Two Manhattan West’s Glass Façade Nears Completion in Midtown West, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 13, 2022 By Michael Young

Façade work is nearing completion on Two Manhattan West, a 58-story commercial skyscraper in the Manhattan West master plan in Midtown West. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and developed by Brookfield, the 935-foot-tall tower will yield 2 million square feet of office space and is engineered to achieve LEED Gold Certification. W&W Glass is the facade contractor and AECOM Tishman is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of West 31st Street and Ninth Avenue, directly to the south of its taller fraternal twin, One Manhattan West. YIMBY last announced that Cravath, Swaine & Moore has signed on as the flagship tenant for the building.

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Excavation Begins for 220 Eleventh Avenue in West Chelsea, Manhattan

7:30 am on June 13, 2022 By Michael Young

Work is progressing below grade for the Hudson Arts Building, a ten-story commercial structure at 220 Eleventh Avenue in West Chelsea. Designed by STUDIOS Architecture and developed by The Moinian Group, the project is located along Eleventh Avenue between West 25th Street and West 26th Streets. 220 Eleventh, LLC is the owner, AECOM Tishman is the general contractor, and JLL is the exclusive leasing agent for the Midtown, Manhattan property.

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Permits Filed for 43-02 Ditmars Boulevard in Ditmars Steinway, Queens

6:30 am on June 13, 2022 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed to expand an existing three-story structure into an eight-story mixed-use building at 43-02 Ditmars Boulevard in Ditmars Steinway, Queens. Located between 43rd and 45th Streets, the lot is closest to the Ditmars Boulevard subway station, serviced by the N and W trains. Andrew Rosenwach under the LaGuardia Center Realty LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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The Willoughby Celebrates Grand Opening at 196 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn

8:00 am on June 12, 2022 By Michael Young

YIMBY attended the ribbon cutting ceremony marking the grand opening of The Willoughby, a 34-story mixed-use tower at 196 Willoughby Street on Long Island University‘s Downtown Brooklyn campus. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by RXR Realty, the 445-foot-tall structure yields 476 residential units ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, as well as new academic and office spaces, an adjacent athletic field to the east, and parking for 564 vehicles directly below. Hunter Roberts Construction Group served as the general contractor for the Brooklyn project, which is bound by Willoughby Street to the north, Ashland Place to the east, DeKalb Avenue to the south, and Flatbush Avenue Extension to the west. The building dedicates 30 percent of units as rent stabilized apartments for middle-income households.

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