Rendering of sky terrace at Pearl House, by Williams New York

Renderings Revealed For 160 Water Street Conversion In The Seaport Neighborhood of Manhattan

New renderings have been revealed for Pearl House, an office-to-residential conversion project by the Vanbarton Group at 160 Water Street in the Seaport neighborhood of Manhattan. The project, designed by Gensler, features an acre of amenities, both indoors and outdoors. Compass Development Marketing Group is the exclusive leasing and marketing partner for this project.

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550 Tenth Avenue Tops Out in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

At number 15 on our year-end countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is 550 Tenth Avenue, a 520-foot-tall residential skyscraper in Hell’s Kitchen. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Gotham Organization and Goldman Sachs Asset Management JV, the 47-story structure will span 430,000 square feet and yield 453 rental units, with 137 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 9,000 square feet of lower-level retail space, over 20,000 square feet of amenities, and 26,764 square feet of administrative office space for Covenant House. GO Covenant LLC is the owner and Monadnock Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is located along Tenth Avenue between West 40th and 41st Streets.

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Brazilian Missionary Church’s 39-26 30th Street Tops Out In Dutch Kills, Queens

Construction has topped out on 39-26 30th Street, an 11-story residential building in Dutch Kills, Queens. The ground-up structure will yield and undisclosed number of affordable housing units and a new religious facility for the Brazilian Missionary Church, which already occupied the site between 39th and 40th Avenues. 39-26 Property LLC is listed as the owner and JLS Group Construction LLC is listed as the general contractor. An architect for the project was not publicly disclosed.

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Render of 31-33 West 110th Street, courtesy of governor.ny.gov

Governor Hochul Announces RFP Winner for Affordable Housing at 31-33 West 110th Street in Harlem, Manhattan

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the winning plan for the redevelopment of Manhattan’s former Lincoln Correctional Facility at 31-33 West 110th Street in Harlem. Named the Seneca project, the project aims to transform the site into an affordable housing development with 105 units. The $90 million initiative, led by Infinite Horizons, L+M Development Partners, Urbane, and Lemor Development Group, is part of the state’s broader strategy to alleviate New York’s housing crisis.

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