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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Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 308 East 162nd Street in Concourse Village, The Bronx. Located between Teller Avenue and Morris Avenue, the lot is near the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium subway station, served by the 4 train. Gjovan Rroku of New Line Builders is listed as the owner behind the applications.
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The Buffalo Bills quarterback is shaking things up property-wise roughly a month after getting married in affluent Montecito, California. ... Read full Story
It's not just heat waves locals are dealing with this season -- the rental market is a punishing one, and New Yorkers are doing everything to find a home. ... Read full Story
"Shell art isn't a new genre; it's been with us for centuries. The Victorians often framed their family photos with shells. ... The medium also came to the fore in the 1970s when everything was embellished with shells, from photo frames and mirrors to trinket boxes and even furniture." — Stephen Crafti, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 2025
Did you know?
Embellish came to English, by way of Anglo-French, from the Latin word bellus, meaning "beautiful." It's in good company: modern language is adorned with bellus descendants. Examples include such classics as beauty, belle, and beau. And the beauty of bellus reaches beyond English: its influence is seen in the French bel, a word meaning "beautiful" that is directly related to the English embellish. And in Spanish, bellus is evidenced in the word bello, also meaning "beautiful."