May 31, 20241 yr Author 250-252 e83rd st — 370’/31 fl via micheal young/nyy render — 250-252 East 83rd Street. Designed by SLCE Architects
June 2, 20241 yr Author cranky old cuoz aka the murdoch tool found, or ... its fox so who knows? concocted?, good news for local business office occupancy -- BUSINESS REALTY CHECK REBNY data shows healthy office occupancy, edging closer to pre-pandemic levels By Steve Cuozzo Published June 2, 2024 ... The report from Keith DeCoster, REBNY director of market data and policy, found that: “We are seeing office activity incrementally edge closer and closer to pre-pandemic levels, led by the highest quality properties.” * Average visitation was not surprisingly highest in Midtown with 76% and 78% in March and April. Downtown, rates improved from 54% in February to 66% in March and April. REBNY senior VP for policy, Zach Steinberg, clarified that attendance data include visitors to retail stores inside office buildings, a fact that was not made fully clear previously. “We’re considering a building’s entire ecosystem,” Steinberg explained. But didn’t that skew the office data? “No, because our data for 2019 also included visitors to stores and restaurants in office buildings, so we’re still comparing apples and apples.” A recent survey by the Partnership for New York City had similar findings. The organization, which canvasses 130 major employers, found that between April 19 and May 6, office attendance was 72% of pre-pandemic levels. So much for “barometers” which claim that only half as many people are working in offices as in 2019. more: https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/business/rebny-data-shows-healthy-office-occupancy-nearing-pre-pandemic-levels/
June 18, 2024Jun 18 Author it seems the city is full throttle with adding parkland along the waterfront — 👍 This beautiful new waterfront park just opened in the Bronx It's called Bankside Park and it's giving neighborhood residents waterfront access for the first time in 100 years. Written by Anna Rahmanan Monday June 17 2024 Bankside Park is a new waterfront park in Mott Haven—the residential neighborhood in South Bronx—that officially opened to the public last week, giving area residents direct access to the Harlem River for the first time in 100 years. The green space was built on an industrial brownfield (basically, underutilized land due to pollution) as part of a larger project: the 4.3-acre Bankside mixed-use development. more: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/this-beautiful-new-waterfront-park-just-opened-in-the-bronx-061724 Rendering: Courtesy of ArX Solutions
June 26, 2024Jun 26 Author the largest office to residential conversion yet — Old Pfizer HQ in NYC to be converted into housing: Manhattan Borough President by: Jonathan Rizk Posted: Jun 25, 2024 … the boro prez sez — Big news: A huge vacant office building on 42nd St. is about to be converted to housing. The former Pfizer HQ., off 2nd Av, will become 1,500 apartments. Largest conversion in NYC history. We need many, many more of these. (And have to make sure they include affordable units.) — MARK LEVINE more: https://pix11.com/news/local-news/manhattan/old-pfizer-hq-in-nyc-to-be-converted-into-housing-manhattan-borough-president/
June 28, 2024Jun 28 Mindblowing The transformation of Downton Brooklyn in 15 years. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 7, 2024Jul 7 Author 570 fifth /at 46st nobody knows exactly, but 30-35 floors and probably 6-800’ koreans joined ownership as did … ikea. so it will have an urban ikea as retail, perhaps usa ikea hq offices too as they also took a stake in ownership. kpf designed these renders, but its not final as the old jewelers on fifth building on the right corner was demo’d too since they were drawn up.
July 15, 2024Jul 15 Author another 1200’-er for midtown announced. its mixed use — no renders ready to share yet — plus much more development news by stephen ross & related in nyc in the link — Related Companies to build 1,200-foot skyscraper on Madison Avenue By Steve Cuozzo Published July 14, 2024 Related Companies plans to build a supertall skyscraper on Madison Avenue rising to 1,200 feet, Related CEO Jeff Blau revealed to Realty Check. The cloudbuster comprising luxury condos, stores and perhaps a hotel will rise at 625 Madison Ave., a property that includes next-door 39 E. 58th St., former home of restaurant Lavo. Although Related’s desire for a new building was previously reported, its enormous scale was not known until now. more: https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/business/related-companies-to-build-1200-foot-skyscraper-on-madison-avenue/ current via the dob demo permit it used to be revlon cosmetics hq
July 18, 2024Jul 18 175 Park Avenue -- to be built above NYC's second-busiest subway station. This kind of reminds me of the WTC That strange tapering of columns is necessary to concentrate the structural supports for the building onto the few places of earth available below the site without disrupting the station and subway lines. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 18, 2024Jul 18 ^^That would include demolishing the Hyatt that Donald Trump developed out of the old Commodore Hotel?
