Excavation in Full Swing at 50 Trinity Place, in Financial District

7:30 am on May 12, 2019 By Michael Young

Excavation work is underway at 50 Trinity Place in the Financial District, where a ground-up, 28-story Aloft Hotel will soon rise. The upcoming reinforced concrete building will yield 173 rooms and 77,310 square feet of newly built space. Plans also call for a ground-floor restaurant adjacent to the lobby, as well as a fitness center on the second floor and seven to eight rooms per floor up to the last occupiable level. Peter Poon Architects is the designer of the tower while FIT Investment Corporation is the developer. The site was previously purchased for $15 million from Sam Chang in 2012.

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Rendering of Walker House (CetraRuddy / Inglese Architecture & Engineering)

Landmarked Walker House Begins Leasing at 540 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey

7:00 am on May 12, 2019 By Sebastian Morris

Leasing has launched for Walker House’s rental properties at 540 Broad Street in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Developed in collaboration by L+M Development Partners, Prudential Financial, and Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, the landmarked 1929 Art Deco building was renovated to create 211 apartments and a full suite of residential amenities. The 20-story structure’s conversion was overseen by Inglese Architecture & Engineering and CetraRuddy, and will include a fitness center and yoga studio, a library lounge, a private catering kitchen and dining room, a game room, storage areas, and a crowning rooftop terrace with outdoor cooking areas.

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2680 Morris Avenue in Fordham, The Bronx

Permits Filed for 2680 Morris Avenue in Fordham, The Bronx

6:30 am on May 12, 2019 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a 12-story mixed-use building at 2680 Morris Avenue in Fordham, The Bronx. Located between East Kingsbridge Road and East 196th Street, the lot is one block east of the Kingsbridge Road subway station on Jerome Avenue, serviced by the 4 train and the Kingsbridge Road subway station on Grand Concourse, serviced by the B and D trains. Sakander Raja of S&N Builders is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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1568 Broadway, Rendering courtesy of ARX Solutions

1568 Broadway Begins Billboard Removal Ahead of Structural Demolition, in Times Square

8:00 am on May 11, 2019 By Michael Young

Black shrouds and scaffolding have gone up over 1568 Broadway’s lower floors as crews begin the process of removing its Times Square-facing billboards and marquees. Meanwhile, workers are beginning to gut the interiors of the 470-foot-tall tower ahead of its imminent demolition. Built in 1990, the current DoubleTree hotel will eventually make way for a new 46-story DoubleTree Suites by Hilton. The proposed 550,000-square-foot development, which will be called TSX Broadway, will preserve of the 106-year-old Palace Theatre by raising it three stories up from the ground floor, making way for retail space. The $2.5 billion project is being developed by L&L Holding Company, Maefield Development, and Fortress Investment Group. The site was previously purchased for $450 million.

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Harbor Station North - Rendering (KRE Group)

KRE Group Lands $45 Million Financing for Harbor Station North in Bayonne, New Jersey

7:30 am on May 11, 2019 By Sebastian Morris

Developer Kushner Real Estate Group has successfully secured $45 million in construction financing for a new residential community in Bayonne, New Jersey. The project, which broke ground in 2018, is known as Harbor Station North and will comprise three distinct buildings. Components within include 200 rental apartments, 10,000 square feet of retail, and associated parking.

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