New Developments

September 26, 2018

New details for Brooklyn’s Pacific Park and a first look at its tallest tower

By Devin Gannon

The development of Pacific Park, a 22-acre mixed-use complex near the Barclays Center, has entered its next phase Greenland Forest City Partners announced Wednesday. The developer is bringing on TF Cornerstone and the Brodsky Organization as development partners for the project.
More details here

September 26, 2018

NYC chefs bring giant food hall to Eero Saarinen’s Bell Labs building in suburban NJ

By Michelle Cohen

Symbolic of the future-happy post-war era, Bell Labs, the research and development center for telecom giant AT&T, was one of Finnish architect and industrial designer Eero Saarinen’s architectural masterpieces, though his iconic TWA Flight Center may be better known.
So, what's on the menu?

September 26, 2018

First look at interiors and private park at Jeanne Gang’s Downtown Brooklyn condo

By Dana Schulz

To coincide with the sales launch at Downtown Brooklyn's 57-story tower at 11 Hoyt Street, Tishman Speyer has released a slew of new renderings of the Jeanne Gang-designed condo.
All the renderings and details this way

September 24, 2018

Plans, new renderings revealed for $2.5B redevelopment of Times Square’s Palace Theatre

By Michelle Cohen

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More renderings this way

September 20, 2018

Across from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, RXR plans a 10-building complex in a former printing press factory

By Michelle Cohen

The Brooklyn Navy Yard and the area surrounding it continues to expand and live up to predictions calling it the city's new creative hotspot.
More renderings of the new creative space, this way

September 18, 2018

Could affordable housing plans for Willets Point be scrapped for airport construction parking?

By Michelle Cohen

The city and developers have filed preliminary plans to pave a 6.5 acre stretch of city land for 665 parking spots, Crains reports.
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September 17, 2018

Roman Abramovich signs over Upper East Side megamansion to ex-wife in $92M transfer

By Michelle Cohen

6sqft recently reported that construction had begun on Russia-born billionaire Roman Abramovich's Upper East Side megamansion combo of three existing townhouses on East 75th Street.
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September 12, 2018

Public waterfront space to be part of massive Long Island City Innovation Center project

By Michelle Cohen

Developer TF Cornerstone has released new details about public open space slated to be part of the proposed project spanning over 1.5 million square feet at 44th Drive on city-owned land along the Long Island City waterfront, LICpost reports.
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September 12, 2018

Rafael Viñoly reveals new photos and video of Three Waterline Square

By Michelle Cohen

Catching up with the rise of Waterline Square has been a pastime of skyline watchers since the project was announced.
New images and video this way

September 7, 2018

Sales to begin at super-skinny supertall 111 West 57th Street; priciest units are $57M

By Michelle Cohen

Despite a long history of financial and legal woes, Property Markets Group, Spruce Capital Partners and JDS Development’s tall and slender tower at 111 West 57th Street is gearing up to begin sales (for real this time) according to the New York Times.
Pricing and more, this way

September 6, 2018

PHOTOS: Get an up-close look at Moynihan Train Hall’s massive new skylights

By Dana Schulz

At a construction tour of Moynihan Train Hall this morning, 6sqft had the rare opportunity to get up close and personal with the massive skylights that will crown this new concourse. The transformation of the historic James A.
See all the views

August 29, 2018

See new photos of Jeanne Gang’s ‘solar carving’ tower take shape along the High Line

By Devin Gannon

Four months after topping out, Jeanne Gang's tower at 40 Tenth Avenue is getting its geometric glass installed.
See its progress

August 23, 2018

See the 800-foot indoor ski slope, water park, and observation wheel coming to North Jersey

By Dana Schulz

Earlier this week, we got a sneak peek at the massive food hall coming to the American Dream mega-mall next to Met Life Stadium. The $3 billion, 4.
All the details and renderings

August 23, 2018

New rides and a boutique hotel to help reawaken Coney Island

By Michelle Cohen

On the heels of news that Coney Island will be getting its first new hotel in 50 years, plans have surfaced for a 150,000-square-foot expansion of Luna Park that will bring new rides, food and arcade games.
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August 20, 2018