July 19, 2024Jul 19 Yes, thank God. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 21, 2024Jul 21 I wish they would stop building on Manhattan and preserve all the historic architecture. They can instead fill up the other boroughs, especially Long Island City and Downtown Brooklyn or Williamsburg and turn them into vibrant places on par with Manhattan.
July 24, 2024Jul 24 Author unfortunately 175 park is not ready to go yet — they are still lining up tenants. i do hope they tear down the hyatt next year because i have been waiting until then to go up in one vanderbilt so i can look down and see the full chrysler building before they get going on the new tower. that will be an amazing temporary sight! 👍
July 25, 2024Jul 25 Author 42nd st in the 80s before disney — 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9xLFCng2-s/?igsh=OHNncms4dzcyYjdy
July 31, 2024Jul 31 Author wow something nice in suburbia — new rochelle gets a big 20 story mural for its new building 500 main — 👍 Westchester’s Largest Mural Completed in New Rochelle Written By: Robert Cox July 23, 2024 … A large mural, based on From the Source, a work by Na’ye Perez. The mural, commissioned by BRP Companies, is Westchester County’s largest mural at 20 stories high, on the north façade of 500 Main Street in Downtown New Rochelle. From The Source’s mission is to create a mural that embodies the day to day and presence of Black joy and aims to honor the stories and history of Black and Brown communities of New Rochelle. more: https://talkofthesound.com/2024/07/23/westchesters-largest-mural-completed-in-new-rochelle/ from last december — via 101010nr
August 12, 2024Aug 12 Author well that didn’t take long — it appears 625 madison at 58st is now shrouded in netting and about to be demo’d for the supertall noted above — 🎉 via NYguy
August 15, 2024Aug 15 Author much more expansion of downtown brooklyn around and away from the ratner’s atlantic yards/barclay arena developments — via the blog — ATLANTIC YARDS/PACIFIC PARK REPORT This watchdog blog, by journalist Norman Oder, concerns the $6B project to build the Barclays Center arena & 15-16 towers at a crucial site in Brooklyn. Dubbed Atlantic Yards by developer Forest City Ratner in 2003, it was rebranded Pacific Park Brooklyn in 2014 after the Chinese government-owned Greenland USA bought a 70% stake going forward. In 2018, once the arena & four towers were built, Greenland bought out most of Forest City's stake, then sold three leases to other companies. more: https://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2024/08/with‐meeting‐set‐for‐first‐ever.htm?m=1
August 16, 2024Aug 16 Author parcel E's rfp goes up this fall, so it looks like only 2-3 parcels left there of hunters point, queens. more: https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/hunterspointe-rfp-how-to-get-involved.page
August 16, 2024Aug 16 I wonder if there will be a push to continue developing by covering the railyard there. Not as easy as it's at grade, but I could see it working fairly successfully. Then develop along the creek up to the Pulaski and extend the park that way as well. I still hope at some point there's another push to build the pedestrian bridge to connect straight across to Greenpoint. Would be a great way to make the nice, but fairly isolated new waterfront parks in Greenpoint activated.
August 16, 2024Aug 16 Author ^ well as you see there are still at least those 2-3 major parcels to bid out — and they haven’t been very speedy about it — but no doubt there have been at least thoughts of a deck over the lic station by now. and yeah for sure with all these apt buildings going up its time for a ped bridge across the newtown creek. that wouldn’t cost too much. hopefully they would make it separated lanes, or otherwise not for bikers at all so they stick to the pulaski bridge.
