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
April 18, 20187 yr Author yes and even the new tallest underway in jc, 99 hudson, will still be shorter at 887' (key is 947'). the current tallest over there is the pelli goldman sachs building aka 30 hudson street at 781'. that one had a height chop due to post 9/11 fears or the faa, not sure sure what the original height was to be. i think newark airport is a problem for supertalls in jersey city. they could be built in newark city though.
April 18, 20187 yr Author meanwhile back in manhattan, this an L-shaped cantilevering condo coming downtown to hudson square/west soho. i guess they didn't get the air rights to build over the corner building. A development site at Greenwich and Charlton Streets promises to be among the first to bear fruit from Hudson Square’s 2013 rezoning. Images uncovered on the website of Fernando Romero EnterprisE (FR-EE) detail a 26-floor, 116-unit condominium along the quiet commercial edge of the neighborhood. The L-shaped lot is owned by the developer Cape Advisors, whose forward-thinking projects include 100 Eleventh Avenue and One Kenmare Square. According to the New York Observer, the 57,500-square-foot warehouse at 537-545 Greenwich Street was purchased along with 42,500 square feet of additional air rights this past spring for the sum of $52 million. The 2013 rezoning allows for as-of-right residential development in the hope of turning the sleepy area into a more vibrant mixed-use neighborhood. A height limit of 290 feet was set along major avenues and 210 feet on narrower side streets. This partly explains FR-EE’s vigorous use of cantilevering projections and the tower’s energetic, blossoming form. Since the additional air rights from neighboring properties could not be utilized vertically a la “billionaire’s row” the architects masterfully disguised the potentially hulking and jarring horizontal protrusions with a billowing form blown by the Hudson’s hearty down-river winds. The architects also note: “The cantilevered floors exemplify the strategy of having more square feet in the most profitable area, while also generating outdoor spaces and unique interior layouts.” Amenities will also include on-site parking and a common garden. more: https://www.6sqft.com/revealed-290-foot-cantilevering-condo-coming-to-hudson-squarewest-soho/
April 18, 20187 yr I dig it. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 19, 20187 yr I'd rather live in the 6-story building at lower left. :) "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 19, 20187 yr Author funny about that building, i saw a show on the science channel recently where dr. michio kaku was doing judo to demonstrate some point he was making and afterward he walked out of that little red door oishi judo studio and i was like "oh i know where you are michio!" lol.
May 16, 20187 yr Slow news day in New York: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/05/15/wild-turkey-staten-island-18-eggs-aspca/ Good to know that Staten Island accents are still going strong.
May 16, 20187 yr Author i dk about slow news day when mnrr shut down during rush hour after a wind storm leaving thousands of commuters stuck in grand central for hours.
May 16, 20187 yr I'm so glad I don't live on a train that extends north of Manhattan...it was a crap show yesterday leaving work. Several people in my office had no way to get home, traffic looked to be a nightmare, every single train was delayed or canceled. My train wasn't even directly affected by the storm but as a result of the crush of people trying to find their way home took an extra 45 minutes to get home. There was a picture making the rounds of a train that straight up rain over a full sized tree that had fallen onto the tracks. Things went from normal weather to severe in almost no time at all.
