The long-gestating plan to revitalize Penn Station has taken a significant step forward with the selection of a development team for the Midtown, Manhattan transit hub. Penn Transformation Partners, a joint venture between Halmar and Skanska, will lead the project, which will involve extensive exterior and interior revisions to the facility while preserving and re-cladding Madison Square Garden.
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Renovation work is progressing on the Manhattan New York Temple at 125 Columbus Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Originally designed by Schuman, Lichtenstein & Claman in 1976, then redesigned by Frank Fernandez in 2004, the 20,630-square-foot structure is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and is currently undergoing an interior overhaul and façade revision. The property is located at the northeast corner of Columbus Avenue and West 65th Street.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for HELP Hinsdale C, a six-story residential building at 314 Hinsdale Street in East New York, Brooklyn. Designed by Curtis and Ginsberg Architects and developed by HELP Development Corp., the structure yields 51 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 30 units for residents at 40 to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $46,115 to $126,240.
Permits have been filed for a three-story residential building at 33-28 148th Street in Flushing, Queens. Located between 33rd Avenue and 34th Avenue, the lot is closest to the Flushing–Main Street subway station, served by the 7 train. Wendy Tseng of True Buddha Diamond Temple is listed as the owner behind the applications.
In December 2024, the New York City Council passed The City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, a sizable zoning amendment meant to facilitate and encourage much-needed residential construction in the housing-starved megapolis. A year later, the legislative measure already appears to yield much-welcome positive results. A data sheet that provides detailed information on each proposed project and their development teams is available with a subscription to YIMBY’s Building Wire.
