Articles by Michael Young

Construction Ramps Up On the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center

8:00 am on August 28, 2018 By Michael Young

After previously enduring a slight pause in construction, the site of the future Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center has picked up the pace of steel assembly currently forming the bottom sub-levels of the 130-foot structure. They will eventually form the secondary entrance and exit to the World Trade Center’s Vehicle Security Center. The project is already above street level and is being developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), and designed by Joshua Prince-Ramus of Brooklyn-based REX Architecture. A 99-year lease was already approved for the project by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Renderings Revealed For 71 North 7th Street, Williamsburg

7:30 am on August 27, 2018 By Michael Young

Coming to the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg near the corner of North 7th Street and Wythe Avenue, 71 North 7th Street is a new project under development by Largo, with JDS as a minority partner. The building will yield 9,446 square feet of retail space and 9,045 square feet of rentable Class A office space across three floors. Sitting just one block away from the East River, the site was purchased for $10.5 million, and will feature a mix of brown-brick facade with south-facing industrial style windows, as revealed in today’s first look at renderings.

Foundation Work Starts for 75 West Broadway in Tribeca

7:30 am on August 23, 2018 By Michael Young

Along West Broadway between Warren Street and Murray Street, a new 55,000 square foot residential project is underway at 61 Warren Street, now known as 75 West Broadway. Excavation on the northern end of the…

25 Kent Avenue’s Scaffolding Comes Down As Its Facade Goes Up in Williamsburg

7:30 am on August 22, 2018 By Michael Young

Located in Williamsburg along Kent Avenue, between North 12th Street and North 13th Street, the full-block, eight-story structure at 25 Kent Avenue will soon contain over half a million square feet of office space. Combining 15-foot high ceilings for the office floors with waterfront views of Manhattan and Bushwick Inlet Park, future tenants will also have access to multiple outdoor terraces stepping up to a landscaped rooftop. The project is being designed by Hollwich Kushner and Gensler, and developed by Rubenstein Partners and Heritage Equity Partners.

One Clinton Street Climbing Quickly Above Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn Heights

8:00 am on August 21, 2018 By Michael Young

Located at the confluence of Clinton Street and Cadman Plaza West and standing directly in front of One Pierrepont Plaza’s postmodern red and white facade, One Clinton Street, aka 280 Cadman Plaza West, is on the rise in Brooklyn Heights, on its way to a 409-foot-high pinnacle with 36 floors within. The tower is being designed by Marvel Architects and developed by Hudson Companies.

Facade Installation Begins for 108 Chambers Street, Tribeca

7:00 am on August 20, 2018 By Michael Young

Standing in the heart of Tribeca at the corner of Chambers Street and Church Street is 108 Chambers Street, a low-rise 10-story mixed-use residential building designed by Woods Bagot Architects and developed by Greystone Development. Now, the facade is beginning to be installed along Church Street, with waterproofing preceding glass panels. The concrete structure’s exterior will soon be faced in a mixture of glass and dark angled panels.

Leasing Begins at Quinn, 153-Unit Rental at 197 Van Vorst Street In Jersey City’s Paulus Hook

7:00 am on August 17, 2018 By Michael Young

Located at 197 Van Vorst Street in Jersey City, at the southwest intersection of Morris Street and Van Vorst Street in the Paulus Hook neighborhood, a new 16-story residential mid-rise is under construction and just began leasing its 153 units. Field Development Group is behind the project, the same firm that successfully completed the Lenox, directly across the street to the north. Marchetto Higgins Stieve is the designer and Bozzuto is the property manager for the building, which has been dubbed “Quinn”.

An updated render of the project at the construction site for the new Korean Cultural Center of New York, designed by SAMOO Architects

Renderings Revealed for The New York Korea Center of NYC at 122-126 East 32nd Street, Murray Hill

7:30 am on August 16, 2018 By Michael Young

Progress is finally advancing on the New York Korea Center, at 122-126 East 32nd Street. Located in the Midtown neighborhood of Murray Hill, on East 32nd Street between Lexington and Park, construction began on June 28th with a panel of dignitaries who attended the groundbreaking event. The building will be designed by SAMOO Architecture PC, and is being developed by Young Park, of Level Group. The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in New York purchased the site for $15.8 million back in March 2008, which included nearly 4,500 square feet of air rights from the neighboring four-story building.

One Blue Slip Opens For Leasing in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint Landing

7:30 am on August 15, 2018 By Michael Young

Located at 37 Blue Slip, with uninterrupted 180-degree views of the Midtown skyline and Lower Manhattan to the south, One Blue Slip is the first market-rate residential tower to go up in the 22-acre Greenpoint Landing, and leasing has now launched for the building’s 359 units. The news comes from Brookfield Properties, the developers of the project, alongside a joint venture with Park Tower Group, the master planner of the Greenpoint Landing development.

One Vanderbilt facade with signage, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

One Vanderbilt’s Terracotta Facade Installation Begins as Superstructure Passes Halfway Point in Midtown Manhattan

8:00 am on August 14, 2018 By Michael Young

Progressing at breakneck speed since the demolition of the original extant commercial buildings in early 2016, One Vanderbilt‘s rise into the Midtown skyline has occurred at the quickest pace since the Roaring Twenties, when the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building were each completed within very short timeframes.

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