The Leyton’s Glass and Stone Façade Progresses at 1059 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on June 10, 2021 By Michael Young

Work is continuing on the stone and glass exterior of The Leyton, a 30-story residential tower at 1059 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Manuel Glas Architects for Real Estate Inverlad and Third Palm Capital with interiors by Frampton Co. and Champalimaud Design, the 127,000-square-foot structure will yield 38 residences with sales and marketing led by Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing. The inventory includes ten full-floor homes and one duplex. 1059 Third Avenue is located by the intersection of Third Avenue and East 63rd Street.

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Jersey City in the background, photo by Michael Young

Jersey City Tapped for Federal Local Food Economy Program

6:30 am on June 10, 2021 By Vanessa Londono

Jersey City has been selected by the Biden Administration as one of 13 cities across America to participate in Local Foods, Local Places (LFLP), a federal partnership program. The initiative will support efforts on the community level to use the local food economy to improve quality of life, protect the environment, and reinvest in existing neighborhoods.

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Beckford House and Tower Reach Completion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on June 9, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is complete on Beckford House and Beckford Tower, a pair of residential buildings in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The 21-story, 215-foot-tall Beckford House is addressed as 301 East 81st Street and also secondarily addressed as 1562 Second Avenue. Its taller 31-story sibling, Beckford Tower, rises across the street at 301 East 80th Street. The architecturally cohesive structures are designed by Studio Sofield and SLCE Architects and developed by Icon Realty Management, with CM & Associates in charge of construction. The two-tower development is located along Second Avenue between East 80th and 81st Streets.

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