142 West 21st Street. Designed by BKSK Architects.

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The Myles Nears Completion At 142 West 21st Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

Construction is nearing completion on The Myles, a 13-story residential building at 142 West 21st Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Grid Group, the 135-foot-tall structure will span 61,256 square feet and yield 22 condominium units with an average scope of 2,756 square feet. The project will also include a 16-vehicle parking garage. The property is located on an interior lot between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.

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Community Center Announced for 70-02 34th Avenue In Jackson Heights, Queens

By Max Gillespie

Plans have emerged for a 30,000-square-foot community center at 70-02 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens. Developed by the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, the structure will house the neighborhood’s first community swimming pool, an indoor gymnasium with basketball courts, and an auditorium-style theater. The project will also offer after-school and summer programs, early childhood education, senior programming, workforce development, and arts and cultural space.

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260 East 72nd Street. Rendering courtesy of Peter Pennoyer Architects.

260 East 72nd Street’s Façade Takes Shape on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Exterior work is progressing on 260 East 72nd Street, a 20-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Peter Pennoyer Architects and developed by Simon Dushinsky of Sky Equity Group, the 161,000-square-foot structure will yield 60 condominium units in two- to five-bedroom layouts. The project will also include a ten-story annex along East 71st Street and will feature 3,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Hill West Architects is the architect of record for the property, which is alternately addressed as 1357 Second Avenue and located at the southwest corner of Second Avenue and East 72nd Street.

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