Rendering of 335 Eighth Avenue - Courtesy of MAG Partners, COOKFOX Architects

335 Eighth Avenue Rises Above Street Level in Chelsea, Manhattan

Construction is rising on 335 Eighth Avenue, a seven-story residential building in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by COOKFOX Architects and developed by MAG Partners and Mutual Redevelopment Houses, Inc., with financing provided by global holding company Safanad, the structure will span approximately 200,000 square feet and yield 188 rental units in studio to two-bedroom layouts, as well as a 23,000-square-foot Lidl supermarket and additional ground-floor retail space. Thirty percent of the homes will be reserved for affordable housing. The property is located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and West 26th Street within the Penn South affordable housing cooperative, officially known as Mutual Redevelopment Houses.

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Permits Filed for 126-87 Willets Point Boulevard in Willets Point, Queens

Permits have been filed for a five-story commercial building at 126-87 Willets Point Boulevard in Willets Point, Queens. Located south of the intersection of Willets Point Boulevard and 127th Street, the lot is one block north of the Mets-Willets Point subway station, serviced by the 7 train. New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Rendering of sky terrace at Pearl House, by Williams New York

Pearl House Expansion Nears Completion At 160 Water Street in Financial District, Manhattan 

Construction is nearing completion on Pearl House, a 29-story office-to-residential conversion at 160 Water Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Designed by Gensler and developed by Vanbarton Group, the project involves the addition of three floors atop the parapet of the 24-story structure and the conversion of its 525,000 square feet of office space to yield 588 rental units in studio to two-bedroom layouts, as well as a suite of amenities. Compass Development Marketing Group is the exclusive leasing and marketing partner for the property, which is bound by Pearl, Water, and Fletcher Streets.

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