Articles by Sebastian Morris

Rendering of Pendry Manhattan West Hotel - Skidmore Owings & Merril

SOM’s Pendry Manhattan West Hotel Tops Out in Hudson Yards

The Pendry Manhattan West Hotel has topped out above the expansive new Manhattan West complex adjacent to Hudson Yards. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, the building features a distinctive fluted glass façade on its northern and southern elevations, an interesting departure from the boxy and angular style of the megaliths that permeate this area of Manhattan. The hotel’s official address is 4 Manhattan West and is expected to debut in 2021.

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Rendering of 1064 Hancock - Think Architecture & Design.

Construction Begins at 1064 Hancock Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn

A four-story residential structure at 1064 Hancock Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn has begun construction after filing permits nearly six years ago. The project is being developed by MP Bristol Realty and designed by Think Architecture & Design. Permits for the original project were filed in 2014 and called for a six-unit structure measuring approximately 4,345 square feet. It is unclear why MP Bristol Realty ditched original those plans in favor of the current iteration, which is 45 feet tall and comprises 10,150 square feet.

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Completed view of the new Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH) at SUNY New Paltz (Photo by Ola Wilk/Wilk Marketing Communications)

SUNY New Paltz Completes $13.5 Million Engineering Innovation Hub in Hudson Valley, New York

The State University of New York at New Paltz this week celebrated the completion of a $13.5 million Engineering Innovation Hub located on the institution’s Hudson Valley campus. Designed by Urbahn Architects, the two-story building comprises 19,500 square feet and serves as a central headquarters for the university’s bachelor’s degree program in mechanical engineering that has seen rapid enrollment growth since launching in 2014.

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