1865 Broadway

1865 Broadway Revealed, SOM-Designed Replacement of the American Bible Society

Back in early 2014, YIMBY featured a first look at speculative plans for the redevelopment of the American Bible Society. That concept fell through, but we followed up with a post that included a prospective design by architects Goldstein Hill & West. Now, Skidmore Owings & Merrill has been tapped to design the project, and thanks to a tipster’s submission of diagrams for the project, we were able to create renderings that are a close approximation of what the building will ultimately look like.

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177-16 Wexford Terrace, photo by tipster

Construction Update: 177-16 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates

Jamaica Estates has been largely untouched by the wave of development sweeping through the rest of Jamaica, but new buildings are rising on a small swath at the neighborhood’s southern edge. A tipster sent along these photos of a development rising at 177-16 Wexford Terrace, situated just north of Hillside Avenue between Edgerton Boulevard and Dalny Road. New building permits were approved a year ago, but construction has only reached the seventh story so far.

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275 4th Avenue

Developers Now Plan 11-Story, 44-Unit Condo Project At 275 Fourth Avenue, Park Slope

Late last winter, Slate Property Group and Adam America Real Estate began excavation on their planned 11-story, 78-unit rental building at 275 Fourth Avenue/251 1st Street, in Park Slope, located four blocks south of the Union Street stop on the R train. But now, the developers are turning the residential project into 44 condominiums. Ground-floor retail and health care spaces are still planned, which will measure 4,476 and 300 square feet, respectively. ODA Architecture is designing, and sales are expected to launch in early 2016.


84 William Street

Expansion Tops Out At 19-Story, 140-Unit Extended-Stay Hotel At 84 William Street, Financial District

Korman Communities, Shorewood Real Estate Group, and Prodigy Network have recently topped out their 19-story, 140-unit extended-stay hotel building at 84 William Street, in the Financial District, courtesy of a YIMBY reader. The AKA brand will manage the building, and guest suites will range from a few hundred square feet to 1,000 square feet. In addition to the hotel lobby, retail space and a restaurant will be located on the ground floor. Asfour Guzy Architects is designing, and completion can probably be expected in early 2016.