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Design Competition to Reclad 58-Story MetLife Building At 200 Park Avenue

6:30 am on September 29, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Metals in Construction is launching a competition to reclad 200 Park Avenue, a.k.a the MetLife Building, which is situated directly behind Grand Central Terminal. Architects and engineers are being asked to submit plans for an updated, eco-friendly and efficient façade that would also retain the building’s heritage. 200 Park is a hulking 58-story, 3-million square-foot office building completed in 1963. Submissions are due February 1st, 2016, and $15,000 will be awarded to the team with the most innovative design.

Construction Begins on Virgin Hotel At 1225 Broadway, Midtown South

11:00 am on September 28, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In August of 2014, YIMBY brought you the first glimpse of the 39-story, 465-key Virgin Hotel planned at 1225 Broadway, in Midtown South, and we revealed more renderings in January of this year. According to Commercial Observer, the developer has now broken ground on the 500,000 square-foot building, which will eventually contain 90,000 square feet of retail space. The hotel portion will measure 300,000 square feet, and 30,000 square feet will be designated as amenity space for guests. The Lam Group is the developer, while VOA Associates is the design architect, and completion is expected in 2018.

Reveal For 43-Story, 667-Foot-Tall Condo Tower At 45 Park Place, Tribeca

6:00 am on September 28, 2015 By Reid Wilson

In the first half of 2014, YIMBY reported on building applications for a nearly 600-foot-tall luxury residential tower at 45 Park Place, in Tribeca, and later that year, we revealed preliminary renderings of the project. Now, Bloomberg Business has the latest news on the tower, as well as an update on the design. The building will have 43 actual stories and will top out 667 feet above street level, up from the 39-story and 597-foot figures reported earlier. The latest filings call for 50 condominiums, and at least 15 will reportedly be full-floor units measuring 3,200 to 3,700 square feet. The 134,304 square-foot building will also incorporate 1,089 square feet of ground-floor retail.

Neglected 12-Story Office Building At 155 West 23rd Street Getting Renovation, Midtown South

12:00 pm on September 25, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The Kaufman Organization and Goldman Sachs have paid $45 million for a 99-year ground-lease on 155 West 23rd Street, in Midtown South, which is owned by Gary Barnett. Crain’s reports the existing 12-story, 82,000 square-foot office building will undergo a $10 million renovation immediately, which will include fixes to the roof, windows, and interior. Completion is expected by 2016, and ground-floor retail space will also be included.

Three-Story Building At 216 Bowery Hits Market As Development Site, Nolita

10:00 am on September 25, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Robert Balter has tasked Eastern Consolidated to market the vacant three-story, 4,900 square-foot building at 216 Bowery, in Nolita, according to Commercial Observer. The property is being advertised as a development site, and a new building could measure 15,000 square feet. The marketing team estimates the building is likely to fetch north of $4.1 million.

Views Revealed for 180 East 88th Street, the Upper East Side’s Future Tallest Building Above 72nd Street

6:00 am on September 24, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Over the summer, Tribeca-based DDG broke ground on a 32-story tower at 180 East 88th Street, which will one day by the tallest building above 72nd Street, standing 521 feet to its pinnacle. Now, YIMBY has the first look at what the view from the upper reaches of the tower will entail. The building’s 48 condominiums will feature two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations, and a penthouse duplex will be located on the top two floors. Commercial space will also span 52,000 square feet in the base. HTO Architect is the architect of record, while DDG is designing in-house, and sales are expected to launch this fall.

12-Story, 29-Unit Mixed-Use Conversion Planned At 627 Greenwich Street Factory, West Village

10:00 am on September 23, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Last year, Brack Capital Real Estate acquired the 12-story former factory building at 627 Greenwich Street, in the West Village, for $105 million, and now the developer is converting the building into 29 condominiums. The latest plans, filed this past summer, have the building measuring 117,594 square feet, which includes 9,257 square feet of retail space on the ground floor for three commercial units. The 29 condos will average 3,735 square feet apiece, and Issac & Stern Architects are designing.

10-Story, 171-Key Hotel Conversion Underway At 396 Broadway, Tribeca

4:00 pm on September 22, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The Amirian Group and Bridgeton Holdings have begun converting the former 10-story, 50,000 square-foot office building at 396 Broadway, in Tribeca, into a 171-key hotel, according to Crain’s. Rooms will start at $200 per night, which is reportedly below the city’s average of $231. DXA Studio is designing the conversion, and a soft opening is expected at the end of 2016.

Seven-Story, 27-Unit Residential Building Filed At 336 East 112th Street, East Harlem

12:30 pm on September 22, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Flatiron District-based Sinha Development has filed applications for a seven-story, 27-unit residential building at 336 East 112th Street, in East Harlem, four blocks from the 110th Street stop on the 6 train. The building will measure a total 21,658 square feet, which means units will average 802 square feet apiece. Tribeca-based TRA Studio Architecture is the architect of record, and the site’s former single-story building was demolished earlier this year.

Work Wraps On 15-Story, 428-Unit Project At 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, Morningside Heights

11:00 am on September 22, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this year, YIMBY revealed renderings for the two-towered, 15-story residential development at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, adjacent to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, at 113th Street in Morningside Heights. Construction only began late last year on the 428-unit project, but structural construction and façade work are now complete, per Curbed. The buildings are being dubbed Enclave and Cathedral, and also go by the address of 400 West 113th Street. Brodsky Organization is the developer, Handel Architects is the architect, and completion is expected this fall.

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