New Renderings Released for RAMSA’s Claremont Hall at 100 Claremont Avenue in Morningside Heights, Manhattan

YIMBY has an exclusive new set of exterior renderings for Claremont Hall, a topped-out 41-story residential and academic tower at 100 Claremont Avenue in Morningside Heights. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects with SLCE Architects as the architect of record and developed by L&M Development Partners, Daiwa House Texas, Inc., and Lendlease, the 354,000-square-foot structure will yield 165 condominiums as well as institutional offices, faculty housing, and classrooms for Union Theological SeminaryBeyer Blinder Belle is handling the renovations of Union Theological Seminary’s Hastings Hall, where students currently reside. Claremont Hall is situated by the corner of Claremont Avenue and West 122nd Street, directly across from Riverside Church, and the tower is being built by Lendlease Construction with the use of air rights from the seminary.

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Affordable Housing Units Still Available at Capitol Towers at 254 West 51st Street in Midtown West, Manhattan

There are still affordable housing units available for Capitol Towers, 18-story mixed-use building at 254 West 51st Street in Midtown West, Manhattan. Designed by Edward F. Fanning for the Knights of Columbus, the pre-war Renaissance-revival structure yields 278 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 28 units for residents at 130 to 165 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $73,955 to $177,210.

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Rendering of 28 & 7 - GDSNY

SOM’s 28&7 Wraps Up Construction at 322-326 Seventh Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan

Work is nearing completion on 28&7, a 12-story office building at 322-326 Seventh Avenue in Chelsea. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by Klövern AB and GDSNY, the edifice rises at the corner of Seventh Avenue and West 28th Street and will yield 105,000 square feet of commercial space marketed by CBRE. Triton Construction is the general contractor for the reinforced concrete structure, which is located directly above the 28th Street subway station, servicing the local 1 train. The developers are aiming for LEED Gold and WELL certification.

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