Ostrovsky, long known for his hilarious Instagram presence, now lives in Florida — and he's looking to part ways with this mid-century residence. ... Read full Story
Construction is closing in on the final floors of 520 Fifth Avenue, an 88-story mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Rabina, the 1,000-foot-tall structure will span 380,000 square feet and yield 100 condominium units, a residents-only amenity floor on level 88, boutique office floors on the lower levels, a private members-only club called Moss, retail space, and four cellar levels. The project is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 43rd Street, one block north of Bryant Park. ... Read full Story
Construction has topped out on 30-33 29th Street, a seven-story residential building in Astoria, Queens. Designed by Z Architecture and developed by Neel Dvivedi under the 30-33 29th Street Realty LLC, the 70-foot-tall development will span 22,410 square feet and yield 33 rental units with an average scope of 679 square feet, as well as a cellar level, a 30-foot-long rear yard, and 17 open and 17 enclosed parking spaces. The property is located between 30th Avenue and 30th Drive on an interior lot. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 8/27/2024 7:00 AM
Local officials joined senior executives from the Cappelli Organization, RXR, and Korman Communities to celebrate the topping out of AVE Hamilton Green at 200 Hamilton Avenue in White Plains. The $650 million project involves the repurposing of the former White Plains Mall into a mixed-use residential development. The topping out ceremony was highlighted by the unfurling of a large American flag from the two-tower project. ... Read full Story
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 550 Tenth Avenue, a 47-story mixed-use building in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Gotham Organization and Goldman Sachs Asset Management JV, the structure yields 453 residences, over 20,000 square feet of amenities, 9,000 square feet of retail space, and 26,764 square feet of administrative office space for Covenant House. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 114 units for residents at 70 to 125 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $59,280 to $209,625. ... Read full Story
West's infamously gutted Tadao Ando-designed residence will, before long, be in the hands of a crowdfunding firm that plans a renovation. ... Read full Story
Façade installation has reached the roof parapet of JPMorgan Chase's 1,388-foot supertall headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East. Designed by Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners with Adamson Associates as the architect of record and developed by Tishman Speyer, the 60-story skyscraper will yield 2.5 million square feet of office space with a capacity of 15,000 employees, and will become the tallest structure in New York completely powered by hydroelectric energy. The property occupies a full city block bound by East 48th Street to the north, East 47th Street to the south, Park Avenue to the east, and Madison Avenue to the west. ... Read full Story
Construction is topped out on 31-48 Crescent Street, a seven-story residential building in Astoria, Queens. Designed by C3D Architecture and developed by Crescent Properties Development LLC, the structure will span 39,613 square feet and yield 25 rental units and accompanying amenities spread over 22,000 square feet. The property is located on an interior lot between 31st Road and 31st Drive. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 8/26/2024 7:00 AM
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced the issuance of executive order 43, which requires city agencies to review their city-owned and controlled land for potential housing development sites. The executive order, which builds off the goals of the “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” proposal, aims to support the Adams administration's goal of building 500,000 new homes by 2032 to address the city's affordable housing shortage. ... Read full Story
Permits have been filed for a five-story mixed-use building at 430 St Marks Place in Brighton Heights, Staten Island. Located between Fort Place and Victory Boulevard, the lot is near the Tompkinsville Staten Island Rail station. Medina Cami of AVC General Contracting LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
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Demolition is finishing up at 124-125 White Street, the site of the Manhattan Detention Complex (MDC) in Chinatown, Manhattan. Led by design-build organization Gramercy Group Inc., the $2.13 billion project will replace the aging detention center known as “The Tombs” with a 15- to 17-story facility standing 295 feet tall and spanning 1.25 million square feet. The property is bound by Walker Street to the north, the Manhattan Criminal Court Building to the south, Baxter Street to the east, and Centre Street to the west. The demolition process is slated to cost $125 million. ... Read full Story
Twenty-eight years too early is how developer Stephen Ross describes his firm’s arrival in West Palm Beach, the Florida city he’s now helping transform with a trio of new office towers, ultra-luxury condos, and soon, a university. West Palm Beach Mayor Keith A. James and leading real estate developer Stephen M. Ross at the April groundbreaking... ... Read full Story
Below-grade work is underway at 5055 Broadway, the site of an 11-story mixed-use building in Inwood, Manhattan. Designed by Fischer + Makooi Architects and developed by Timber Equities, the 155-foot-tall structure will span 50,808 square feet and yield 60 rental apartments in one- to two-bedroom layouts, with 25 percent dedicated to affordable housing, as well as amenities and ground-floor retail space. The 7,500-square-foot property is located between West 215th and 216th Streets and was once a surface-level parking lot. ... Read full Story
“The eagerness to vilify ‘the other side’—usually on social media—complicates the less reactionary work that defines our mission.” — Jerry Brewer, The Washington Post, 11 June 2024
Did you know?
It seems reasonable to assume that the words vilify and villain come from the same source; after all, to vilify someone is—in some ways—to make them out to be a villain. Such is not the case, however. Although the origin stories of both vilify and villain involve Latin, their roots are quite different. Vilify came to English (via Middle English and Late Latin) from the Latin adjective vilis, meaning “cheap” or “vile.” Someone who has been vilified, accordingly, has had their reputation tarnished or cheapened in such a way that they’re viewed as morally reprehensible. Villain on the other hand, comes from the Medieval Latin word villanus, meaning “villager,” and ultimately from the Latin noun villa, meaning “house.” The Middle English descendent of villanus developed the meaning of “a person of uncouth mind and manners” due to the vilifying influence of the aristocracy of the time, and the connotations worsened from there until villain came to refer to (among other things), a deliberate scoundrel.