New plans unveiled for creative and industrial office space in Greenpoint

By Michelle Cohen

Simon Baron Development has announced plans for a seven-story office building at 12 Franklin Street on the Greenpoint/North Williamsburg border.
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August 17, 2018

Battery Maritime Building’s hotel-restaurant conversion is back on track

By Devin Gannon

The plan to convert the landmarked Battery Maritime Building into a hotel and Cipriani rooftop restaurant is back on schedule after an injection of capital into the project, Crain's reported on Thursday.
More details here

August 14, 2018

Construction underway for Roman Abramovich’s Upper East Side mega-mansion

By Devin Gannon

Russia-born billionaire Roman Abramovich is moving ahead with his plan to construct a mega-mansion on the Upper East Side, the New York Post reported on Monday.
Get the details

August 13, 2018

New SHoP Architects-designed Pier 17 is making progress, looking sharp

By Michelle Cohen

Howard Hughes Corporation's re-launch of the SHoP Architects-designed Pier 17 in Lower Manhattan's Seaport District kicked off this summer, with exciting plans for food, drink, art, architecture, retail, and entertainment concepts finally being realized.
Take a look

August 9, 2018

59-block Inwood rezoning vote draws protests from residents who fear its character will be lost

By Michelle Cohen

On Wednesday the City Council approved a rezoning plan for a 59-block section of Inwood, a neighbhorhood often referred to as the "last affordable neighborhood in Manhattan," the New York Times reports. The plan was approved last week by the city's zoning subcommittee and the Land Use Committee.
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August 8, 2018

21-story Union Square tech hub gets green light from City Council despite community concerns

By Michelle Cohen

The New York City Council voted Wednesday to approve plans to build a new tech hub on city-owned land at 124 East 14th Street near Union Square.
Not everyone is excited, however

August 8, 2018

Get a first look at the next proposed mega-development for Sunset Park

By Dana Schulz

Development is certainly heating up around Sunset Park's open railway tracks.
More details and renderings this way

August 8, 2018

Book your wedding at the TWA Hotel: Renderings revealed for retro event spaces

By Dana Schulz

Getting married next spring? Or maybe you're planning a large conference? Either way, if mid-century-modern is your thing, then the news that the TWA Hotel is now booking events for the spring of 2019 and beyond is sure to be exciting.
Get a look at all the spaces

August 2, 2018

New renderings released for Crown Heights Bedford Union Armory redevelopment, permits still pending

By Annie Doge

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New renderings, this way

August 1, 2018

City seeks proposals for film and television studio at Bush Terminal in Sunset Park

By Devin Gannon

New York City is seeking proposals to develop and operate a 200,000-square-foot media production space on the Sunset Park waterfront.
Get the details

July 25, 2018

First look at ODA’s boxy condo coming to busy 14th Street corner

By Devin Gannon

First renderings of ODA Architecture's 13-story tower planned for Greenwich Village reveal a Tetris-inspired, boxy design, YIMBY reported on Wednesday.
See the design

July 25, 2018

Tribeca and Yorkville top the list for new development condo sales in 2018

By Michelle Cohen

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See who else is on the list

July 23, 2018

East Village Target’s CBGB odes get mixed reviews

By Devin Gannon

Target officially opened its first store in the East Village on Saturday, to mixed reviews from locals. During its grand opening, the chain recreated the storefront of CBGB, a famous punk rock club where the Ramones, Patti Smith and Blondie played, with a red-and-white awning that reads "TRGT.
Details here

July 20, 2018

Yet another tall tower is headed for Long Island City

By Michelle Cohen

42-50 24th Street rendering via Dynamic Star Long Island City has been fertile ground for new skyscrapers for over a decade–and the biggest additions are still yet to come.
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July 19, 2018

New East Village Target store now open in Extell’s EVGB rental building

By Michelle Cohen

It might seem like it's been there forever, but the new East Village Target store at 14th Street and Avenue A opened its doors this week ahead of a scheduled grand opening Saturday, July 21.
Already, complaints about the beer selection

July 18, 2018

30 Hudson Yards officially tops out at 1,296 feet

By Devin Gannon

Topping out this week at 1,296 feet, 30 Hudson Yards is officially the second-tallest office building in New York City. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the 90-story tower sits on the southwest corner of 33rd Street and 10th Avenue.
See the tower

