Verizon Executive Education Center and Graduate Hotel Nears Completion on Roosevelt Island

Work is wrapping up on the Verizon Tech Executive Education Center and Graduate Hotel on Roosevelt Island. The topped-out, 18-story structure is designed by Snøhetta and includes an adjacent four-story annex. Graduate Hotels is the operator of the 224 hotel rooms. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is the master planner of the island campus, while Hudson CompaniesRelated Companies, and Brookfield are developing the entire Cornell Tech satellite location.

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Existing conditions at 402 Mother Gaston Blvd - Google Maps

TOT Developers Proposes 13-Story Building at 402 Mother Gaston Boulevard in Brownsville, Brooklyn

Under the direction of Jacob Landau, TOT Developers has filed permits with the New York City Department of Buildings to construct a new 13-story building in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Located at 402 Mother Gaston Boulevard, the building will comprise 87,146 square feet offering a mix of apartments, commercial area, community facilities, and an enclosed parking structure designed to accommodate 94 vehicles.

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Rendering of 12 West 57th Street by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

First Renderings Revealed for Solow’s 52-Story Skyscraper at 12 West 57th Street, in Midtown Manhattan

Today, YIMBY has the exclusive scoop for the first renderings of developer Sheldon Solow’s next skyscraper, at 12 West 57th Street in Midtown, Manhattan. The 672-foot-tall, 52-story skyscraper will rise directly across 57th Street from the Solow Building at 9 West 57th Street, and is also designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill. Solow Management Corp. filed permits for the development in 2019, and since then demolition has been clearing the buildings on the lot, spanning from 10 to 20 West 57th Street and back to 56th Street, one by one.

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202 Broome Street’s Curtain Wall Reaches Final Tiered Setback, on the Lower East Side

The glass curtain wall of 202 Broome Street has reached the final setback of the 14-story mixed-use building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by CetraRuddy, the property will feature 175,000 square feet of Class A offices with a max of 13-foot-high ceilings, 34,500 square feet of retail space, 83 residential units, and a 9,000-square-foot indoor park and recreation area called Broome Street Gardens. The project is part of the six-acre Essex Crossing complex, which is being developed by Delancey Street AssociatesBFC Partners, L+M Development PartnersTaconic Investment PartnersThe Prusik Group, and Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group.

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