Final Steel Beam Placed Atop Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center in Financial District, Manhattan

At a ceremony on June 23, the final steel beam for the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center was signed and lifted into place atop the Financial District structure. Designed by REX with Davis Brody Bond Architects as the executive architect and developed by an independent non-profit company called The Perelman, the cubic performance building stands 138 feet tall at the northern end of the original 16-acre World Trade Center complex, bound by Greenwich Street to the east, Vesey Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, and Skidmore Owings & Merrill‘s One World Trade Center to the west.

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460 Seneca Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens. All images courtesy of NYC Housing Connect

Affordable Housing Units Still Available at 460 Seneca Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 460 Seneca Avenue, a four-story residential building in Ridgewood, Queens. Designed by P. Georgopoulos Architect, the structure yields 4,982 square feet. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $76,972 to $139,620.

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348 Deisius Street in Prince's Bay, Staten Island via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 348 Deisius Street in Prince’s Bay, Staten Island

Permits have been filed for a three-story school building at 348 Deisius Street in Prince’s Bay, Staten Island. Located at the intersection of Deisius Street and Kingdom Avenue, the corner lot is within walking distance of the Staten Island Rail Huguenot station. Dean Johanson of the New York City School Construction Authority is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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50 Hudson Yards’ Curtain Wall Nears Completion in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

Exterior work is almost complete on Foster + Partners‘ 50 Hudson Yards, a 1,011-foot commercial supertall in Hudson Yards. Developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties, the 58-story skyscraper is the final structure in the first phase of Hudson Yards and the largest by volume, yielding 2.9 million square feet of office space. The Midtown site is bound by West 34th Street to the north, Tenth Avenue to the east, West 33rd Street to the south, and Hudson Boulevard to the west.

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