November 15, 20213 yr I don't think there's really a single corner in the city that isn't seeing investment. Even in my historic district of a neighborhood where there are literally zero vacant lots and nearly everything is protected there's work happening in a few key spots. It's crazy.
November 15, 20213 yr ^Just a kind thank you to you both for keeping us updated on construction in the holy grail of urbanity. Cleveland is my forever home, but my wife spent 4 months in NYC. Man oh man was it fun to watch the construction in that city.
November 17, 20213 yr On 10/4/2021 at 8:18 PM, eastvillagedon said: This would be a dream come true. I've had it with these outdoor dining spots. The novelty wore off ages ago. Enough is enough obviously I'm not the only one sick of this http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
November 18, 20213 yr Author ^ well, it's true the streeteries are often in particularly bad shape around the crowdy, ghetto partyville of the east village. 😂 i dk what the answer is as covid fades into the sunset, hopefully, but giving the street space back to cars is definitely not the answer. i say widen the sidewalks.
November 23, 20213 yr Author downtown -- here is 4 hudson square aka disney media hq construction via nyyimby. it a blockbuster and on the ground the 4 big cranes up at once are quite a sight.
November 28, 20213 yr Trader Joes to open on Upper East Side in a matter of days. Silk Stocking District residents no longer will have to travel to less desirable neighborhoods 😂 http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
November 30, 20213 yr Author this russian-israeli supertall residential tower on fifth ave in midtown/nomad is back on and the foundation work is u/c. the early complaints are that it blocks views for the benefit of 40 or so wealthy people who will only live there a few weeks a year and also that the russians never finish anything. 262 fifth avenue 60 stories/1011' Activity Resumes on 1,011-Foot Supertall at 262 Fifth Avenue in NoMad, Manhattan By: Michael Young 8:00 am on November 25, 2021 more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/11/activity-resumes-on-1011-foot-supertall-at-262-fifth-avenue-in-nomad-manhattan.html rgarri4 did a mockup
December 4, 20213 yr On 11/12/2021 at 9:53 AM, mrnyc said: no, because that trippy, touristy schtick and the price turned me off to it. but ... now i changed my mind and definately want to go. because i got the new iphone13, so a better camera, and also because i want these eastern views of the chrysler bldg before they tear down the hyatt hotel and build the new supertall there. I remember when the ESB was $14/15. Then after 9/11 prices shot up at the ESB. Then a few years later the Top of the Rock reopened and prices increases again. I can see paying $25 per adult, per visit, but anything over $30 is a rip off and a crime IMO.
December 15, 20213 yr Author the staten island ferry terminal's next door neighbor, the beautiful and historic battery maritime terminal, just reopened after many years of renovation and redevelopment. it now has a hotel, great hall with public access and ferries to take you to nearby governor's island. well worth checking out! Battery Maritime Building opens with hotel, restaurants and more following extensive renovations By Emily Davenport Posted on December 15, 2021 A historic building in Lower Manhattan has been restored to preserve its legacy in the city while creating new job opportunities. The Battery Maritime Building underwent extensive renovations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The building now serves as a symbol of economic recovery in New York City, as the renovated space now includes multiple grand event spaces, a hotel, spa and wellness center, as well as restaurants, bars and lounges. The building brings with it 150 full-time jobs and 200 part-time jobs. more: https://www.amny.com/news/battery-maritime-building-opens-with-hotel-restaurants-and-more-following-extensive-renovations/
December 21, 20213 yr Author a big infill bldg for lic on queens blvd -- next to the queensboro el subway -- its just a lot now: Permits have been filed for a 46-story mixed-use building at 30-05 Queens Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens. Located at the intersection of Queens Plaza East and Queens Boulevard, the L-shaped lot is adjacent to the Queens Plaza subway station, serviced by the E, M, and R trains. Adam Good of Largavista Companies is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 517-foot-tall development will yield 1,336,277 square feet, with 869,856 square feet designated for residential space and 466,421 square feet for commercial space. The building will have 518 residences, with an average unit scope of 1,679 square feet. The concrete-based structure will also have a cellar but no accessory parking. CetraRuddy Architecture is listed as the architect of record. Demolition permits have not been filed yet for the parking lot on the site. An estimated completion date has not been announced. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/12/permits-filed-for-46-story-tower-at-30-05-queens-boulevard-in-long-island-city-queens.html
