Articles by Michael Young

1933 Lafayette Avenue. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning.

New Rendering Reveals 1933 Lafayette Avenue in Unionport, The Bronx

8:00 am on March 28, 2026 By Michael Young

A new rendering reveals 1933 Lafayette Avenue, a forthcoming 22-story residential building in Unionport, The Bronx. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning and developed by Dimitrios Katehis of HP Park Lane Family HDFC, Inc., the structure will rise 226 feet tall and yield a total of 154,600 square feet designated for residential space. Inside will be 207 rental units averaging 746 square feet, as well as a cellar level, 45 open parking spaces, and 61 enclosed parking spaces. The property is bounded by Lafayette Avenue to the south, White Plains Road to the west, Turbull Avenue to the north, and the adjacent 14-story 1940 Turbull Avenue to the northeast.

356 Fulton Street. Photo by Michael Young.

Construction Equipment On Site At 356 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn

8:00 am on March 27, 2026 By Michael Young

Construction appears to be imminent at 356 Fulton Street, an upcoming mixed-use residenital skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn. Developed in a joint venture between Rabsky Group and Spencer Equity, the structure is planned to yield nearly 200 condominium units, 299 rental apartments, and 20,000 square feet of commercial space. The $400 million development will rise from a site bounded by Fulton Street, Smith Street, and Red Hook Lane. It’s unclear if MdeAS Architects and SLCE Architects, the original designers, are still part of the project, which called for a 43-story, 496-foot tall, 475,000-square foot tower with 421 units of market-rate and affordable housing, and 100,000 square feet of commercial space.

Flatiron Building. Rendering courtesy of Realty Check.

Scaffolding Removal Begins On The Flatiron Building in Manhattan’s Flatiron District

8:00 am on March 26, 2026 By Michael Young

Construction is steadily progressing on the Flatiron Building, the iconic landmark which is currently undergoing an office-to-residential conversion by Studio Sofield in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. SLCE Architects serving as the executive architect for the project, which is being led by the development team of the Brodsky Organization, GFP Real Estate, and Sorgente Group. Inside will be 38 condominium units in three- to five-bedroom layouts marketed by Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group. The 124-year old structure is located at the confluence of Broadway, Fifth Avenue, and East 23rd Streets.

Facade Installation Begins At 275 Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

8:00 am on March 25, 2026 By Michael Young

Construction is quickly progressing on the 15-story jail complex at 275 Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by HOK and developed by the NYC Department of Design and Construction, the 339-foot-tall structure will span 712,150 square feet with a capacity of 1,040 inmates. The project will also include 30,000 square feet of community facility space, two cellar levels, two loading berths, 100 enclosed parking spaces, and an underground tunnel connecting to the adjacent courthouse. The redevelopment will replace the defunct Brooklyn Detention Complex and is bounded by Atlantic Avenue, Boerum Place, and Smith and State Streets.

3030 Ocean Parkway and 400 Neptune Avenue diagram, courtesy of Urban Cartographics.

Two New Residential Towers Planned For 303 Ocean Parkway and 400 Neptune Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn

8:00 am on March 22, 2026 By Michael Young

Rybak Development and Cammeby’s recently submitted a rezoning application with the New York City Department of City Planning for two new 22-story residential buildings addressed as 3030 Ocean Parkway and 400 Neptune Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn. The mixed-use structures will collectively yield 703 rental units and rise from a pair of adjacent lots containing two existing 23-story residences knows as the Shorecrest Towers. 3030 Ocean Parkway would be constructed at the corner of Ocean Parkway and West Brighton Avenue, while 400 Neptune Avenue would be built by the corner of Neptune Avenue and Ocean Parkway.

New Museum Opens With New Seven-Story Expansion in Bowery, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 21, 2026 By Michael Young

Construction wraps up on the New Museum’s seven-story expansion at 231 Bowery in the Bowery section of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu of OMA along with Cooper Robertson & Partners, the 174-foot-tall annex stands directly south of the SANAA-designed main building, which was completed in 2007. The 60,000-square-foot addition connects laterally to the original structure and will more than double the institution’s footprint to 115,277 square feet. The new building will contain three gallery floors, an 80-seat restaurant, a larger bookstore, and offices for staff, among other spaces. The property is located at the intersection of Bowery and Prince Street.

River's Edge. Designed by Perkins Eastman.

Renderings Reveal River’s Edge Senior Housing Development in Riverdale, The Bronx

8:00 am on March 4, 2026 By Michael Young

New renderings have been revealed for River’s Edge, a forthcoming 11-story Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) building in Riverdale, The Bronx. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by Chicago-based Integrated Development II, the nearly 441,000-square-foot structure will yield 260 condominium units in one- to two-bedroom layouts for occupants 62 years and older. The building will be the latest addition to the 32-acre RiverSpring campus, which is located along Palisades Avenue between West 261st Street and the Riverdale train station.

56 Great Jones Street. Rendering courtesy of Fogarty Finger.

Renderings Revealed For 56 Great Jones Street in Noho, Manhattan

8:00 am on February 12, 2026 By Michael Young

The first renderings have been revealed for 56 Great Jones Street, a planned 25-story mixed-use building in Noho, Manhattan. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Lonicera Partners, the 275-foot-tall structure will span at least 203,627 square feet and yield up to 94 condominium units. The project will also include 88,553 square feet will of commercial space. The property is alternately addressed as 348 Bowery and located at the northwest corner of Great Jones Street and Bowery.

The new Canarsie Library. Rendering courtesy of Studio Joseph.

New Canarsie Library Breaks Ground at 1580 Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie, Brooklyn

7:30 am on February 10, 2026 By Michael Young

Work is underway on the new two-story Canarsie Library at 1580 Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Developed by the Brooklyn Public Library and designed in a collaboration between Studio Joseph, Envoie Projects, Mercer Mass Timber, Plus Group, TYLin, and W Architecture, the structure will span 11,000 square feet, double the size of the previous facility. The building will also be one of New York City’s first buildings constructed from mass timber. Shawmut Design and Construction is serving as the general contractor for the project, which broke ground last Saturday at the property, and is located at the corner of Rockaway Parkway and Avenue J.

The Arden at Garvies Point. Rendering courtesy of RXR.

The Arden at Garvies Point Breaks Ground in Glen Cove, Long Island

8:00 am on February 6, 2026 By Michael Young

Excavation is underway on The Arden, a forthcoming five-story residential building at 100 Dickson Street in Glen Cove, Long Island. Designed by BHC Architects and developed by RXR and Chuo-Nittochi Group, the 143,860-square-foot structure will yield 101 rental apartments with an average scope of 980 square feet. The project will also include 2,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space, and is part of the $1.3 billion MPFP-designed Garvies Point master plan. The Arden will rise northwest of a roundabout where Dickson Street and Herb Hill Road intersect.

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