Gene Kaufman Architect

211 McGuinness Boulevard, rendering by Gene Kaufman Architect

Housing Lottery Launches for Otto Greenpoint at 211 McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

6:30 am on February 14, 2022 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Otto Greenpoint, an eight-story mixed-use building at 211 McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by Gene Kaufman and developed by Stellar Management, the structure yields 197 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 60 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,463 to $167,570.

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76 Eighth Avenue’s Black Steel Façade Completes Installation in Greenwich Village, Manhattan

8:00 am on January 27, 2022 By Michael Young

Exterior work is nearing completion on 76 Eighth Avenue, a ten-story commercial structure in Greenwich Village. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect and developed by Sang Lee, Noviprop, and Plus Development, the 120-foot-tall structure will yield 30,000 square feet of office space and ground-floor retail. RAAD Studios designed the lobby space and Plus Design Studios designed the office interiors for the property, which is located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and West 14th Street, on the border of the Meatpacking District, Chelsea, and West Village neighborhoods.

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46-Story Dual-Brand Marriott Opens at 140 West 28th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on January 23, 2022 By Michael Young

Construction is complete and occupancy has begun at 140 West 28th Street, a 46-story dual-brand Marriott Hotel tower in Chelsea. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect and developed by Sam Chang of the McSam Hotel Group, the 470-foot-tall tower yields 173,000 square feet and 531 guest rooms split between a 284-room Springhill Suites and a 247-room Townplace Suites. Omnibuild served as the general contractor for the project, which is located between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in the Flower District of Midtown, Manhattan.

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Façade Installation Wrapping Up for 1,046-Room Hilton Hotel at 150 West 48th Street in Times Square, Manhattan

8:00 am on January 22, 2022 By Michael Young

Construction is wrapping up on 150 West 48th Street, a 38-story triple-brand Hilton hotel tower in Times Square. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect and developed by Sam Chang of McSam Hotel Group, the 418-foot-tall, 320,000-square-foot structure will yield 1,046 hotel rooms across a Hampton Inn, a Home 2 Suites, and a Motto Hotel, Hilton’s newest brand of micro-hotels. McSam Hotel Group purchased the Midtown, Manhattan site from Rockefeller Group in early 2019 at a cost of $140 million and received a $250 million loan before construction broke ground in 2020. Omnibuild is in charge of erecting the tower, which is located by the corner of West 48th Street and Seventh Avenue.

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