One Times Square Tops Out in Times Square, Manhattan

7:30 am on December 11, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Officials and crews recently celebrated the topping out of One Times Square, a 26-story commercial tower at 1475 Broadway in Times Square. Designed by S9 Architecture with SLCE as the architect of record and developed by Jamestown, the $500 million project involves the full gut renovation and exterior re-cladding of the 119-year-old, 395-foot-tall structure, along with the addition of new LED displays and public viewing decks with platforms that will overlook the famous crossroads. R&R Scaffolding Companies will supply the BMU and Turner Construction Company is the general contractor for the property, which is located on a trapezoidal plot bound by West 43rd Street to the north, West 42nd Street to the south, Broadway to the east, and Seventh Avenue to the west.

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Permits Filed for 180 Christopher Street in West Village, Manhattan

6:30 am on December 11, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a 16-story residential building at 180 Christopher Street in West Village, Manhattan. Located between Washington Street and West Street, the lot is near the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square subway station, serviced by the 1 train. Housing Works is listed as the owner behind the applications and current runs the Bailey House at that address, a six-story building used for congregate housing for the homeless and those dealing with HIV.

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Birds-eye rendering of Claremont Hall at 100 Claremont Avenue

RAMSA’s Claremont Hall Wraps Up Construction in Morningside Heights, Manhattan

8:00 am on December 10, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The 22nd-tallest building on our annual year-end countdown is Claremont Hall, a 466-foot-tall mixed-use tower currently completing construction at 100 Claremont Avenue in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects along with SLCE Architects and interior designer CetraRuddy Architects, and developed by Lendlease, Daiwa House Texas, and LMXD, the 41-story structure spans 354,000 square feet and yields 165 condominium units in one- to four-bedroom layouts, as well as classrooms, office space, and faculty housing for Union Theological Seminary. The project also involves renovations to the school’s Hastings Hall by Beyer Blinder Belle. Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is leading sales and marketing and Lendlease is the general contractor for the property, which is located by the corner of Claremont Avenue and West 122nd Street.

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65 4th Avenue Tops Out in Park Slope, Brooklyn

7:30 am on December 10, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on 65 4th Avenue, a ten-story residential building in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Designed by MHM Engineering PC and developed by Yisroel Greenfeld, the 100-foot-tall structure will span 25,458 square feet and yield 30 rental units with an average scope of 655 square feet, as well as 781 square feet of commercial space, a cellar level, and a 29-foot-long rear yard. Success Developers LLC is the general contractor for the property, which stands on an interior lot between Bergen Street and St. Mark’s Place.

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