July 18, 2018

City says 668-foot UWS supertall complies with zoning rules despite community protests

By Michelle Cohen

The city's Board of Standards and Appeals found Tuesday that a 668-foot-tall tower proposed for a zoning lot at 200 Amsterdam Avenue does, in fact, comply with zoning rules, The Real Deal reports.
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July 17, 2018

PHOTOS: Pier 55’s undulating support structure takes shape on the Hudson River

By Devin Gannon

Construction photo via CityRealty; Rendering via Heatherwick Studio Construction has moved along quite nicely at Pier 55, the on-again, off-again public park project funded by billionaire businessman Barry Diller planned for the Hudson River.
See the photos

July 12, 2018

Plans for New York City’s first soccer stadium focus on the Bronx, again

By Michelle Cohen

New York City Football Club, the Major League Soccer franchise owned by the Yankees and an investment group led by Abu Dhabi billionaire royal Sheik Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahayan, who also owns Manchester City Football Club, may have found a site for its own home stadium after a five-year search.
More details, this way

July 11, 2018

Construction begins on Extell’s 69-story tower, set to be tallest on the Upper West Side

By Devin Gannon

Rendering via Snohetta / Binyan Studios; construction photo via CityRealty With the neighboring Jewish Guild for the Blind officially demolished, construction has now begun on Extell Development's skyscraper at 50 West 66th Street.
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July 10, 2018

LPC sends Morris Adjmi’s proposal for East Village gas explosion site back to the drawing board

By Michelle Cohen

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July 10, 2018

As construction begins, cost of Bjarke Ingels’ South Bronx police station jumps to $68M

By Devin Gannon

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday that construction has officially begun on the new police station coming to the 40th Precinct in the South Bronx. The Bjarke Ingels-designed station house, located in Melrose at East 149th Street and St.
More here

July 9, 2018

Despite 200-foot height cut, 67-story tower in Long Island City will still be Queens’ tallest

By Devin Gannon

The soaring condo tower planned for Long Island City's Court Square shrunk in height this week, dropping from a proposed 984-foot tower to 778 feet, Curbed NY reported. This isn't the first height fluctuation for the building, dubbed the Court Square City View.
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July 6, 2018

ODA reveals playful facade, outdoor space for former Jehovah’s Witnesses’ site in Dumbo

By Michelle Cohen

In the latest news from CityRealty, a new rendering of the exciting design for a 10-story, 165-unit building that will rise at the former Jehovah's Witnesses-owned property at 80 Adams Street has been revealed.
More details this way

June 27, 2018

City says work can resume on Sutton Place’s controversial 800-foot tower

By Michelle Sinclair Colman

A relatively staid neighborhood, things are heating up at the Upper East Side’s Sutton Place, again. Last December, 6sqft reported that Gamma Real Estate had to stop work on Sutton 58, their proposed 800-foot residential tower.
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June 26, 2018

Plan released for a seven-building, 800+ unit affordable development in Brownsville

By Devin Gannon

Plans for a seven-building affordable housing development in Brooklyn's Brownsville were released this week, as part of the city's revitalization effort in the neighborhood.
More details here

June 26, 2018

See aerial renderings of COOKFOX’s massive St. John’s Terminal redevelopment

By Dana Schulz

This past December, COOKFOX Architects released up-close renderings of their nearly two-million-square-foot St. John’s Terminal redevelopment in Hudson Square.
More details ahead

June 25, 2018

Get a first look at the amenities at Bjarke Ingels’ High Line towers

By Dana Schulz

Less than two weeks after HFZ Capital revealed the marble-clad interior renderings for Bjarke Ingels’ High Line-facing XI condo/hotel project at 76 Eleventh Avenue, they've now launched the official website.
See all this and more

June 25, 2018

New renderings and details for Perkins Eastman’s 730-foot tower at controversial Two Bridges site

By Devin Gannon

Additional details and a new rendering have been unveiled this week for a 62-story Lower East Side skyscraper designed by Perkins Eastman Architects, nearly two years after 6sqft first wrote about the project.
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June 21, 2018

