Articles by Michael Young

Two-Building Complex ‘The Hive’ Reaches Completion at 300 West 43rd Street in Midtown, Manhattan

7:30 am on January 9, 2021 By Michael Young

Work is now complete on The Hive, a two-building complex along Eighth Avenue between West 42nd Street and West 43rd Street in Midtown. Developed by KRW Realty Advisors and managed by Hive Management LLC, the property consists of a 13-story L-shaped building at 303 West 42nd Street, aka Hive 42, and a six-story structure at 300 West 43rd Street, aka Hive 43. Gertler & Wente Architects led the design of the renovated interiors, which include office space as well as ground-floor retail.

Twin Supertalls Revealed as Part of Garden City, Possible Relocation of Madison Square Garden, in Midtown Manhattan

8:00 am on January 8, 2021 By Michael Young

Community Board Five’s Land Use, Housing & Zoning Committee voted in a meeting on Wednesday to advance plans for a massive undertaking in Midtown involving the conversion of Madison Square Garden into a new concourse for Penn Station, and the creation of a new home for the sports facility between two supertall skyscrapers near Herald Square. Initially proposed in 2016 by Vishaan Chakrabarti, founder of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), new renderings give visual context to the plan, to which the city council agreed with the consideration of The Madison Square Garden Company’s acquisition of a shorter extension of its current lease.

Gene Kaufman’s 974-Room Hotel Begins Ascent at 150 West 48th Street in Times Square, Manhattan

7:00 am on January 7, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is rising at 150 West 48th Street. a 974-room hotel in Times Square. The 300,216-square-foot structure is designed by Gene Kaufman Architect for Sam Chang of McSam Hotel Group, which purchased the property from Rockefeller Group in early 2019 for $140 million, and received a $250 million construction loan before breaking ground last year. The site is located between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue and is part of the growing collection of new hotels rising around the famous crossroads.

Renovation Work Underway at 27 Park Place in Tribeca, Manhattan

7:30 am on January 6, 2021 By Michael Young

Renovation work has begun at 27 Park Place, a five-story commercial building in Tribeca that has sat vacant for more than three years after suffering extensive damage from a six-alarm fire on September 1, 2017. Empire State Development, LLC is the general contractor for the project, which is located between Church Street and Murray Street.

Construction Wraps on Pendry Hotel at Four Manhattan West in Midtown West

8:00 am on January 5, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is now complete on the Pendry Manhattan West Hotel, a 281-foot-tall mixed-use structure at Four Manhattan West in Midtown West. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and developed by Brookfield Properties, the 21-story project makes up one of five separate buildings in the Manhattan West master plan, which sits directly across Tenth Avenue from Hudson Yards. The property is located along West 33rd Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues, wedged between One Manhattan West and Five Manhattan West, and will yield 164 guest rooms as well as condominiums on the upper levels.

Demolition for 27-Story Hotel Awaits Progress at 777 Eighth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

7:00 am on January 5, 2021 By Michael Young

Demolition could begin soon at 777 Eighth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, where a 27-story hotel has been proposed. From the prolific architect-developer duo of Gene Kaufman Architect and McSam Hotel Group, as well as additional owner TSGL 8th Avenue LLC, the building will rise from a 5,000-square-foot plot on the west side of the block between West 47th and 48th Streets, not far from Times Square.

New Renderings Reveal ‘The Set’ at 451 Tenth Avenue in Hudson Yards

8:00 am on January 4, 2021 By Michael Young

New renderings from Handel Architects reveal The Set, a 587-foot-tall residential skyscraper under construction at 451 Tenth Avenue in Hudson Yards. Developed by Related Companies, the 45-story structure is rising from a 17,280-square-foot L-shaped lot at the corner of Tenth Avenue and West 35th Street, directly to the north of Bjarke Ingels‘ 66 Hudson Boulevard, aka The Spiral. Though it’s unclear which final form the building will take in terms of color palette, the renderings are likely a good indication of what’s to come for the reinforced concrete edifice that’s already several floors above street level.

Façade Work Progresses on The Westerly at 441 West 37th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

7:00 am on January 4, 2021 By Michael Young

441 West 37th Street has structurally topped out since our last update back in early March. The 11-story mixed-use residential building, called The Westerley, is found in Midtown, Manhattan between Ninth and Tenth Avenues. Happy Living Development is developing the seven-unit property with DLJU Architects as the architect of record. Adele Schachner Architecture + Interiors is serving as the interior designer. Full-floor two-bedroom units will begin at $1.7 million.

Santiago Calatrava’s St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Continues to Take Shape in the Financial District

8:00 am on January 3, 2021 By Michael Young

Work is continuing on Santiago Calatrava‘s St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in the Financial District. Located by the intersection of Greenwich Street and Liberty Street in the elevated Liberty Park, the structure will serve as the new home for the long-established church that was formerly located at 155 Cedar Street until it was destroyed on 9/11. Calatrava’s architectural concept for the church was inspired by Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia and Church of the Holy Savior of Chora. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is developing the project, which sits directly to the south of the original 16-acre World Trade Center complex.

Times Square Theater’s Retail Conversion and Expansion Progresses at 215 West 42nd Street in Times Square, Manhattan

7:30 am on January 3, 2021 By Michael Young

Work is progressing at 215 West 42nd Street, where the historic Times Square Theater is in the process of a retail conversion and expansion. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by NYC Economic Development Corporation and Stillman Development International, the $100 million project calls for extensive interior renovations and a vertical extension that will double the structure’s height, bringing it to 138 feet tall and six stories above ground, as well as the addition of a cellar level. The property is located in the heart of Times Square between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, and will yield 52,521 square feet with 34,313 square feet designated for commercial space.

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