December 23, 20213 yr Author it's crazy, but this massive 1,100' supertall by extell on 570 fifth ave just below rock center is just infill (ie., its a block away from 270 park). its residential/hotel -- w/1.5M sq ft here is the site skyalign they just filed -- so there is only a massing for now
January 18, 20223 yr Author an example of unsung u/c infill in midtown: 131-134 east 47th street 500'/200 apts/5k ground floor retail leyva architects it went from two stories in august to this current point
January 18, 20223 yr Author an amazing redevelopment and reno in times square. Historic Palace Theatre Begins 30-Foot Lift at 1568 Broadway in Times Square, Manhattan By: Sebastian Morris 7:00 am on January 17, 2022 Construction teams at TSX Broadway, a mixed-use hotel tower at 1568 Broadway in Times Square, have begun work on the lifting of the Palace Theatre. The historic venue is being hoisted 30 feet above street level to make way for ground-floor retail space. Developed in partnership by L&L Holding Company, Maefield Development, and Fortress Investment Group, the project required the partial demolition of the DoubleTree Suites, which was built above the Palace Theatre, a playhouse originally constructed in 1913, then remodeled in 1988. The team recognized the rich history of the theater and devised a complex preservation and engineering maneuver to retain the property, while also maximizing the development’s return on investment through the creation of a new retail corridor below. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/01/historic-palace-theatre-begins-30-foot-lift-at-1568-broadway-in-times-square-manhattan.html check out the cool youtube of the process:
January 18, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, mrnyc said: an amazing redevelopment and reno in times square. Historic Palace Theatre Begins 30-Foot Lift at 1568 Broadway in Times Square, Manhattan By: Sebastian Morris 7:00 am on January 17, 2022 Construction teams at TSX Broadway, a mixed-use hotel tower at 1568 Broadway in Times Square, have begun work on the lifting of the Palace Theatre. The historic venue is being hoisted 30 feet above street level to make way for ground-floor retail space. Developed in partnership by L&L Holding Company, Maefield Development, and Fortress Investment Group, the project required the partial demolition of the DoubleTree Suites, which was built above the Palace Theatre, a playhouse originally constructed in 1913, then remodeled in 1988. The team recognized the rich history of the theater and devised a complex preservation and engineering maneuver to retain the property, while also maximizing the development’s return on investment through the creation of a new retail corridor below. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/01/historic-palace-theatre-begins-30-foot-lift-at-1568-broadway-in-times-square-manhattan.html check out the cool youtube of the process: WOW. The return on the creation of that ground-floor retail space must be enormous to justify the time and expense of lifting an entire historic theater 30 feet in the air(!)
January 18, 20223 yr Author one more for now to keep an eye on -- because robert a.m. stern will design site B ... in the bronx (no renders yet)! river commons river avenue/168st HPD Reveals River Commons Affordable Housing Property in Concourse, The Bronx By: Sebastian Morris 7:30 am on January 12, 2022 The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has revealed the first of two new affordable housing properties in the southwest corner of The Bronx. Located in Concourse near the intersection of River Avenue and East 168th Street, Site A will eventually debut as River Commons and will comprise 278 affordable apartments. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/01/hpd-reveals-river-commons-affordable-housing-property-in-concourse-the-bronx.html Rednering of River Commons (Site A) - Photo courtesy of Bernheimer Architecture edit: looks like the stern render had already been revealed last fall: https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/09/renderings-revealed-for-ramsa-designed-affordable-housing-property-at-1640-1642-anthony-avenue-in-claremont-the-bronx.html Edited January 18, 20223 yr by mrnyc
January 20, 20223 yr Author here is a video of the actual lift of the palace theater in times square:
January 20, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, mrnyc said: here is a video of the actual lift of the palace theater in times square: This is amazing!!! I saw my very first Broadway show there "Aida" back in 2002!!!
