45 Park Place’s Superstructure Approaches Topping-Out 667 Feet Atop Tribeca

Construction is getting very close to topping out at 45 Park Place, one of the newest towers to rise along the border of Tribeca and the Financial District. The upcoming 667-foot-tall residential skyscraper is being designed by SOMA Architects, with Ismael Leyva Architects serving as the executive and residential architect. Sharif el-Gamal of Soho Properties is the developer of the reinforced concrete structure, which will stand 43 stories high. Sales of the units, which feature interiors designed by Piero Lissoni, are being handled by Corcoran Sunshine.

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27-01 Jackson Avenue in Hunters Point, Queens

Permits Filed for 27-Story Tower at 27-01 Jackson Avenue in Hunters Point, Queens

Permits have been filed for a 27-story mixed-use building at 27-01 Jackson Avenue in Hunters Point, Queens. Located between Dutch Kills Street and Queens Street, the corner lot is two blocks west of the Queens Plaza subway station, serviced by the E, M, and R trains. Also within walking distance is the Queensboro Plaza, serviced by the 7, N, and W trains. Fetner Properties under American Lion, LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Facade Works Passes Halfway Point For The Classically-Inspired Vandewater, at 543 West 122nd Street in Morningside Heights

Today, YIMBY has new photographs of the rising facade for Vandewater, in Morningside Heights. The building is located at 543 West 122nd Street, and is now the tallest structure in the immediate vicinity. The ground-up reinforced concrete tower already topped out at 33 stories, and now stands 385 feet above its Upper Manhattan surrounds. The residential condominium project was designed by INC Architecture & Design, and SLCE Architects is serving as the executive architect. Savanna is the developer, and Halstead Property Development Marketing is in charge of handling sales for the 183 condominiums.

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