As temperatures begin to drop, New York City's construction market shows no signs of cooling down. New York YIMBY's construction report for the third quarter of 2024, based on permit filings submitted to the Department of Buildings during the three-month period from July through September, shows strong filing activity that indicates momentum is continuing from the preceding quarterly tallies. In the third quarter, New York's developers filed permits for a total of 1,071 new buildings, measuring a combined 26.8 million square feet with 18,935 residential and hotel units. Below, we break the data down in a series of detailed analyses. A complete data sheet, with detailed information on each proposed development, is available with a subscription to YIMBY’s Building Wire. ... Read full Story
Netflix camera crews have been in and out of the top pad at 15 W. 96th St., now on the market, down from its $18.5 million ask in April. ... Read full Story
A new rendering has been revealed for 245 West 55th Street, an 18-story renovation and expansion in Midtown, Manhattan. Developed by New Jersey-based Mandelbaum & Mandelbaum under the 245 West 55th St LLC, the project involves the construction of six new stories above the roof parapet of the current 135-foot-tall mixed-use building, as well as the gut renovation of its 70,000 square feet of interiors and possible residential conversion of its commercial space. The site's zoning also permits the structure's renovation for boutique office use, though it is currently unclear which option the developer is pursuing. The property is located on an interior lot between Eighth Avenue and Broadway. ... Read full Story
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1889 Atlantic Avenue, a nine-story mixed-use building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by JFA Architects & Engineers and developed by The Jay Group, the structure yields 80 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 27 units for residents at 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $68,435 to $218,010. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 11/20/2024 6:30 AM
A new ten-year lease extension was recently signed by commerce media company Criteo at 387 Park Avenue South, a 13-story office building located in NoMad, Manhattan. Owned by TF Cornerstone, the building is currently at full occupancy.
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Thrill-seekers need look no further than their own home for their next dose of action — that is, if they are (un)lucky enough to be in possession of a set of “death stairs.” ... Read full Story
New Yorkers may still find it tricky to mix and mingle in real life -- even with their apartment neighbors. Now, developers like Brodsky offer fun trips. ... Read full Story
Valery and Olga Kogan's 5,398-square-foot penthouse at 15 Central Park West features four bedrooms, and stunning panoramic park and city skyline views. ... Read full Story
Construction is rising on 540 Atlantic Avenue, a two-tower residential development in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by NA Design Studio and developed by JCS Realty under the 540 Atlantic Realty LLC, the project consists of two eight-story, 84-foot-tall wings and will yield 159 units with an average scope of 682 square feet, as well as 4,843 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and 51 enclosed parking spaces. The through-lot property is located between 3rd and 4th Avenues with frontage on Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street. ... Read full Story
Work is wrapping up on 204 Avenue A, a seven-story affordable housing building in the Alphabet City section of Manhattan's East Village. Designed by Shakespeare Gordon Vlado Architects and developed by New York City’s Housing Preservation and Development, the 69-foot-tall structure will span 14,029 square feet and yield ten co-op apartments with an average scope of 930 square feet, as well as 1,464 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, rooftop recreational space, and a 34-foot-long rear yard. The property is located on a narrow interior lot between East 12th and East 13th Streets. ... Read full Story
Construction is complete on the Marymount School of New York's newest school building at 115 East 97th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by COOKFOX and developed by the Marymount School of New York, the ten-story building spans 152,500 square feet and includes modern STEAM classrooms, a FabLab, athletic and dining facilities, a music room, chapel, prayer garden, and theater. The through-lot property is located between Lexington and Park Avenues with frontage on East 97th and 98th Streets. ... Read full Story
Permits have been filed to expand a single-structure into a four-story mixed-use building at 483 Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Driggs Avenue and North 10th Street, the lot is near the Bedford Avenue subway station, served by the L train. Joel Fried is listed as the owner behind the applications. ... Read full Story
The show might finally go on for the Metro Theater on the Upper West Side, which has sat vacant since 2005 and is in the home stretch of being sold. ... Read full Story
On Sea Island, a contemporary structure that stands apart from the neighboring Mediterranean-style residences aims to fetch $40 million. ... Read full Story
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 21, 2024 is:
tenacious \tuh-NAY-shus\ adjective
Something described as tenacious cannot easily be stopped or pulled part; in other words, it is firm or strong. Tenacious can also describe something—such as a myth—that continues or persists for a long time, or someone who is determined to do something.
// Caleb was surprised by the crab’s tenacious grip.
// Once Linda has decided on a course of action, she can be very tenacious when it comes to seeing it through.
"I put up a nesting box three years ago and nailed it to an oak tree. Beth and Fiona told me the next box location was ideal: seven feet up, out of view of walkways, and within three feet of the lower branches of a tenacious old fuchsia tree." — Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, 2024
Did you know?
For the more than 400 years that tenacious has been a part of the English language, it has adhered closely to its Latin antecedent: tenāx, an adjective meaning "holding fast," "clinging," or "persistent." Almost from the first, tenacious could suggest either literal adhesion or figurative stick-to-itiveness. Sandburs are tenacious, and so are athletes who don't let defeat get them down. We use tenacious of a good memory, too—one that has a better than average capacity to hold information. But you can also have too much of a good thing: the addition in Latin of the prefix per- ("thoroughly") to tenāx led to the English word pertinacious, meaning "perversely persistent." You might use pertinacious for the likes of rumors and spam calls, for example.