January 20, 20223 yr More than amazing. And it is just crazy the amount of development $$ in New York
February 8, 20223 yr Author the zeckendorf bros outbid competitors for the large 570 washington lot in hudson square. its just north of the new google building along the west side highway. i thought this was going to be more google, but instead it will be the largest and most expensive luxury apt bldg downtown. easily over $5k sqft they say. zeckendorfs recently built the handsome 15 cpw. no word on if stern will design this one: https://nypost.com/2022/02/07/15-central-park-west-developer-to-build-1b-west-village-tower/
February 8, 20223 yr Author here is another sail style apt building -- it's going up in dumbo: olympia 30 front street 33 fl/401' more views: https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/02/yimby-scopes-panoramic-views-from-olympia-at-30-front-street-in-dumbo-brooklyn.html
February 14, 20223 yr Author at long last the brooklyn tower aka the king of brooklyn is getting its crown! not really sure what it will look like -- it's changed a few times: nyguy
February 20, 20223 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 7, 20223 yr Author in the slim, random hope of inspiring the sherwin-williams hq site, here is a current pic of 270 park aka the chase tower in manhattan -- with some 'world class signage' lol. nyguy
March 7, 20223 yr Author lic now has the skyline tower 778' -- it's taller than the iconic citibank tower Skyline Tower set for December 2020 closings; Chat with Stephen Hill on the making of NYC's tallest building outside of Manhattan By CityRealty Staff Tuesday, November 17, 2020 Have any alternate designs been considered at any point? Stephen: The original design for this building was 125-130 feet taller than the tower is now. We have to submit our diagrams to the Federal Aviation Authority for aircraft avoidance lights at the top of the building. This is the first time that we've ever had them not approve the initial documents because this came at the time when they were redesigning LaGuardia, looking to quadruple the number of flights in and out of the airport over ten years, so they needed more go-around space to divert flights. There was a bit of back-and-forth between the whole team and the FAA, and we were all happy with the results. They initially wanted quite a bit more than a 130-foot reduction, but this is the number we all landed on with the help of all the consultants involved in the project. We weren't particularly happy about while it was going on, but looking back on it now, it actually improved the tower in several respects. It's the same amount of floor area, so the tower’s a little stockier now, but it also made the building less costly and more efficient with the same floor area on fewer floors. Now the building stands 778 feet to the top of the topmost building maintenance unit (BMU), and slightly lower to parapet tip. The L shape of the tower really came into being during the redesign. The L shape helped the lateral forces, the lateral configuration - the stiffer it became, the L shape made it stiffer. The setback was much lower than where it sets back now, somewhere in the 50's floors.We worked on the details of the facade and to trim the girl and dresser as well as we could, and we're all very proud of the design. more: https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/market-insight/features/iconic-addresses/skyline-tower-set-december-2020-closings-chat-stephen-hill-making-nyc039s-tallest-building-outside-manhattan/42121 render current nyy fc
March 7, 20223 yr Author looking a bit lost downtown is this new residential tower -- 45 park place -- 665' i think the work is stalled out lately. ses7 keyurgandhi
March 7, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, mrnyc said: The Brooklyn Bridge towers were cleaned recently, and every time I see them they look so light. It's jarring haha. They look good, but I'm so used to them being dirty and darker. Also, kind of crazy that building that you could easily miss if not for it having a crane would be one of the tallest in Ohio. It looks like a toy.
March 7, 20223 yr Author ^ yes i think they cleaned it when they opened the new dedicated bike lane. it's funny that at 665' this building much slighter, but taller than the sw hq tower at 616' -- and strangest of all there are other similar sized towers going up around town that are just as, if not more, unsung and lost in the mix. Edited March 7, 20223 yr by mrnyc
March 11, 20223 yr Author a 111 wall street gussy up redevelopment is underway -- https://www.111wall.com/ current look
March 11, 20223 yr Author and speaking of redevelopments -- these are nys's midtown empire/penn plaza redevelopment sites -- some will be via eminent domain -- stay tuned!
March 11, 20223 yr Author jeepers! over $7K/mo to rent new apts in ... the south bronx! https://nypost.com/2022/03/10/new-luxury-buildings-bring-manhattan-sized-rents-to-the-bronx/
March 12, 20223 yr On 3/11/2022 at 12:45 PM, mrnyc said: jeepers! over $7K/mo to rent new apts in ... the south bronx! https://nypost.com/2022/03/10/new-luxury-buildings-bring-manhattan-sized-rents-to-the-bronx/ I sometimes run up fifth avenue and those towers that have been constructed in the Bronx, remind me of the developments in williamsburgh, LIC, DT Brooklyn, Jersey City and Chelsea. It's like they read from the same play book. Lets build 5-7 towers, on prime waterfront land, and let them come, overdevelop and over price the area.