PHOTOS: See Moynihan Train Hall’s massive skylight being installed

By Michelle Sinclair Colman

After starting construction last summer, Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM)'s reimagined Moynihan Train Hall is now beginning to take shape. Part of Governor Cuomo's Empire Station Complex revamp of Penn Station, the old James A.
See more construction shots

June 19, 2018

David Adjaye reveals interiors for luxury FiDi condo, his first NYC tower

By Devin Gannon

With construction officially underway at 130 William Street and sales launching for the 244 condos later this month, Sir David Adjaye hosted an event last night to reveal the interiors of his 800-foot Financial District tower.
See the renderings here

June 19, 2018

Reaching over 1,000 feet, 35 Hudson Yards tops out as the mega-project’s tallest residential building

By Devin Gannon

The first residential supertall to rise at the Hudson Yards mega-project officially topped out this week at 1,009 feet. Developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group, 35 Hudson Yards rises 72 floors and is now considered the ninth tallest structure in New York City, YIMBY reported.
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June 14, 2018

Construction kicks off on Dattner Architects’ nine-story Brooklyn Navy Yard building

By Devin Gannon

Just six months after filing permits for a nine-story mixed-use building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, city officials and developers broke ground Wednesday on 399 Sands Street.
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June 14, 2018

SHoP Architects design a food hall, co-working, and retail space for Midwood

By Dana Schulz

Midwood might not yet be considered an up-and-coming 'hood, but this new mixed-use project from trendy architects SHoP might be the first step. CityRealty spotted renderings for a 10-story commercial building at 1508 Coney Island Avenue, which will be one of the largest in the area.
Check it all out

June 14, 2018

First look at the latest huge residential project proposed for Greenpoint’s waterfront

By Devin Gannon

On the site immediately south of the former Greenpoint Terminal Market, which was destroyed in a massive fire in 2006, three high-rise buildings are planned, containing hundreds of apartments.
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June 13, 2018

Renderings revealed for Morris Adjmi’s proposed luxury condo on East Village gas explosion site

By Hannah Frishberg

Rendering by Morris Adjmi Architects Just over three years ago, an explosion from an illegal tap into the gas main destroyed three buildings on Second Avenue and killed two people in the East Village. Last year, two lots of the three at the site were sold for just over $9 million.
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June 12, 2018

New marble-clad interior renderings revealed for Bjarke Ingels’ High Line-facing XI

By Michelle Cohen

Renderings via Dbox for HFZ Capital Group Back in April, 6sqft brought you a new batch of renderings showing Bjarke Ingels and developer HFZ Capital's XI (or the Eleventh) at 76 Eleventh Avenue ahead of a May 7 sales launch.
See more, this way

June 12, 2018

Apply for 65 mixed-income units at ODA’s futuristic waterfront rental in Williamsburg, from $565/month

By Michelle Sinclair Colman

Via 420 Kent A residential tower found along the Williamsburg waterfront as part of a collection of three-Lego-like high rises known as 420 Kent, has 65 mixed-income housing units up for grabs.
Find out if you qualify

June 11, 2018

3 World Trade Center officially opens, the fourth WTC building completed

By Michelle Cohen

Right on schedule for a June opening, developer Silverstein Properties took the lead in celebrating on Monday the highly anticipated opening of 3 World Trade Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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June 8, 2018

Progress, pricing and new renderings for David Adjaye’s 130 William Street skyscraper

By Michelle Cohen

Back in April 6sqft reported on the progress of British-Ghanian architect David Adjaye's first NYC skyscraper at 130 William street, with the nearly-800-foot tower at street level and rising.
Let's hear those prices. And when can we move in?

June 7, 2018

New Jersey City rental debuts in leafy, historic Hamilton Park

By Michelle Cohen

Following the much-documented Jersey City launches of the Journal Squared and Ellipse projects, a new rental building has opened at 485 Marin Boulevard in JC's Hamilton Park neighborhood, known for its historic Victorian homes and streets lined with colorful cafes, shops and restaurants.
Get a closer look

June 6, 2018

Rafael Viñoly reveals new renderings of ‘Auto Row’ office addition

By Dana Schulz

Historically, Auto Row, the stretch of eleventh in the 50s, has been somewhat a no-man's land to most, save for those rare New Yorkers who own a car. But with Hudson Yards pushing development westward, it's now coming out of the shadows.
More details and renderings ahead

