Construction Update: The Baccarat Tower
Glass is almost finished at The Baccarat Tower, which is nearing completion; the building rises 46 floors, and stands just over 600 feet tall. Besides the windows, it seems as though progress on cladding the…
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Construction Update: 585 8th Avenue
Yet another hotel by Gene Kaufman is rising, this time at 585 8th Avenue, between 38th and 39th Streets. The lot has an L-shape, with frontage on both Eighth Avenue and 39th Street, which is…
Groundbreaking Imminent: MoMA’s Torre Verre
After a six year wait, the Torre Verre is finally moving forward; per The Wall Street Journal, MoMA’s spectacular 1,050′ residential addition has received backing from Singapore’s Kwee family. While The Journal did not report…
Construction Update: The Linc LIC
Rockrose’s Linc LIC is now complete, and the tower adds significantly to the Court Square skyline. At 42 stories, and with 709 units, the Linc is the largest residential development in the neighborhood – at…
Final Days: 5Pointz Demolition Imminent
Plans for the redevelopment of ‘5Pointz’ were recently approved, and the graffiti-hotspot will soon meet its end; the warehouses will be bulldozed for two new luxury towers, developed by the Wolkoffs. The existing building has…
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