March 14, 20223 yr Author here is a very cool aerial of the south bronx project looking south on harlem -- it's called bankside -- left of the bridge -- to be 6 towers and when done 5k apts. affordable housing is in the mix too: https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/01/housing-lottery-launches-for-third-at-bankside-at-2401-3rd-avenue-in-mott-haven-the-bronx.html also -- i see the gigantic old i heart radio sign is now for uber. toddjacobson older render
April 6, 20223 yr Author in burb news -- 25 north lex breaks ground in white plains: Construction Breaks Ground At 25 North Lex, A 500-Unit Rental Property In Downtown White Plains BY: SEBASTIAN MORRIS 7:30 AM ON MARCH 12, 2022 Greystar Real Estate Partners has broken ground on 25 North Lex, a high-rise rental property at 25 North Lexington Avenue in White Plains, New York. Located in the city’s downtown area, the development will contain 500 rental apartments, 60,000 square feet of amenities, and 19,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/03/construction-breaks-ground-at-25-north-lex-a-500-unit-rental-property-in-downtown-white-plains.html Rendering of 25 North Lex - Courtesy of Greystar Real Estate Partners Edited April 6, 20223 yr by mrnyc
April 17, 20223 yr Author even though it's well u/c, there have been no official renders of 270 park avenue aka chase hq tower until now. it's pretty much as expected -- w/ a big bump up from 3500k employees from the old union carbide tower to 14k. that is if anybody ever shows up in an office again. completion is expected to be in 2025. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/04/first-official-renderings-revealed-for-jpmorgans-1388-foot-headquarters-at-270-park-avenue-in-midtown-east-manhattan.html renders via foster+partners & nyyimby via banker steel -- Banker Steel will provide 95,000 tons of fabricated steel that our subsidiary NYC Constructors will erect. Edited April 17, 20223 yr by mrnyc
April 17, 20223 yr Author this one is to be manhattan's largest green space roof -- 341 ninth ave aka the morgan north post office annex in nw chelsea. 341 Ninth Avenue’s Green Roof Takes Shape In West Chelsea, Manhattan BY: MICHAEL YOUNG 7:30 AM ON APRIL 17, 2022 Work continues to unfold on Manhattan’s largest outdoor roof deck at 341 Ninth Avenue, a ten-story office building in West Chelsea. Tishman Speyer is working with the United States Post Office to redevelop the 2.2 million-square-foot Art Deco-style structure, known as the Morgan North Postal Facility, converting the upper floors into 650,000 square feet of modern office space with a 2.5-acre green roof. The property will also yield 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space facing Ninth Avenue. CBRE represented USPS in prior negotiations with Tishman Speyer for the Midtown, Manhattan project, which occupies the full block from Ninth to Tenth Avenues and West 29th to West 30th Streets. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/04/341-ninth-avenues-green-roof-takes-shape-in-west-chelsea-manhattan.html Rendering of he Morgan North Post Office roof deck. Courtesy of Tishman Speyer
April 21, 20223 yr Author this one is just too amazingly beautiful not to show: REAL ESTATE NYC Gilded Age mansion lists for the first time in 40 years, asking $33M April 21, 2022 1:31pm Updated If you’re harboring fantasies of living in a Gilded Age New York, here’s your chance: The James F.D. Lanier House, an opulent Beaux-Arts early 20th-century home, has hit the market for $33 million. The home. located at 123 E. 35th St. in Murray Hill, between Park and Lexington avenues, last traded back in 1984 for $4.2 million, according to public records. The 33-foot-wide brick and limestone mansion — the size of two brownstone rowhouses — is 66 feet tall and spans a palatial 11,638 square feet over eight levels. It’s one of the largest single-family homes in New York. more: https://nypost.com/2022/04/21/nyc-gilded-age-mansion-lists-for-the-first-time-in-40-years-asking-33m/#
April 23, 20223 yr Author google's opened its new pier 57 campus after a $500M renovation -- -- and remarkably for google some of it is open to the public: Google’s new Hudson River campus opens with rooftop park, views of NYC By Ariel Zilber April 22, 2022 Google has officially unveiled its new campus for New York City employees, a sprawling facility atop a pier that juts into the Hudson River with amenities that include a two-acre rooftop park with views of Lower Manhattan and Little Island. The 630,000-square-foot Hudson River campus on Pier 57 includes three buildings of office space for some 450 employees just above the West Side Highway near 15th Street in Chelsea. The two-acre park space is open to the general public. There’s also a food hall and an area for outdoor screening of films during the Tribeca Film Festival. more: https://nypost.com/2022/04/22/googles-new-hudson-river-campus-opens-with-park-views-of-nyc/
May 3, 20223 yr Author handsome 520 5th avenue is fully funded and broke ground -- they are hard at work on the foundation lately. its 70fl and the city dob has it at 995', but kpf the architect calls it a thousand footer and the faa has it here (might be for the crane?): Structure Type: Building Structure Height: 1069' Total Height (AMSL*): 1137' Work Schedule: 01/18/2022 to 10/01/2026 *amsl = above mean sea level more: https://www.kpf.com/current/news/site-work-underway-at-kpfs-520-fifth-avenue
May 3, 20223 yr Another supertall to canyonize the area around my office. Soon it'll feel like we're the only spot that ISN'T being redeveloped into a huge building in East Midtown.
