Articles by Reid Wilson

16 West 57th Street

Developer Grows High-Profile Mixed-Use Assemblage at 16 West 57th Street, Midtown

Back in September of 2014, YIMBY brought you an update on the development site at 16 West 57th Street, along Midtown’s Billionaires’ Row, when the property was acquired for $95 million by a Brazilian investor. Last week, developer Sheldon Solow acquired the property, a five-story, 24,000-square-foot commercial building, for $128 million, The Real Deal reported. The developer also owns the adjacent properties at 10 West 57th Street, 20 West 57th Street, and 19 West 56th Street. The site assemblage now boasts 213,000 square feet of residential development rights, plus additional rights that can be put towards a commercial component. The new owner has yet to disclose plans for the site. Demolition permits were filed last year to raze 16 West 57th Street as well as the six-story office building at 19 West 56th Street.


226 East Main Street

Medical Tech Development Firm’s New Single-Story Headquarters Opens At 226 East Main Street, Smithtown

Medical and bio-tech product development consulting firm MIDI has finished construction on their new single-story office and research headquarters at 226 East Main Street, in Smithtown on Long Island, located nearly a mile from the neighborhood’s Long Island Rail Road station. The new building hosts MIDI’s corporate offices, its research, design, and engineering studios, and a prototyping lab. The structure also contains additional science and medical diagnostic spaces, including a Northwell Health imaging center. The $5 million facility was constructed by Stalco Construction and designed by Long Island-based nf architectural designs.


Tremont Renaissance

Ground Broken for Tremont Renaissance, Major Bronx Mixed-Income Development

The Bronx is booming across all corners, and now in East Tremont, the city has officially broken ground on a major new mixed-income affordable housing development, dubbed Tremont Renaissance, at 4215 Park Avenue. Bound by Webster, East Tremont, and Park avenues, the building will rise on a 60,000-square-foot lot, containing 40,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space and 256 residential units above. Apartments will rent to individuals making between $38,100 and $76,200, and families of three making between $48,960 and $97,920; half of the units will rent to low-income families, while the other half will go to moderate-income tenants. Mastermind Development is behind the project, alongside HPD and HDC, and Joy Construction will be building it.


281 Fifth Avenue

Full Reveal For 281 Fifth Avenue, 52-Story Tower Coming to NoMad

YIMBY has covered the evolution of 281 Fifth Avenue extensively, first posting concept renderings that surfaced all the way back in 2014. Now, the full design has been posted to the site, as per the YIMBY Forums. The building is being developed by the Victor Group in joint venture with Lendlease, and it’s being designed by Rafael Vinoly. DOB records indicate it will rise 52 floors and 708 feet to its highest occupied floor, with the roof topping-out 728 feet above street level. There will be 7,927 square feet of commercial space at the base, topped by 209,417 square feet of residential space, to be divided amongst 141 condominiums. Completion is tentatively anticipated for 2018, and while the site’s old occupants have been demolished, there is currently a stop-work order in effect.


1602 East 15th Street

Three-Story, Six-Unit Residential Building Filed at 1602 East 15th Street, Midwood

Long Island-based Jonico Construction has filed applications for a three-story, six-unit residential building at 1602 East 15th Street, in southern Midwood, located on the corner of Avenue P, a block from the Kings Highway stop on the B/Q train. The structure will measure 6,787 square feet, and its residential units should average 848 square feet apiece. There will be two units per floor, and based on the average size of the apartments, they could either be rentals or condominiums. There will be three off-street parking spaces next to it. Paul Lombardi’s Brooklyn-based Design Studio Associates is the architect of record. The 38-foot-wide, 3,800-square-foot lot is currently occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits were filed in December.


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