August 24, 2024Aug 24 Author the former mad men era pfizer office bldg rezzy conversion is moving along — Biggest Office-to-Residential Conversion in New York Lands Financing Project Involving Former Pfizer Headquarters Is Expected to Total 1,600 Housing Units, Lender Northwind Says By Andria Cheng August 23, 2024 … New York’s biggest office-to-residential conversion project — involving the redevelopment of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s former headquarters near Grand Central Terminal — has taken a crucial step as it begins physical work. paywall’d — https://www.costar.com/article/61233728/biggest-office-to-residential-conversion-in-new-york-lands-financing A portion of the former Pfizer headquarters at 219 and 235 E. 42nd St. has closed a predevelopment loan. (CoStar)
August 30, 2024Aug 30 Author a walkaround of supposedly the largest apt in manhattan $40M ask — 🙀 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9ry8fns3HL/?igsh=MWV1azdkMGZsOG02Zw==
September 4, 2024Sep 4 Author pier city — a historic colorized ride along the hudson in 1903 — 🎉 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_bmH07tkxZ/?igsh=MWo4MHByeThleWZiOA==
September 5, 2024Sep 5 Meanwhile, somewhere under the East River ... Don't worry, folks, the pumps can handle it. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
September 23, 2024Sep 23 Author next to the west side highway in hudson square -- this is more underway now than i thought, my spouse works next door i'll try to get pics -- pretty sure they will be the most expensive downtown -- more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/12/foundations-underway-for-two-tower-complex-at-570-washington-street-in-manhattans-west-village.html *** NYC developer gets nearly $1B loan to build residential towers overlooking Hudson River By Steve Cuozzo Published July 16, 2024 As foundation work proceeds on two dramatically styled downtown apartment towers, the high-profile riverfront project just landed the cash foundation it needed. Atlas Capital Group nailed down a $985 million construction loan to build the towers at 80 Clarkson Street, which it’s developing with Zeckendorf Development and Baupost Group, sources told The Post. The fresh financing — believed to be the largest Manhattan residential-construction loan since before the pandemic — means the full-block project will soon “go vertical” at the Hudson River site between Houston and Clarkson streets. more: https://nypost.com/2024/07/16/business/nyc-developer-gets-nearly-1b-loan-for-residential-towers-overlooking-hudson-river/ 570 Washington Street | 450 + 400 FT | 36 FLOORS current -- render -- 570 Washington Street. Designed by COOKFOX Architects. via abot
September 25, 2024Sep 25 These will be great. Adds a lot of dynamic movement and height to the Hudson waterfront.
September 26, 2024Sep 26 Author On 9/5/2024 at 1:18 PM, Dougal said: Meanwhile, somewhere under the East River ... Don't worry, folks, the pumps can handle it. you won’t believe how they found the source of the leak … ! 😂 MTA worker tasted water flooding in Queens-Midtown Tunnel to determine source of leak By Ramsey Khalifeh Published Sep 25, 2024 When a deluge of water poured into the Queens-Midtown Tunnel earlier this month, MTA crews spent hours trying to figure out the source of the leak that forced officials to temporarily close the busy crossing. The case was finally cracked when a brave MTA worker tasted the mysterious liquid pouring into the tube, transit officials said on Wednesday. The worker found the water was salty, which meant it was coming in from the East River and not from a burst water main. “How we determined it was salt?” MTA Bridges and Tunnels President Cathy Sheridan said during a news conference. “Yes, someone did taste it.” “Yum, yum,” MTA Chair Janno Lieber responded. more: https://gothamist.com/news/mta-worker-tasted-water-flooding-in-queens-midtown-tunnel-to-determine-source-of-leak
September 29, 2024Sep 29 Author a really nice walk thru of the renovated chelsea hotel — now open to the public — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAWenQ6SMCO/?igsh=ZmdibHhjbTVkenFv
September 30, 2024Sep 30 Author affordable senior living will be part of bx tod — 👍 Parkchester Gardens: affordable senior housing development opens in the Bronx By Christian MurrayPosted on September 26, 2024 … New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) and Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), celebrated the official opening of Parkchester Gardens, a new 221-unit affordable senior housing development located at 1701 Purdy St. in the Parkchesterneighborhood. … A future Metro-North station is also planned nearby as part of the Metro-North Penn Station Access project, which will bring four new East Bronx stations by 2027. more: https://www.bxtimes.com/parkchester-gardens-affordable-senior-housing-development-opens-in-the-bronx/ Parkchester Gardens, a 221-unit senior affordable housing complex in the Bronx. Photo courtesy of Olshan Properties and O’Connor Capital Partners Photo courtesy of Olshan Properties and O’Connor Capital Partners