May 26, 20223 yr Author good news -- another times square observation deck is on the way -- and maybe the best one -- i've been expecting something like this: IN DEVELOPMENTMAY 6, 2022 One Times Square, Long Empty, Will Now Bring the Billboards Inside By Kim Velsey Jamestown, the longtime owner of Chelsea Market (which Google bought for $2.4 billion in 2018) plans to lease 12 floors of One Times Square for branded experiences. Companies will take over half or full floors, building out immersive spaces with digital, virtual, and augmented-reality integrations. They’ll likely be similar to the interactive van Gogh exhibit, but instead of feeling surrounded by fields of sunflowers, visitors might be immersed in the world of Coca-Cola or Kia. (Jamestown estimates that leases will run three to five years, long enough for companies to justify extensive build-outs but only about a third of what a traditional commercial lease would be Another six floors will become a museum that will “tell the story of the building, New Year’s Eve celebration, and its place in the history of Times Square” — that is, kind of an ad for Times Square itself. The whole thing will be topped with a viewing deck, the go-to for any new tourist attraction these days, though One Times Square has the distinction of being not so much above it all, like One Vanderbilt or the Empire State Building, but very much in the middle of things. “It’s the only building in the world that has a physical piece — celebrating New Years and the ball dropping — and also an advertising piece. It’s the only one that ties everything together,” said Michael Phillips, the company’s principal and president. more: https://www.curbed.com/2022/05/one-times-square-redevelopment-renovation-advertising.html
May 26, 20223 yr Author ^ hmm, it seems to be blocking the ball drop view? otoh, can you imagine being up there for the ball drop? that would be cool.
May 27, 20223 yr Author since we moved to staten i have been poking around at historic things online and found this: victory blvd at jersey st 1974
May 28, 20223 yr It's a great shot that still kinda exists, just not at Jersey St. It's Victory at Louis St: https://goo.gl/maps/8WwTGGaJXBDzeM5E8 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 31, 20223 yr Author i actually took a photo of that on a work commute, but i can't find it. edit -- i found it -- Edited May 31, 20223 yr by mrnyc
May 31, 20223 yr Author nj rising -- newark is getting a film production complex called great point studios -- -- it's on the site of boyden terrace, a partially closed 12 building pj complex. lionsgate is the confirmed tenant. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/05/renderings-reveal-lionsgates-next-production-studio-in-newark-new-jersey.html
May 31, 20223 yr Author heyy joe --- around the powerhouse area -- the hendrix is finishing up -- 41 stories -- its has a nice base anyway -- -- the 400-foot-tall structure will yield 482 units, 121 parking spaces, a 125-seat theater, and 14,000 square feet of amenities. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/05/the-hendrix-wraps-up-construction-at-331-marin-boulevard-in-jersey-city.html 331 Marin Boulevard (left) and 351 Marin Boulevard (right). Photo by Michael Young (nyyimby)
May 31, 20223 yr Author and last, but not least, for the metro -- extell broke ground on the long stewing hudson piers project along the yonkers waterfront -- Designed by Perkins Eastman, Hudson Piers will comprise 870,000 square feet of residential space spread across six seven-story buildings. Available homes will range from studios up to three-bedroom floor plans, all equipped with washer and dryers, designer fixtures and appliances, and private terraces for select units. Outdoor amenities include waterfront recreation terraces with hammocks, fire pits, grilling stations, sundecks, billiard tables, putting greens, bocce courts, and an open-air swimming pool. Indoor amenities will include multiple fitness centers, lounges, playrooms, a catering kitchen, a basketball gym, a screening room, a game room, recreational rooms for teenagers, and a business and conference center. Each building will also have its own package, storage, and bicycle room. Residents will have access to shuttle services going to and from the Yonkers Metro-North train station, 1,028 covered parking spaces on the first two floors of the main buildings, and an additional 212 surface-level spaces. In total, there will be 1,240 parking spaces. Additional components will include 37,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/05/extell-development-begins-construction-at-hudson-piers-a-585m-mixed-use-development-in-yonkers.html
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