Permits Filed for 817 Classon Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

6:30 am on January 29, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 817 Classon Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Located between Lincoln Place and St. Johns Place, the lot is in walking distance of the Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum subway station, serviced by the 2 and 3 train and the Park Place station, serviced by the Franklin Avenue shuttle. Moishe Loketch under the 18 Spencer LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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38 West 8th Street Readies for Façade Installation in Greenwich Village, Manhattan

8:00 am on January 28, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on 38 West 8th Street, a seven-story mixed-use building in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Designed by Morris Adjmii Architects and developed by Straus Group under the Clinton Eight Realty LLC, the structure will yield condominium units, a community facility, and commercial space with 104 feet of frontage. The project also includes repairs to the adjacent structure to the south at 177 MacDougal Street. Empire State Contractors is the general contractor for the property, which is situated at the corner of West 8th and MacDougal Streets.

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Construction Rises on Hotel Conversion at 224 West 47th Street in Times Square, Manhattan

7:30 am on January 28, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is progressing on 224 West 47th Street, a 25-story hotel tower at the northern end of Times Square, Manhattan. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect and developed by McSam Hotel Group, the project involves the conversion and expansion of an 11-story bank building from the 1920s into a 136-room Cambria Suites hotel. GK West 47th LLC is listed as the owner and Omnibuild is the general contractor for the Midtown property, which is located on a narrow interior lot between the pedestrianized plazas along Broadway to the east and Eighth Avenue to the west.

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Render of 120 Park Avenue renovation, courtesy of BerlinRosen

120 Park Avenue Modernization Begins in Midtown, Manhattan

7:00 am on January 28, 2024 By Max Gillespie

Construction has begun on the first phase of the redevelopment of 120 Park Avenue, a 26-story commercial building in Midtown, Manhattan across from Grand Central Terminal. Designed by MdeAS Architects and developed by Global Holdings, the project involves renovations to the building’s façade and the construction of new double-height loggia terraces on the fifth and sixth floors of the Class A office building. Turner Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the intersection of Park Avenue and 42nd Street.

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