Articles by Max Gillespie

LPC To Review Proposal For 17 Montgomery Place In Park Slope, Brooklyn

7:00 am on April 13, 2026 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is reviewing a proposal for alterations to 17 Montgomery Place, a three-story, two-unit row house in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Designed by Soudry Architect, the project involves modifications to the building’s rear façade, including the enlargement of an existing bay window and the addition of new exterior elements at the lower levels. The property sits midblock between 8th Avenue and Prospect Park West within a context of similarly scaled brownstone residences.

AVIVA Nears Completion At 189 Phillip Street In Jersey City, New Jersey

7:30 am on April 11, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Construction is nearing completion on AVIVA, a two-building residential complex at 189 Phillip Street in Jersey City, New Jersey. Designed by GRT Architects in collaboration with Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Alpine Residential, the project consists of two 12-story buildings yielding a combined 500 rental units. The property is positioned at the edge of Liberty State Park.

Photograph of Public School 15 Annex, courtesy of LPC.

LPC Designates Three Properties Tied To City’s Immigration History In Brooklyn And Manhattan

7:30 am on April 9, 2026 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has designated three properties tied to the city’s immigration history as individual landmarks: the Public School 15 Annex at 372 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn, the Church of Saint Mary at 440 Grand Street on the Lower East Side, and the Lithuanian Alliance Building at 307 West 30th Street in Chelsea. The designations recognize buildings associated with immigrant communities that helped shape New York City, from Irish and other Catholic newcomers on the Lower East Side to Lithuanian Americans in Manhattan and a broad mix of first- and second-generation families in Brooklyn.

NYC Opens First Therapeutic Housing Unit At NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue As Part of Rikers Closure Plan

7:30 am on April 8, 2026 By Max Gillespie

The city’s first Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit has opened at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, marking a step in the plan to close Rikers Island. Located at 462 First Avenue in Kips Bay, Manhattan, the 104-bed facility is designed to serve incarcerated individuals with complex medical needs. Clinically vulnerable detainees will be transferred from Rikers into the new facility.

MTA Opens RFP Process To Redevelop Underutilized Site At 1119 Pacific Street In Crown Heights, Brooklyn

7:00 am on April 7, 2026 By Max Gillespie

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is seeking proposals to redevelop an underutilized agency-owned site at 1119 Pacific Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The residential development is enabled by the 2025 Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use District rezoning and will be advanced in coordination with state and transit agencies. When complete, the new building will yield 300 units.

NYC Opens Applications For Art Installations At Flushing Meadows Corona Park In Queens

7:00 am on April 6, 2026 By Max Gillespie

NYC Parks and the Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park have opened applications for the 2026 Art in the Parks grant, which will fund two site-specific public art installations at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. Now in its seventh year, the program will award $10,000 to each of two New York City-based artists to create sculptures tailored to designated locations throughout the park. Proposals are due by April 5, 2026, with selected works scheduled for installation in October 2026.

River Apartments II Breaks Ground At 1185 River Avenue In West Concourse, The Bronx

7:00 am on April 5, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Construction has broken ground on River Avenue Apartments II, an affordable housing project at 1185 River Avenue in West Concourse, The Bronx. Developed by Community Access and Blue Sky Bronx, the $225 million project will deliver 292 apartments for households earning up to 80 percent of area median income (AMI). The project follows the completion of the nearby 245-unit River Avenue Apartments I in March 2024. The property is located between East 167th and McClellan Streets.

The Piermont Reaches Completion At 137 Patterson Street In Hillsdale, New Jersey

7:30 am on April 4, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Construction is complete on The Piermont, a four-story residential complex at 137 Patterson Street in Hillsdale, New Jersey. Designd by Studio Hillier Architects and developed by BNE Real Estate Group, Claremont Development, and March Development, the project yields 256 apartments and townhomes.

New Renderings Revealed For Rolex Headquarters At 665 Fifth Avenue In Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on April 3, 2026 By Max Gillespie

New renderings have been revealed for The Rolex Building, a 30-story office tower nearing completion at 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects and developed by the Rolex Realty Company, the 469-foot-tall structure will bring 165,000 square feet of office and retail space to the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and East 53rd Street.

$203 Million Secured For Redevelopment Of 221 West 41st Street In Midtown, Manhattan

7:30 am on April 1, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Naftali Credit Partners has closed a $203 million loan for an office-to-residential conversion of 221 West 41st Street, a 25-story building in Midtown, Manhattan. The financing was structured for Yellowstone Real Estate Investments and marks the tenth deal from Naftali Credit Partners’ second opportunistic debt fund. According to the announcement, the loan will refinance existing bridge debt and cover construction-related costs tied to the office-to-residential conversion. The property is located between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.

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