After nearly a year of price cuts and market reshuffling, the actress has handed the keys of her Nate Berkus-designed dwelling to a new owner. ... Read full Story
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Exterior work is reaching the final stages on Lumen LIC, a 66-story residential skyscraper at 23-15 44th Road in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by FSA Capital, the 754-foot-tall structure spans 855,400 square feet and yields 938 rental units with an average scope of 910 square feet. The project will also include lower-level office space and 17,400 square feet of ground-floor retail. The residential inventory is planned to include 282 affordable housing units. The property is alternately addressed as 43-30 24th Street and located along 44th Road between 23rd and 24th Streets.
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Construction is complete on Royce Residences, a 19-story residential building at 341 West 38th Street in the Garment District of Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Stephen B. Jacobs Group and developed by Central Properties, the project consisted of the renovation and vertical expansion of an existing 12-story structure and the construction of an addition on the narrow parcel to its east. The structure yields 112 rental units in studio- to two-bedroom layouts, with 30 designated as affordable housing for residents earning 40 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI). The property is located between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 7/8/2025 7:01 AM
Tishman Speyer has completed a $385 million refinancing of 300 Park Avenue, a 25-story Class A office tower located in Midtown, Manhattan. The financing package includes a $330 million CMBS loan arranged by JPMorgan Chase, with Deutsche Bank Securities and Morgan Stanley participating as co-lenders. An additional $55 million in mezzanine financing was secured from Macquarie Capital Principal Finance. The refinancing proceeds will retire the building’s existing loan. ... Read full Story
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 88-37 54th Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens. Located between 53rd and 54th Avenues, the lot is near the Grand Avenue-Newtown subway station, served by the E, F, M, and R trains. Fen Lan of 88-37 Hong LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
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Exterior work is nearing completion on Hotel Meta, a 51-story Marriott hotel skyscraper at 450 Eleventh Avenue in Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Designed by DSM Design Group and developed by Marx Development Group, the 642-foot-tall structure will yield 379 guest rooms. The development will also feature amenities including a business center, a ballroom, banquet and conference spaces, a spa, fitness center, and a multi-level restaurant with a bar and outdoor terrace. The property is located at the corner of West 37th Street and Eleventh Avenue, directly across from the Jacob K. Javits Center.
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Excavation is moving along at 430 West 37th Street, the site of an 11-story residential building in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by Archimaera Architecture and developed by ZD Jasper, the 120-foot-tall structure will span 128,331 square feet and yield 128 rental units with an average scope of 924 square feet. The project will also include 9,584 square feet of commercial space, 455 square feet of community space, and two cellar levels. The property is located on a through-block lot between Ninth and Tenth Avenues, directly west of the exit lanes from the Lincoln Tunnel to Dyer Avenue. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 7/7/2025 7:00 AM
The New York City Department of Transportation has proposed ADA-compliant upgrades along Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Work between Schenectady and Ralph Avenues will include redesigned B14 bus stop areas at Utica and Buffalo Avenues and new pedestrian ramps to improve accessibility. The upgrades will use smooth granite and hexagonal pavers with detectable warning surfaces, and involve collaboration between NYC DOT and NYC Parks. ... Read full Story
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 1978 Needham Avenue in Edenwald, The Bronx. Located between Baychester Avenue and Edson Avenue, the lot is within walking distance of the Baychester Avenue subway station, served by the 5 train. Moishe Fischman under the 1978 Needham Avenue LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. ... Read full Story
The developers of Anagram luxury rental apartment towers are expanding the brand in Manhattan. Popular Italian trattoria brand Serafina is growing at even faster pace. The two will come together at 300 E. 50th St. at Second Avenue, where Serafina owners Vittorio Assaf and Fabio Granato will launch their first seafood-driven venue, Serafina Mare, next year. The latest... ... Read full Story
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.