Excavation Nearing Completion For BIG’s Supertall Spiral at 66 Hudson Boulevard, in Hudson Yards

Thanks to aerial photographs taken by Tectonic, we now have a clear overview of the current progress at 66 Hudson Boulevard, aka The Spiral. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and developed by Tishman Speyer, the site of the future supertall commercial office building is wrapping up excavation while the two construction cranes assembled in the past couple of weeks are now fully operating.

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Rendering of 321 Warren Street in Jersey City. Credit: Fogarty Finger Architecture

321 Warren Street, aka The Lively, Reaches Final Floor, in Jersey City

Construction on 321 Warren Street, aka The Lively, has reached the eighteenth and final floor over downtown Jersey City. As of YIMBY’s last update back in early November, the mixed-use tower had just climbed above the double-height ground floor space, reaching the fifth floor. Three months later, the reinforced concrete structure is almost at its pinnacle. The building is being designed by Fogarty Finger Architecture and developed by LMC. There will be 217,000 square feet of interior space when completed.

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Existing conditions at 256 North Ninth Street - Investmates

Permits Filed for 256 North 9th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for a six-story apartment building at 256 North 9th Street, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located between Roebling Street and Havemeyer Street, the interior lot is four blocks north of the Metropolitan Avenue – Lorimer Street subway station, serviced by the G and L trains. Idan Shitrit under the 256 North 9th Street LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Work Making Quick Headway For Full-Block 85 Jay Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn

The massive rectangular-shaped project taking up a full block at 85 Jay Street has officially been dubbed “Front and York,” and today YIMBY has a full update on site progress. Bound by Front Street and York Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn, the 1.1 million square foot residential complex will soon sprout from what was one of the neighborhood’s last and largest undeveloped lots. The new building, with retail shops on the ground floor and a mixture of condominiums and rentals above, is designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, and is being developed by CIM Group and LIVWRK.

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