Birds-eye rendering of Claremont Hall at 100 Claremont Avenue

RAMSA’s Claremont Hall Wraps Up Construction in Morningside Heights, Manhattan

The 22nd-tallest building on our annual year-end countdown is Claremont Hall, a 466-foot-tall mixed-use tower currently completing construction at 100 Claremont Avenue in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects along with SLCE Architects and interior designer CetraRuddy Architects, and developed by Lendlease, Daiwa House Texas, and LMXD, the 41-story structure spans 354,000 square feet and yields 165 condominium units in one- to four-bedroom layouts, as well as classrooms, office space, and faculty housing for Union Theological Seminary. The project also involves renovations to the school’s Hastings Hall by Beyer Blinder Belle. Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is leading sales and marketing and Lendlease is the general contractor for the property, which is located by the corner of Claremont Avenue and West 122nd Street.

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65 4th Avenue Tops Out in Park Slope, Brooklyn

Construction has topped out on 65 4th Avenue, a ten-story residential building in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Designed by MHM Engineering PC and developed by Yisroel Greenfeld, the 100-foot-tall structure will span 25,458 square feet and yield 30 rental units with an average scope of 655 square feet, as well as 781 square feet of commercial space, a cellar level, and a 29-foot-long rear yard. Success Developers LLC is the general contractor for the property, which stands on an interior lot between Bergen Street and St. Mark’s Place.

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Housing Lottery Launches for Arris Grand at 445 Grand Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Arris Grand, a nine-story residential building at 445 Grand Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by KD Sagamore-Ranger Fulton LLC, the structure yields 113 residences, 7,652 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, and a 4,362-square-foot community center for the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 34 units for residents at 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $55,715 to $198,250.

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7 Platt Street’s Foundations Reach Street Level in Manhattan’s Financial District

At number 23 on our annual countdown of the tallest projects underway in New York is 7 Platt Street, a 464-foot-tall mixed-use building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Designed by Hill West Architects with interiors by Fogarty Finger and developed by The Moinian Group, the 37-story structure will span 267,760 square feet and yield 250 rental apartments with an average scope of 680 square feet, as well as 43,740 square feet of retail space on the first five stories and 34 below-grade parking spaces. Titanium Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is alternately addressed as 110 John Street and located on an interior lot bound by John Street to the north and Platt Street to the south.

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