80-Story Tower Revealed for FiDi; First Look at the Renovation Plans for Brooklyn Paramount Theatre

• Renderings are revealed for the Financial District’s new supertall tower 42 Trinity Place. Designed by Studio C Architects, it will encompass more than a million square feet thanks to air rights from Trinity Church. [TRD]
• The Stanford White-designed statue of Peter Cooper is back near Astor Place, but no word yet on when the Alamo cube will return. [Bedford + Bowery]
• Construction begins on the new development at 1444 Third Avenue at 82nd Street. Will ODA’s proposed design for the site become reality? [A Fine Blog]
• Three buildings in Downtown Brooklyn have been demolished to make way for a 28-story residential tower that will light up with colored LEDs at night. [Brownstoner]
• Living in upper Manhattan’s Sugar Hill, rich in culture and affordable. [NYT]
• When completed, the $50 million renovation of Fort Greene’s Paramount Theatre will return the movie palace to its former glory. [Curbed]

Images: 42 Trinity Place via Studio C Architects (L); Paramount Theatre via LIU (R)