October 4, 2024Oct 4 Author robert deniro’s billion dollar wildflower studios in astoria opens this winter — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAoEFhLvSHH/?igsh=MWo2ZmMxaHBiamJoag== Robert De Niro’s $1 Billion NYC Production Hub Has Arrived The movie star tapped starchitect Bjarke Ingels to create Wildflower Studios, a production complex in Queens slated to launch later this year By India Roby September 25, 2024 If appearing in some of the most iconic NYC-set cinema and being a founding father to the Tribeca Film Festival weren’t impressive enough, Robert De Niro is now set to make even more movie magic in the Big Apple. The star’s brand new production hub, situated in his native New York, is finally complete, per The Hollywood Reporter. The price for crafting a space in this surprisingly untapped filmmaking market? A mere $1 billion. Located in Astoria, Queens, the project, dubbed Wildflower Studios, is reportedly the world’s first-ever vertical film studio and production soundstage; the complex, spanning 765,000 square feet, hosts 11 “sound-independent stages” stacked on two levels, according to THR. Imagined by developer Adam Gordon with the help of Danish starchitect Bjarke Ingels, its Brutalist-inspired exteriors feature angled concrete panels. Gordon told THR that after noticing the city’s lack of soundstages five years ago (but a “pent-up demand” for them), he observed how New York has addressed spatial and density problems by building upwards and envisioned creating a vertical production space. De Niro and his eldest son, Raphael, soon joined as investors and, together with an undisclosed lender and another financier, assembled $1 billion for the project. more: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/robert-de-niros-nyc-production-hub-has-arrived https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/06/new-renderings-revealed-for-robert-de-niros-wildflower-studios-at-35-15-19th-avenue-in-astoria-queens.html Rendering of Wildflower Studios’ facade along 19th Avenue – Bjarke Ingels Group; WF Industrial IV; Wildflower Studios Astoria Map illustrates the Wildflower Studios development Site – WF Industrial IV; Wildflower Studios Astoria Diagram illustrates anticipated shadows cast on Luyster Creek by Wildflower Studios – Bjarke Ingels Group; WF Industrial IV; Wildflower Studios Astoria
October 7, 2024Oct 7 Author suburban white plains news — one of the four buildings going up on the hamilton green redevelopment right downtown gets pivoted to office tower — New office building in White Plains proposed for NY Power Authority by PETER KATZ October 1, 2024 … The developers of the Hamilton Green project in White Plains on the site of the former White Plains Mall are asking the city to amend the approved plans for the project to include a new office building for the New York Power Authority. One of the four approved buildings in the project would become the office building instead of being residential. The developers are The Cappelli Organization and RXR, through their related entities W.P. Mall Realty, LLC, Hamilton Green I Partners, LLC, and SWD/WP LLC. more: https://westfaironline.com/combined/new-office-building-in-white-plains-proposed-for-ny-power-authority/ Rendering of ccmpleted Hamilton Green project in center of image. *** a construction update on the site — as of dec 2023 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzzSEdvI7LA/?igsh=MWtmZWhtcGhpeTZjcw==
October 7, 2024Oct 7 Author nice apt towers, but set out in a very strange place, between flushing and jamaica, queens — its an empty lot now and surrounded by lowrise apt bldgs — Kew Gardens Hills’ First 50-Story Skyscrapers Get Additional Renderings, In Queens BY: VANESSA LONDONO 8:00 AM ON OCTOBER 3, 2024 Additional renderings have been revealed for Utopia Living, a two-skyscraper residential complex at 71-12 Park Avenue in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Designed by DSM Design Group and developed by Marx Development Group, the 1.28-million-square-foot project consists of a pair of 42- and 50-story structures rising from a shared podium, and will yield 850 units along with an extensive collection of amenities. The property is located along Parsons Boulevard between 71st and 72nd Avenues. … Utopia Living is being developed under the EB-5 immigrant investor program, which grants foreign nationals permanent stay in the United States in exchange for investment in a U.S. business. The visa was executed through Manhattan Regional Center. … The project is targeting a completion date in 2028. more: https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2024/10/kew-gardens-hills-first-50-story-skyscrapers-get-additional-renderings-in-queens.html Utopia Living Towers at 71-12 Park Avenue in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Courtesy of Manhattan Regional Group
October 7, 2024Oct 7 Such an odd place for a tower of any kind, let along two ~50 story towers. They'll have a fully unimpeded view though which should be great. Going to be an interesting landmark for such a low rise area.
