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32 West 48th Street. Rendering courtesy of Extell.

Kimpton Hotel Tower Nears Completion at 32 West 48th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on 32 West 48th Street, a 31-story Kimpton Hotel tower in Midtown, Manhattan’s Diamond District. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Extell, the 456-foot-tall structure will span 213,158 square feet and yield 529 guest rooms with an average scope of 316 square feet. The hotel will also include two full-service restaurants and a rooftop bar. The development is located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, directly south of Rockefeller Center, with a narrow annex extending south to West 47th Street.

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VOCO Hotel Nears Completion at 711 Seventh Avenue in Times Square, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on 711 Seventh Avenue, a 32-story hotel tower in Times Square. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect and developed in a joint venture between Flintlock Construction Services and Atlas Hospitality, the 343-foot-tall structure will yield 422 guest rooms under IHG Hotel & Resorts’ VOCO branding. The property is alternately addressed as 170 West 48th Street and is located on an L-shaped parcel with frontage along Seventh Avenue and West 48th Street.

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255 West 34th Street Tops Out After Work Resumption in Midtown, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction has topped out on 255 West 34th Street, a 33-story hotel tower on the southern edge of the Garment District in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Stonehill Taylor and developed by Maverick Real Estate Partners, the 397-foot-tall structure was last planned to yield 330 hotel rooms spread across 155,594 square feet. The property is located on an interior lot between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.

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Peacock Ally at the Waldorf Astoria. Photo courtesy of Waldorf Astoria.

Waldorf Astoria Reopens After Restoration, Partial Residential Conversion in Midtown East, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The Waldorf Astoria officially reopened to the public yesterday following the conclusion of its eight-year renovation at 301 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, the $2 billion project involved the renovation and partial hotel-to-residential conversion of the 47-story, 625-foot-tall Art Deco landmark, which was completed in 1931. The property occupies a full city block bounded by Park and Lexington Avenues and East 49th and 50th Streets.

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The Torch at 740 Eighth Avenue. Rendering courtesy of ODA New York.

The Torch Rises Above Street Level at 740 Eighth Avenue in Times Square, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is going vertical on The Torch, a 52-story supertall skyscraper at 740 Eighth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by ODA and developed by Extell, the 1,067-foot-tall structure will span 875,372 square feet and yield an 825-room hotel topped by a public outdoor observation deck with a drop ride attraction in its signature stemlike column. The mixed-use project is also slated to include lower-level retail space, a restaurant on two of the upper floors, a VIP lounge, and a pool deck for hotel guests. SLCE Architects is the architect of record for the development, which is located along Eighth Avenue between West 45th and 46th Streets on the border of Times Square and Hell’s Kitchen.

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