May 16, 20187 yr welp -- 9 dekalb in downtown brooklyn is officially u/c. they are digging away and stuff is sticking up out of the ground. woo hoo! one of my very favorite new towers. it will be fun to watch it go up and to see the facade and all that. somebody made a list of 26 more new 1000-footers that are in various stages of planning or getting started -- that is just crazy talk: 1. 80 South Street, 1,438ft (438m) 2. 666 5th Avenue, 1,400ft (427m) 3. Shvo Central Park Tower, 1,320ft+ (400m+) 4. 335 Madison Avenue, 1,320ft+ (400m+) 5. 151 East 60th Street, 1,240ft (378m) 6. 15 Penn Plaza, 1,216ft (371m) [stale Proposal] 7. Two Manhattan West, 1,216ft (371m) * 8. 1 Park Lane, 1,210ft (369m) 9. 41 West 57th Street, 1,200ft+ (366m+) 10. 45 Broad Street, 1,127ft (344m) * 11. Hudson Yards Phase II Supertall, 1,100ft+ (335m+) 12. 520 West 41st Street, 1,100ft (335m) * 13. 262 5th Avenue, 1,050ft (320m) 14. 247 Cherry Street, 1,008ft (307m) 15. The Spiral, 1,005ft (306m) 16. 386 Flatbush Avenue, 1,000ft (305m) 17. 360 10th Avenue 1,000ft+ (305m+) 18. 237 Park Avenue, 1,000ft+ (305m+) 19. 341 Madison Avenue, 1,000ft+ (305m+) 20. 31 West 57th Street, 1,000ft+ (305m+) 21. Cetra Ruddy UES Tower, 1,000ft+ (305m+) 22. 1710 Broadway, 1,000ft+ (305m+) 23. 740 8th Avenue, 1,000ft+ (305m+) 24. 144 West 34th Street, 1,000ft+ (305m+) 25. 562-570 5th Ave, 1,000ft+ (305m+) 26. 989-993 6th Ave, 1,000ft+ (305m+) This is the one I want built the most-and it seems stalled? I like this one even better than Torre Verre. I love the way it is blended in with the beautiful old bank building. And it is not just for the super wealthy-over 500 units. I hope it gets built.
May 16, 20187 yr Author ^ have some eye candy re 53w53 aka the moma tower verre: https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/05/yimby-scopes-53-west-53rd-streets-perspectives-above-the-midtown-plateau.html i dk what is going on with the downtown brooklyn dekalb tower. i know they are working on the bank building, at least a bit, but it seems delayed. surely it will be iconic.
June 21, 20186 yr Author the domino sugar plant waterfront park in brooklyn opened recently. i haven't been over there yet, but i hear its very nice. park-starved south williamsburg could sure use it. the development is by two trees and the park by jc field ops aka the highline park designer. more: https://ny.curbed.com/2018/6/6/17431462/williamsburg-brooklyn-domino-park-james-corner-field-operations-photos https://www.archdaily.com/339600/domino-sugar-factory-master-plan-development-shop-architects
July 9, 20186 yr Author something from down the shore — this massive development, 1101 ocean avenue, is really overpowering the heart of the beachy area of asbury park. the base is a full block and the tower is 16 stories. its being built on the site of the old partly bulit and long abandoned eyesore esperanza development. there is a new boardwalk building across the street near the convention center nearing completion as well. ap was hopping over 4th of july weekend. its definately ‘back.’ from the boardwalk from ocean grove, nj boardwalk more: https://amp.app.com/amp/356510002
July 9, 20186 yr Question for those who are more familiar with NYC/Brooklyn. With all of this rapid development, especially in Brooklyn, how is this changing the character of the neighborhood? From what I recall, Brooklyn was always sort of this, "Old historic throwback" neighborhood. With all of these new skyscrapers, it's almost as if a 2nd Manhattan is growing in brooklyn. I've also tried to keep track of the development, and seems like historic stock is being demolished as well which is unfortunate (but I guess necessary for advanced growth)...But I guess my ultimate question is how has this changed the historic character of brooklyn?
July 9, 20186 yr Question for those who are more familiar with NYC/Brooklyn. With all of this rapid development, especially in Brooklyn, how is this changing the character of the neighborhood? From what I recall, Brooklyn was always sort of this, "Old historic throwback" neighborhood. With all of these new skyscrapers, it's almost as if a 2nd Manhattan is growing in brooklyn. I've also tried to keep track of the development, and seems like historic stock is being demolished as well which is unfortunate (but I guess necessary for advanced growth)...But I guess my ultimate question is how has this changed the historic character of brooklyn? It depends where you are. In areas very near the East River it feels like it has been changing rapidly, but farther into the borough and things still feel "Brooklyn-y". Fulton St in Bed-Stuy: https://goo.gl/maps/sSJSgvyuvku Park Slope: https://goo.gl/maps/DgUToJNJJRn Crown Heights: https://goo.gl/maps/A4fhTSsiKvq Myrtle Avenue in Bushwick: https://goo.gl/maps/SUeVfaWf3Nz
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