October 8, 2024Oct 8 5 hours ago, jmicha said: Such an odd place for a tower of any kind, let along two ~50 story towers. They'll have a fully unimpeded view though which should be great. Going to be an interesting landmark for such a low rise area. All it takes is one building... "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 8, 2024Oct 8 10 hours ago, ColDayMan said: All it takes is one building... Haha, true! This site doesn't have the advantage of LIC of having 8 subway lines and the LIRR though. I'm curious who the demographic will be to move in. I can't foresee it appealing to a younger crowd at all, but we'll see.
October 8, 2024Oct 8 Author 10 hours ago, jmicha said: Haha, true! This site doesn't have the advantage of LIC of having 8 subway lines and the LIRR though. I'm curious who the demographic will be to move in. I can't foresee it appealing to a younger crowd at all, but we'll see. i was thinking with flushing above it might be chinese, but no. marx development, the crew wrangling this look like real local playas who focus on mostly unsung stuff -- i see david marx, the ceo, is a grad of queens college, which is very nearby. so presumably he well knows the neighborhood and the empty lot. -- also presumably they have assembled a lot of EB-5 money to play with, which is the fed program where foreigners can pay money to buy citizenship. we'll see, but thats my guess anyway -- https://www.marxdevelopmentgroup.com/bios
October 9, 2024Oct 9 That definitely seems the most likely. I couldn't see it making sense as a draw for people already living in NYC, but drawing people in from outside the country definitely makes a lot of sense for this location.
October 10, 2024Oct 10 Author On 10/9/2024 at 8:20 AM, jmicha said: That definitely seems the most likely. I couldn't see it making sense as a draw for people already living in NYC, but drawing people in from outside the country definitely makes a lot of sense for this location. i dk that the immigrants will actually live there, maybe some will, but remember with the EB-5 program you’re basically buying citizenship, so you have to prove you funded something. real estate development is as good as anything. i looked at EB-5 and its interesting, its been updated since it was put in place in 1990. generally you have to fund at least 10 jobs and minimum investment of $1,050,000. in this case wiki sez: Applicants have the choice of investing directly or through a "larger investor pool via regional centers (RCs)", which are federally approved investment issuers that "connect foreign investors with developers in need of funding, and take a commission." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB-5_visa Edited October 10, 2024Oct 10 by mrnyc
October 11, 2024Oct 11 Author enjoy your steinway tower apt tour, captain — 😮 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-5_K_1s2PC/?igsh=OTY3MHNnY3A4MzQ0
October 29, 2024Oct 29 Author morris adjimi is getting his hands on an old paint warehouse & thats good news for lic, queens. Demolition Underway For 23-Story Tower At 45-40 Vernon Boulevard In Long Island City, Queens https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/10/demolition-underway-for-23-story-tower-at-45-40-vernon-boulevard-in-long-island-city-queens.html renders current via michael young/nyy
October 29, 2024Oct 29 Author another for the gowanus canal in brooklyn — Renderings Revealed For 450 Union Street In Gowanus, Brooklyn BY: MICHAEL YOUNG AND MATT PRUZNICK 8:00 AM ON OCTOBER 26, 2024 New renderings have been revealed for 450 Union Street, an upcoming 19-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by SO-IL with Magnusson Architecture & Planning as the architect of record and developed by Tankhouse and McArthur Holdings, the proposed 203,000-square-foot structure will yield a mix of market-rate and affordable rental units along with ground-floor retail space. The property is located at the intersection of Union and Bond Streets. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/10/renderings-revealed-for-450-union-street-in-gowanus-brooklyn.html Rendering courtesy of SO-IL.
