NYC Architecture and Development

They keep presenting Cool New Things ™️ all over the city, but once you read far enough down you realize it's just another casino development proposal.

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BIG designs skyscrapers with cantilevered skybridge in Manhattan

BIG has designed a pair of Manhattan skyscrapers connected by a twisting skybridge as part of a four-tower development that includes a spiral-shaped museum at its centre
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NYC’s Waterfronts Are Getting A Makeover For The E-Commerce Age

The New York City Economic Development Corp. is advancing plans for six waterfront shipping hubs to prioritize waterways over highways for deliveries.
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New York City is planning six new waterfront shipping hubs to handle e-commerce deliveries, according to a Request For Proposals issued Friday by the New York City Economic Development Corp.

The plan would see some cargo shift part of its journey from freight trucks on highways to barges on waterways as part of Mayor Eric Adams’ “Blue Highways” initiative.
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The barges/delivery stations would be pickup locations for e-bike riders who'd handle the actual last-mile work, the article says.
 
135 east 79th st

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American Industries Corp » 135 East 79th Street

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https://aic-ny.com/project/135-east-79th-street/
 
Is it truly economics or more to do with a historic pre-war style unique to NYC, particularly UWS/UES?
Where in Boston would these types of buildings naturally fit outside the Back Bay, which has no parcels for development? Perhaps anything Boston Common adjacent.
 
bdurden said:
Is it truly economics or more to do with a historic pre-war style unique to NYC, particularly UWS/UES?
Where in Boston would these types of buildings naturally fit outside the Back Bay, which has no parcels for development? Perhaps anything Boston Common adjacent.
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Economics. They only build buildings like this for uber-wealthy. Now, it helps that these are focused around the UWS/UES so you've got that context. But most other buildings in NYC look like the basic slop you get, too.
 
Changing Neighborhood
2 New high Rises going up along 207th street near the University Heights Bridge across the Harlem River. The Inwood section of Upper Manhattan has recently seen a redevelopment boom on the remaining Industrial sites.

 
New york is always ahead of the rest of the country when it comes to architectural trends. The second I saw this it immediately reminded me of the dozens and dozens of residential towers going up in London or Moscow. Theres nothing really that special about it, its just interesting to see how this style residential tower is coming across the pond now. Id definitely be okay with seeing lots more masonry/brick clad towers going up again.

Anagram Finishes Construction At 1 West 60th Street On Manhattan’s Upper West Side​


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https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/03/an...0th-street-on-manhattans-upper-west-side.html
 
The developer of the supertall 9 Dekalb, aka the Dime Savings Bank Tower in downtown Brooklyn, has defaulted on a loan and the tower has been scheduled for a foreclosure auction on June 10th.

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Michael Stern Defaults on Brooklyn’s 9 DeKalb Ave

Michael Stern’s JDS Development defaulted on Brooklyn’s tallest tower; Silverstein Capital Partners has scheduled a foreclosure auction.
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Renderings Revealed For Gowanus Green Affordable Housing Complex In Gowanus, Brooklyn​

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“New renderings have been revealed for Gowanus Green, a six-building mixed-use complex in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Marvel Architects and developed by The Hudson Companies, Jonathan Rose Companies, The Bluestone Organization, and Fifth Avenue Committee, the four-acre master plan will yield 990,000 square feet across six buildings with 950 affordable homes, retail and community space, an 80,000-square-foot public grade school, and a new waterfront esplanade. SCAPE is the landscape architect for the project, which is bound by 5th Street to the northeast, Smith Street to the northwest, the Gowanus Canal to the southeast, and a vacant plot at 459 Smith Street to the southwest.
The aerial rendering above shows the structures enclosed in red and earth-toned brick façades surrounding orderly grids of large windows. Setbacks across multiple structures and their parapets are shown topped with green roofs, along with several photovoltaic arrays. A new tree-lined street is depicted cutting through the development, running from Smith Street to a central cul-de-sac. The tallest tower in the complex appears to stand 28 stories high.
The following renderings give a closer view of the retail and community spaces at street level, as well as the buildings’ brick façades and fenestrations with dark metal frames and spandrels. Glass railings line some of the rooftops and setbacks, and canopies mark the location of some of the residential entrances. New street lamps and garden beds will also surround the walkways….”









https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/04/re...able-housing-complex-in-gowanus-brooklyn.html
 
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