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Rendering of 625 Madison, courtesy of Related Companies.

Foundations Underway for 684-Foot Office Skyscraper at 625 Madison Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

Foundation work has begun at 625 Madison Avenue, the site of a 34-story commercial skyscraper in the Plaza District of Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners and Gensler and developed in a partnership between Related Companies and Andrew Mathias, the 684-foot-tall structure will yield 858,500 square feet of carbon-neutral office space. Both of these figures are a substantial departure from previous plans, which called for a 1,264-foot residential supertall. The property is located between East 58th and 59th Streets, between the Plaza District office core and Billionaires’ Row residential corridor.

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$200 Million Redevelopment Of 460 Park Avenue Begins In Midtown East, Manhattan

A $200 million redevelopment is underway at 460 Park Avenue, a 22-story office building in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by the Hahn Kook Center (U.S.A.), Inc., an affiliate of the Korea International Trade Association, the project will strip the mid-century structure to its original steel frame and rebuild it with new infrastructure, bringing a 350,000-square-foot block of office space to the Park Avenue market. The redevelopment will also include a double-height lobby, a multi-floor amenity suite, and a series of terraces and outdoor spaces. The property is located at the northwest corner of Park Avenue and East 57th Street.

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2 World Trade Center. Rendering courtesy of Foster + Partners.

2 World Trade Center Officially Restarts Construction with Ceremonial Groundbreaking in Financial District, Manhattan

A groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday to mark the official resumption of construction on 2 World Trade Center, a 55-story commercial supertall in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and developed by Silverstein Properties, the 1,226-foot-tall skyscraper is the final component of the 16-acre World Trade Center complex and is slated to yield 2 million rentable square feet of office space. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) is the owner of the project site, which occupies a full block bounded by Vesey Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, Church Street to the east, and Greenwich Street to the west.

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Rendering courtesy of DBOX.

Demolition Underway for 1,414-Foot Supertall at 350 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

Demolition has begun at 350 Park Avenue, the site of a 1,414-foot supertall office skyscraper in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners and developed by Vornado Realty Trust, Rudin, and Ken Griffin, the 64-story structure will yield 1.8 million square feet of Class A office space with a capacity of 6,000 employees. Griffin’s companies Citadel and Citadel Securities will serve as the anchor tenants, occupying at least 850,000 square feet. The 53,000-square-foot property is located between East 51st and 52nd Streets.

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70 Hudson Yards. Designed by Roger Ferris + Partners and Gensler.

832-Foot Skyscraper Rises at 70 Hudson Yards in Hudson Yards, Manhattan

Construction is continuing to rise on 70 Hudson Yards, a 52-story commercial skyscraper in Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Designed by Roger Ferris + Partners and Gensler and developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties, the 832-foot-tall structure is planned to become New York’s first zero-carbon-emission skyscraper and will yield just under 1.4 million square feet of office space. The property is alternately addressed as 514 West 36th Street and located along Hudson Boulevard East between by West 35th and 36th Streets.

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