Articles by Matt Pruznick

LPC to Hold Meeting to Consider the Breuer Building’s Landmark Status at 945 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on December 18, 2024 By Matt Pruznick

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday voted to calendar the Breuer Building for consideration as both an individual and interior landmark, casting uncertainty on renovation plans for the Whitney Museum’s former home at 945 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The motion was spurred by last month’s announcement that auction house Sotheby’s had hired architects Herzog & de Meuron to reimagine the structure for its new global headquarters.

Landmark ‘City of Yes’ Housing Creation Plan Approved with $5 Billion Push

8:00 am on November 23, 2024 By Matt Pruznick

A City Council subcommittee on Thursday approved Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to build 80,000 new homes over the next 15 years, lowering the cost of rent for New Yorkers amid one of the worst housing crises in city history. Dubbed “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity,” the rezoning proposal aims to spur the creation of affordable housing in all five boroughs, along with upgrades to critical infrastructure. The approval by the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and Committee on Land Use was secured following a $5 billion pledge from the city and state.

Edge NYC to Debut ‘City Climb’ Aerial Experience at 30 Hudson Yards

8:00 am on October 27, 2021 By Matt Pruznick

Edge NYC at 30 Hudson Yards is set to open City Climb, a new attraction for the supertall observatory in Hudson Yards. Billed as the “highest external building climb in the world,” the experience will invite guests to ascend a set of stairs along the precipice of the Kohn Pederson Fox-designed skyscraper’s slanting crown more than 1,200 feet above street level, and even lean out from a platform at the tip of the building.

50-Story Tower Revealed in Preliminary Renderings for 30-25 Queens Boulevard, in Long Island City

8:00 am on May 12, 2020 By Matt Pruznick

A 50-story skyscraper could potentially rise from an assemblage of three undeveloped lots in the heart of Long Island City, Queens. The combined 25,177-square-foot parcel is known as QPX and consists of 30-25 Queens Boulevard, 29-00 Northern Boulevard, and 29-14 Queens Plaza East. The property is located adjacent to Sunnyside Yards and is sandwiched between two new high-rise developments.

200 Amsterdam Ruling Threatens ‘Havoc’ to New York City Development

8:00 am on February 21, 2020 By Matt Pruznick

Developers of the Upper West Side’s tallest building, 200 Amsterdam Avenue, were dealt an unprecedented blow last week when a State Supreme Court Judge ruled that 20 or more floors may have to be lopped from the residential skyscraper. Developers SJP Properties and Mitsui Fudosan America are in the process of appealing the decision, which is the latest in a string of community-led attacks on development throughout the city.

Midtown and Billionaires' Row from the Empire State Building's 102nd floor observatory

YIMBY Tours the Empire State Building’s Newly Renovated Observatories

8:00 am on January 1, 2020 By Matt Pruznick

For more than 40 years, the Empire State Building‘s observatory reigned as the loftiest manmade place on Earth. Though no longer the pinnacle of New York, the Art Deco masterpiece’s Olympian mass still cuts an uncontested figure in the popular imagination as a symbol of the city and is an enduring emblem of human might and ingenuity. Today, as the supertall enters its tenth decade, it welcomes visitors with a fresh new face, the product of a four-year, $165 million renovation to improve the experience for the 10,000-odd guests that stream through its doors each day.

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