November 4, 2024Nov 4 Author see the 5 boros from a nyc marathoner’s pov — except at 338mph/4.5min — whew! 🦃 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBpUxdSvPhe/?igsh=cXF5ZTdid3EyMm45
November 4, 2024Nov 4 Author something almost as far flung in nyc as you can get — 💥 Façade Work Nears Completion On Edgemere Commons Building B1 In Far Rockaway, Queens BY: MICHAEL YOUNG AND MATT PRUZNICK 8:00 AM ON NOVEMBER 4, 2024 Exterior work is nearing completion on Edgemere Commons’ second all-affordable housing building at 5119 Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway, Queens. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Tishman Speyer’s TS Communities, the company’s affordable housing development platform, the 247,000-square-foot structure will yield 237 rental apartments in studio to three-bedroom layouts, with 36 reserved for the formerly homeless, as well as 8,000 square feet of retail space and 7,500 square feet of community facility space. more: https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/11/facade-work-nears-completion-on-edgemere-commons-building-b1-in-far-rockaway-queens.html Aerial view of Edgemere Commons - Aufgang Architects Photo by Michael Young/nyy Rendering of the next affordable housing property to debut at Edgemere Commons – Courtesy of Aufgang Architects
November 8, 2024Nov 8 Author a w’burg, brooklyn before & after — 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBj_hN2vF8V/?igsh=MzZhZ2J5YXl3a3Z3
November 9, 2024Nov 9 Author morris adjimi is the king of quality infill — also gfrc is an interesting material — Façade Installation Continues On 18 West 55th Street In Midtown, Manhattan BY: MICHAEL YOUNG AND MATT PRUZNICK 8:00 AM ON NOVEMBER 8, 2024 A Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) panel façade installation by PG New Yorkcontinues on 18 West 55th Street, a 26-story residential building in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed and built by Skyline Developers, which purchased the property for $83 million in 2017 under the 18 West 55th Street LLC, the 289-foot-tall structure will span 152,084 square feet and yield 97 rental units with an average scope of 1,319 square feet, as well as 6,380 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a 10,343-square-foot cellar level. The project is located on a formerly vacant interior lot between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, next to the Peninsula Hotel. more: https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2024/11/facade-installation-continues-on-18-west-55th-street-in-midtown-manhattan.html https://pgnewyork.com Photo by Michael Young/nyy Photo by Michael Young/nyy
November 9, 2024Nov 9 Author queens mall — b.1965 — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCCDVZ0yB_x/?igsh=MWk0N2tteGh1ZDF0NA==
November 21, 2024Nov 21 Author i am excited about this one — after many years the new 40th precinct station house opened next to one of my old work sites in the south bronx. it used to be a former ‘bronx is burning era’ empty lot where we would park: NYPD opens new $85M station house in South Bronx, features community room and sustainable design By Emily SwansonPosted on November 21, 2024 NYPD officers, elected officials and community members cut the ribbon on the new 40th Precinct station house in the South Bronx on Nov. 20. According to the NYPD, the new location at 567 East 149th Street began serving residents on Nov. 18. Construction on the stationhouse began in 2018, and it was a long time coming. more: https://www.bxtimes.com/40th-precinct-station-house/ The new 40th Precinct station house at East 149th Street and St. Ann’s Avenue opened to residents this week. Photo courtesy Department of Design and Construction
November 21, 2024Nov 21 Couldn't they at least built something that looks nice? Bronx needs to get rid of its ghetto image and prove it's a nice place to live.
November 23, 2024Nov 23 Author ^ surprizingly it came out looking exactly as long planned. i think it looks pretty stylish for neo brutalism. also it has community meeting space, a first, is a green building and has backup power generators for the neighborhood. the nyc ddc does a very decent job with new build designs. at least its a hell of a lot better than the open parking lots that notoriously attracted crackheads (it had access to the old abandoned 1842 port morris/csx tracks tunnel that became a huge drug camp for awhile, you could look down and see them in there on a literal bed of needles, it was horrifying): https://www.6sqft.com/the-bronx-may-get-its-own-lowline-style-park-at-abandoned-mott-haven-rail-tracks/ https://ny.curbed.com/2016/2/11/11029850/whats-next-for-this-abandoned-south-bronx-rail-line https://www.nyc.gov/site/ddc/projects/projects.page
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