June 6, 2018

Amazing aerial photos show One Vanderbilt’s ascent

By Devin Gannon

Construction of SL Green's supertall One Vanderbilt continues to push forward, with the steel erection on the 16th floor now complete.
See the pictures

June 6, 2018

REVEALED: First look at Williamsburg’s Domino Park ahead of Sunday opening

By Michelle Cohen

Two Trees Management announced today that Domino Park, the long-awaited new waterfront recreational public space at the 11-acre Domino Sugar Factory site, will celebrate its grand opening this Sunday, June 10.
Check out industrial artifacts, water features and more

May 30, 2018

Fresh set of renderings for Dock 72, the new home for WeWork at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

By Devin Gannon

New renderings have been unveiled of Dock 72, a 675,000-square-foot office building co-developed by Boston Properties and Rudin Management for the evolving Brooklyn Navy Yard.
See them here

May 29, 2018

PHOTOS: See NYC’s highest outdoor observation deck make its way up 1,100 feet at 30 Hudson Yards

By Dana Schulz

Last month, just after commencing construction, the 1,100-foot-tall observation deck at 30 Hudson Yards made New Yorkers gasp with dizzying construction photos.
See all the vertigo-inducing pics!

May 23, 2018

Study looks at the tallest buildings ever demolished and confirms 270 Park Avenue will top the list

By Michelle Cohen

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May 22, 2018

Downtown Brooklyn gets another high-rise headed for 511 feet tall

By Michelle Cohen

The new hotspot for tall towers, Downtown Brooklyn, will be getting another contender, CityRealty reports. Revised permits show that a 43-story, 511-foot tower set to rise at 540 Fulton Street will contain 327 residential units along with retail and office space.
Find out more

May 15, 2018

New renderings and construction shots of Essex Street Market ahead of fall opening at Essex Crossing

By Devin Gannon

Construction of Essex Street Market's new home across Delancey Street continues to move along before its scheduled opening this fall.
Get the details

May 7, 2018

Williamsburg’s first ground-up commercial space in over 40 years tops out

By Devin Gannon

Rendering via Steelblue/Gensler Silicon Valley will soon land in Williamsburg, according to the masterminds behind 25 Kent, an office building designed with the tech community in mind.
Details here

May 3, 2018

750 mostly affordable apartments coming to the South Bronx near Yankee Stadium

By Dana Schulz

The South Bronx's building boom is continuing with the announcement of a pair of developments near Yankee Stadium that will bring 750 mixed-use residential units to the area.
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April 30, 2018

See exclusive construction photos of NYC’s highest outdoor observation deck at 30 Hudson Yards

By Dana Schulz

After commencing construction on and releasing two dizzying renderings of the super-high observation deck at 30 Hudson Yards, developers Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group have now shared with 6sqft these vertigo-inducing construction photos of the 1,100-foot-tall deck.
See all the photos

April 30, 2018

Construction is underway at the World Trade Center performing arts center

By Devin Gannon

Construction of the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center is officially moving forward, with the first pieces of the center's structural steel now visible above street level, according to CityRealty.
More details here

April 30, 2018

See new renderings of ‘Ocean Dreams,’ Coney Island’s wavy Surf Avenue rental towers

By Michelle Cohen

New renderings have been revealed showing real estate mogul John Catsimatidis' Coney Island rental project at 3514 Surf Avenue known as Ocean Dreams, shown here courtesy of CityRealty.
More renderings this way

April 20, 2018

Bjarke Ingels reveals new renderings of twisting High Line condo ahead of May sales launch

By Dana Schulz

Ahead of the just-announced May 7th sales launch, Bjarke Ingels and developer HFZ Capital have released to the Times several new renderings of the Eleventh, or the XI as it's been branded.
All the renderings and details right this way

April 19, 2018

New looks for 3 World Trade Center ahead of June opening

By Dana Schulz

Less than two weeks ago, developer Silverstein Properties released a pair of renderings of 3 World Trade Center's huge outdoor terrace, not only the first outdoor terrace in the WTC complex but the first and tallest private outdoor terrace in all of Lower Manhattan.
See all the renderings

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