The mile-long Third Avenue corridor enjoys none of the prestige of Madison Avenue, but it’s meaningful as a barometer of the economic health of one of Manhattan’s most stable middle-class neighborhoods. ... Read full Story
SEG took an “administrative step” to “complete the process” of a plan it announced in January to “internalize food and beverage operations at many of our wholly-owned and joint venture-owned restaurants.” ... Read full Story
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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Construction recently broke ground on a ten-story expansion of the White Plains Hospital at 41 East Post Road in White Plains, Westchester County. Designed by Boston-based Payette, the 475,000-square-foot annex will increase the hospital’s bed capacity from 292 to 436. The expansion will also add ten more operating suites and 25,000 square feet to the Emergency Department, more than doubling its current scope. The site is bound by East Post Road to the north, Maple Street to the south, Davis Road to the east, and South Lexington Avenue to the west. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 7/13/2025 7:01 AM
HPS Investment Partners has closed a deal with the New York City Economic Development Corporation to renovate 850 Third Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan, marking the first finalized project under the Manhattan Commercial Revitalization (M-CORE) program. The 21-story office building will undergo a $57 million transformation aimed at modernizing the property with upgraded infrastructure, new amenities, and ground-floor retail space. The property is located between East 51st and 52nd Streets. ... Read full Story
Permits have been filed for a five-story mixed-use building at 123-12 Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens. Located between Rockaway Boulevard and 123rd Avenue, the lot is closest to the Sutphin Boulevard subway station, served by the F train. Hershy Silberstein of Blue Shine Builders Inc., DBA Blue Sky, is listed as the owner behind the applications. ... Read full Story
YIMBY has exclusive new renderings of 1122 Madison Avenue, an 18-story residential building under construction on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Studio Sofield and developed by Legion Investment Group and Nahla Capital, the 210-foot-tall structure will span 86,000 square feet and yield 26 condominium units with an average scope of 3,500 square feet. Hill West Architects is the architect of record for the property, which is alternately addressed as 22 East 84th Street and located at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 84th Street.
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By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 7/12/2025 7:30 AM
The Apollo Theater is undergoing the first full-scale renovation its 91-year history at 253 West 125th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. Supported by $23 million in New Markets Tax Credits allocated by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and its subsidiary, NYC Neighborhood Capital Corporation (NYCNCC), the project will update the venue’s infrastructure, expand its community programming, and provide new amenities to the public.
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The affordable housing lottery has launched for 89 DeKalb Avenue, a 30-story mixed-use building in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by RXR, the structure yields 324 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 98 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $107,726 to $227,500.
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Permits have been filed for a 13-story residential building at 22 Mount Hope Place in Mount Hope, The Bronx. Located between Walton Avenue and Jerome Avenue, the lot is near the East 176th Street subway station, served by the 4 train. Yonah Grunhut of Grun Group LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. ... Read full Story
In an Instagram video, the real estate broker and mezcal entrepreneur offered a glimpse into the property that she and her family can now call home. ... Read full Story
Some of the hottest real estate markets in the country are showing signs of struggle as homes linger on the market longer than expected. ... Read full Story
New zoning diagrams reveal two potential supertall designs for 655 Madison Avenue, a proposed 74-story mixed-use skyscraper on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Developed by Extell and designed by Beyer Blinder Belle, the 1,162-foot-tall structure is planned to span 764,698 square feet and yield an undisclosed number of condominium units along with lower-level office and retail space. Extell is currently seeking approval from the City Planning Commission (CPC) for the project, which would rise from the corner of Madison Avenue and East 60th Street.
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By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 7/11/2025 7:30 AM
Gilbane Development, in partnership with Blue Sea Development, Artspace, and the City and State of New York, has secured $254 million in financing for the Brownsville Arts Center & Apartments, a new mixed-use development located at 366 Rockaway Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Designed by Aufgang Architects, the project will yield 283 affordable apartments and a 28,000-square-foot arts center. ... Read full Story
The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Baltic Canal, an 11-story residential building at 526 Baltic Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by NY Building Associates and developed by Baltic Height LLC, the structure yields 96 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 25 units for residents at 40 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $45,738 to $189,540.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 13, 2025 is:
contrite \kun-TRYTE\ adjective
Contrite is a formal adjective used to describe someone who feels regret for their bad behavior, or something, such as an apology, that shows such regret.
// Although the mayor appeared contrite about the most recent scandal plaguing city hall, many constituents remained unpersuaded.
“At the restaurant, late into the meal, ‘Honey, Honey,’ from the ‘Mamma Mia’ soundtrack began to play, with [Amanda] Seyfried’s 22-year-old voice issuing through the restaurant’s speakers. The waitress came over, contrite. The song was just part of the usual play list. ‘Listen, I love having a stake in pop culture,’ Seyfried reassured her. ‘It’s really nice.’” — Alexis Soloski, The New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Did you know?
Props to Elton John: sorry really does seem to be the hardest word. But saying it (in something other than a nonapology, of course) is an important part of being contrite—that is, feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for one’s bad behavior. Contrite traces back to the Latin verb conterere, meaning “to pound to pieces,” “to crush, “to wear out or down,” or “to exhaust mentally or physically.” In Medieval Latin—the Latin used in Medieval times especially for religious or literary purposes—conterere came to mean “to crush in spirit with a sense of one’s sin,” or “to render contrite.” Anglo-French speakers borrowed a form of the verb conterere and made it the adjective contrit, which was in turn adopted into English in the 1300s.