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American Natural History Museum’s Expansion Tops Out on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

8:00 am on September 16, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction has topped out on The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History, a 230,000-square-foot addition to the institution at 415 Columbus Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang with Tishman Construction Company of New York as the general contractor, the organic-looking, amorphous structure is progressing near the corner of Columbus Avenue and West 79th Street and is surrounded by an abundance of landscaping and tall trees. The project is projected to cost around $383 million and is aiming for LEED Gold certification.

2551-2555 Broadway’s Stone Façade Begins Installation, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

7:30 am on September 15, 2021 By Michael Young

Façade installation is progressing on 2551-2555 Broadway, a 22-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Stephen B. Jacobs Group and developed by Extell, the 276,578-square-foot reinforced concrete structure will yield 130 residential units averaging 1,660 square feet apiece, as well as 9,080 square feet of commercial space. Leeding Builders Group, LLC is the general contractor and Paragon JV Prop. III, LLC is the owner of the property, which is located at the corner of Broadway and West 96th Street.

255 West 34th Street’s Superstructure Rises in Midtown, Manhattan

7:30 am on September 14, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is rising on 255 West 34th Street, a 33-story hotel tower in Midtown. Designed by Stonehill Taylor Architects and developed by The Chetrit Group, the 155,594-square-foot development will yield 330 hotel rooms directly across from One Penn Plaza, on the southern edge of the Garment District between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. Flintlock Construction Services, LLC is the general contractor for the project.

Rendering of Era at 251 West 91st Street - Rendering by MOSO Studio

Era’s Limestone Façade Progresses at 251 West 91st Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

8:00 am on September 13, 2021 By Michael Young

Exterior work is progressing on Era, a 20-story condominium building at 251 West 91st Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by ODA Architects and developed by Adam America Real Estate and Northlink Capital, the reinforced concrete edifice features a dramatic stepped cantilever and will yield 57 residences at the corner of 91st Street and Broadway. Reuveni Real Estate is exclusively handling the marketing and sales and Urban Atelier Group is the general contractor for the project.

Turken House Nears Topping Out at 300 East 41st Street in Murray Hill, Manhattan

7:30 am on September 13, 2021 By Michael Young

Construction is nearing topping out on Turken House, a 21-story mixed-use building at 300 East 41st Street in the Midtown, Manhattan neighborhood of Murray Hill. Designed by Perkins + Will for a non-profit company called The Turken Foundation, which provides Turkish students with help obtaining scholarships and job opportunities in the United States, the nearly 80,000-square-foot structure will stand 227 feet tall and yield 82 turnkey residences with both single- and double-occupancy quarters. The ground-up edifice is located at the corner of East 41st Street and Second Avenue, near both the United Nations and Grand Central Terminal, and was previously the site of two low-rise properties that were purchased for a combined $17.5 million prior to demolition. Turken House is aiming for LEED Certification with a program goal of LEED Silver Certification. Fast Track Construction is listed as the general contractor for the project.

2330 Broadway Stands Topped Out Over The Upper West Side

8:00 am on September 12, 2021 By Michael Young

The vertical pace of construction on 2330 Broadway in the past three and a half months shows a remarkable sense of progress. The reinforced concrete edifice now stands topped out at 18 stories tall and will eventually open as a senior living facility on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Welltower, Inc. and Hines, the 230-foot-tall building will yield a total of 162 residences that will be spread across 109,315 square feet, averaging 674 square feet apiece. YIMBY last reported that the supportive programming will specifically focus on providing memory care, while half of the units will be reserved for seniors with memory and cognitive disorders. Broadway 85 LLC is the owner and Hunter Robert Construction Group is the general contractor for the project, located at the corner of Broadway and West 85th Street.

417 Park Avenue Begins Demolition In Midtown East

7:30 am on September 12, 2021 By Michael Young

YIMBY last covered 417 Park Avenue back in July 2020, when demolition permits for the 14-story, 29-unit residential co-op building were fully filed. GDS Development (GDSNY) is the owner of the building that stands on an 8,725-square-foot site and was originally built in 1916 with two cellar levels and a penthouse atop the 143-foot-tall edifice. The Midtown East property is located at the corner of Park Avenue and East 55th Street and is directly south of Foster + Partner‘s topped-out and nearly complete 425 Park Avenue. GDSNY and Klövern AB previously paid $184 million to purchase all the units, and the demolition of the current structure will make way for an office tower with a floor area ratio of 25, or nearly 220,000 square feet under Midtown East Rezoning regulations.

YIMBY Checks Up On The World Trade Center Site Upon The 20th Anniversary of 9/11, In Financial District

8:00 am on September 11, 2021 By Michael Young

As New York City and the United States remembers and commemorates the 20th anniversary of 9/11, YIMBY once again takes a look at the sacred 16-acre World Trade Center site, which holds the two square footprints of the former Twin Towers that are part of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. We focus on the active and ongoing construction of the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, and the current state of Two and Five World Trade Center. All of which are, or are around, the former trapezoidal superblock that held six of the original World Trade Center buildings bound by West, Vesey, Church, and Liberty Streets.

67 Vestry Street’s Core Rises Above Scaffolding And Roof Parapet In Tribeca, Manhattan

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

YIMBY spotted new vertical progress made on the residential conversion and expansion of 67 Vestry Street. The project will stand as a 13-unit condominium building along Hudson River Park in Tribeca and is designed by BP Architects with Iliad Realty Group developing the property. Gachot Studios handling the interiors of the edifice, which involves a multi-story addition that will raise the floor count and architectural height of the structure from nine stories and 115 feet tall to 13 stories and 153 feet tall. The developers previously purchased the property for $55.5 million in 2017, and Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group was last reported to be the exclusive marketing and sales agent for the 88,712-square-foot Romanesque-style building. 67 Vestry Street is located on a parcel of land bond by Vestry Street to the north and West Street and Hudson River Park to the west. King Contracting Group is handling all of the masonry and thin brick installation.

Google’s Upcoming St. John’s Terminal Office Progresses Further With Exterior Work, In Hudson Square

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

More exterior progress on Google’s 1.3 million-square-foot office at 550 Washington Street has been made in Hudson Square. Designed by COOKFOX Architects and developed by Oxford Properties, the topped-out building is the central component of the “Googleplex” that will encompass a total of 1.7 million square feet across three separate structures with the other two sites being 315 Hudson Street and 345 Hudson Street. Turner Construction is responsible for constructing the 12-story steel-framed edifice that spans two full city blocks between West Street, West Houston Street, Washington Street, and the New York Department of Sanitation building.

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