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570 Fifth Avenue, Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.

Excavation Continues for KPF-Designed Skyscraper at 570 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The 24th-tallest project on our year-end construction countdown is 570 Fifth Avenue, a 567-foot-tall commercial skyscraper set to rise on the eastern edge of the Diamond District in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Extell, the 32-story structure will yield nearly 1.1 million square feet, with the majority devoted to Class A office space. The project will also contain retail space on floors one and two, an 80,000-square-foot flagship store for IKEA on the first two cellar levels, as well as a gym, swimming pool, basketball court, and juice bar on the third and fourth below-grade stories. The property is located between West 46th and 47th Streets.

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5 West 13th Street. Photo by Michael Young.

Demolition Wraps Up for 538-Foot Skyscraper at 5 West 13th Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

At number 25 on our annual countdown of the tallest construction projects in New York is 5 West 13th Street, a forthcoming 538-foot-tall residential skyscraper in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Legion Investment Group and EJS Group, the 30-story structure will span 111,022 square feet and yield 36 condominium units with an average scope of 3,020 square feet. The project will also include 2,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space with two storefronts. The through-lot property is alternately addressed as 8–12 West 14th Street and located between West 13th and West 14th Streets, near Fifth Avenue and Union Square.

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Work Continues on RAMSA’s 255 East 77th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The 26th-tallest building on our year-end construction countdown is 255 East 77th Street, a 535-foot-tall residential skyscraper in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by the late Robert A. M. Stern of Robert A. M. Stern Architects and developed by Naftali Group, the 36-story structure will span 170,481 square feet and yield 62 condominium units. The project will also include 1,650 square feet of retail space, one cellar level, and 22 enclosed parking spaces. Hill West Architects is the architect of record for the property, which is alternately addressed as 1481 Second Avenue and located at the corner of Second Avenue and East 77th Street.

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29-00 Queens Boulevard. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture.

Excavation Resumes for 525-Foot Skyscraper at 30–25 Queens Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

At number 27 on our annual countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is 30–25 Queens Boulevard, a 525-foot-tall residential skyscraper in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by Baron Property Group and Largevista, the 46-story structure will span around 511,000 square feet and yield 561 units, including 169 designated for affordable housing. The project will also include 21,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is alternately addressed as both 29-00 Northern Boulevard and 29-10 Queens Boulevard, and is located at the corner of Queens Plaza East and Queens Boulevard, directly west of the Sunnyside Yards rail tracks,

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80 Clarkson’s Limestone Façade Continues to Progress in Manhattan’s West Village

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

At number 29 on our annual year-end countdown of the tallest projects under construction in New York is 80 Clarkson, a two-tower residential complex along the Hudson River waterfront in Manhattan’s West Village. Designed by COOKFOX Architects and SLCE Architects and developed by Zeckendorf Development, Atlas Capital Group, and the Baupost Group, the project consists of 37- and 45-story structures standing 420 and 490 feet tall, respectively. The $1.25 billion development will span approximately 650,000 square feet and yield 112 condominium units, nearly 37,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, and enclosed parking for 69 vehicles. Suffolk Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is bounded by Clarkson Street to the north, West Houston Street to the south, the 17-story 570 Washington Street to the east, and West Street to the west.

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