270 West 96th Street courtesy of Fetner Properties

270 West 96th Street’s Brick Façade Takes Shape on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

8:00 am on March 25, 2023 By Michael Young

Façade installation is progressing on 270 West 96th Street, a 23-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Fetner Properties, the 235-foot-tall structure will yield 171 rental units with 68 dedicated to affordable housing, and 8,961 square feet of community facility space. Urban Atelier Group is the general contractor for the property, which is located between West End Avenue and Broadway.

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Housing Lottery Launches for Sunrose Tower at 620 West 153 Street in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan

7:00 am on March 25, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Sunrose Tower, a 28-story mixed-use building at 620 West 153 Street in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan. Designed by J Frankl Architects, the structure yields 238 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 72 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $80,572 to $187,330.

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Permits Filed for 215 East 45th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan

6:30 am on March 25, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a 21-story shelter and community services building at 215 East 45th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan. Located between Second and Third Avenues, the lot is a short walk to Grand Central subway station, serviced by the 4, 5, 6, and 7 trains. Nonprofit organization Project Renewal currently operates the City-owned women’s shelter in the seven-story building on the site. The City is using the ULURP process to deliver the site to Project Renewal, who will be the owner of the site when the financing is closed at the end of this year.

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Mandarin Oriental Residences Fifth Avenue Nears Completion at 685 Fifth Avenue, in Midtown, Manhattan 

8:00 am on March 24, 2023 By Michael Young

Exterior work is nearing completion on the Mandarin Oriental Residences Fifth Avenue, a 29-story residential tower at 685 Fifth Avenue in Midtown. Designed by Marin Architects and developed by SHVO in partnership with Deutsche Finance, the more than $300 million project involves the construction of a ten-floor addition above a former commercial building and the residential conversion of 100,000 square feet of its office space, and will yield 69 fully furnished condominium units managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and marketed by Douglas Elliman Development Marketing. The Rinaldi Group of New York is the general contractor for the property, which is located between East 53rd and 54th Streets.

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