05 May 2021

Residential Tower to Replace Parking Lot in New York City Historic District

New York City landmarks commissioners approved a plan to replace a 50-year-old parking lot between Water and Pearl streets in downtown Manhattan with a brick...

29 April 2021

Stepped And Cantilevering Towers Top Out in Brooklyn

Construction has topped out on 227 West Street, a pair of 34- and 42-story residential towers in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by OMA with Beyer Blinder...

16 April 2021

New Renderings Revealed for Mixed-Use New York City Tower

A new batch of renderings were released about Project Commodore, Skidmore Owings & Merrill‘s upcoming mixed-use supertall at 175 Park Avenue in Midtown East. The...

08 April 2021

Lawsuits Dismissed Against Proposed Manhattan Skyscrapers

The New York State Court of Appeals shut down a lawsuit opposing the development of four new skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan’s Two Bridges neighborhood. This...

05 April 2021

Construction Completes On Manhattan Residential Building

Construction is complete on The Artisan, a 26-story residential building at 180 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Handel Architects and developed...

05 April 2021

Ginza, Tokyo to Get High Line-Style Park

One of the more well-known expressways in downtown Tokyo is about to be converted into an elevated pedestrian promenade and greenway, similar to the High...

29 March 2021

Graduate Hotel Completes Construction On Roosevelt Island, New York City

Work is fully complete on Snøhetta‘s 18-story, 224-room Graduate Hotel at 22 North Loop Road and the adjacent four-story Verizon Tech Executive Education Center on...

25 March 2021

New Photos of Residential Complex in Manhattan Revealed

A new set of architectural photographs have been revealed of the recently completed Waterline Square Park, photographed by Elizabeth Felicella. The 2.6-acre (1-hectare) green space...

23 March 2021

The Demolition of a Historic Manhattan Lobby is Nearly Complete

Over the past few months, preservationists have fought hard to landmark the suave, Streamline Moderne lobby of the McGraw-Hill Building, a 1931 Art Deco high-rise...

05 March 2021

New Renderings Revealed for Midtown Manhattan Redevelopment

A new set of renderings has been released for Vornado Realty Trust‘s 7.4-million-square-foot (687,482-square-meter) Penn District redevelopment in Midtown. Created by DBOX, the images highlight...

03 March 2021

New York City Skyscraper Receives Permits

On 2 March, 2021 New York State’s Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously ruled in favor of 200 Amsterdam Avenue‘s developers, SJP Properties and Mitsui Fudosan...

01 March 2021

Construction Completes on Upper East Side Manhattan Tower

Construction is now complete on Beckford House and Beckford Tower, a pair of completed residential buildings in the Yorkville section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side....

19 February 2021

Sixth Building in New York City Megadevelopment Tops Out

50 Hudson Yards, the practice’s latest building in New York has officially topped out. The LEED Gold-designed, 58-story office development forms an integral part of...

18 February 2021

Port Authority Taps Developers for Another World Trade Center Building in New York City

One of the final undeveloped World Trade Center parcels will give rise to a residential skyscraper with more than 1,300 apartments.The Port Authority of New...

04 February 2021

Midtown East Supertall Renderings Revealed in New York City

Skidmore Owings & Merrill has revealed a new set of renderings for Project Commodore, a 1,646-foot (501-meter) supertall office skyscraper that would become the tallest...

29 January 2021

Supertall Office Tower Tops Out in New York City

The rapid pace of construction at 66 Hudson Boulevard, aka The Spiral, finally reached the 65-story, 1,041-foot-tall (317-meter) pinnacle over Hudson Yards on Tuesday, 26...

27 January 2021

Curated 79th Floor Luxury Residence Hits the Market at New York City High-Rise

“Among the clouds, at one thousand feet, exists an inner floating garden,” reads the first line of the Engel & Völkers Mercedes Berk team’s off-market...

25 January 2021

Updated Renderings Revealed for Skyscraper in Multi-Tower New York City Plan

Updated renderings created by DBOX for Vornado Realty Trust showcase The Penn District, a 7.4-million-square-foot (687,482 square meters) development in Midtown, Manhattan. Located within the...

07 January 2021

Permits Filed for 70 Story Mixed-Use Tower in New York City

Permits have been filed for a 70-story mixed-use tower at 520 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Rabina Properties is listed as the owner behind the...

06 January 2021

Construction Wraps On Hotel in New York City's Midtown

Construction is now complete on the Pendry Manhattan West Hotel, a 281-foot-tall (85.6-meter-tall) mixed-use structure at Four Manhattan West in Midtown West. Designed by Skidmore...

14 December 2020

Waterfront District Development Approved in New York City

The week of 7 December 2020, the New York City Council approved a Flushing waterfront development set to cost US$2 billion. The massive mixed-use project,...

23 November 2020

Multicolored Hotel Tops Out in New York City

Developer Youngwoo & Associates challenged MVRDV to design an innovative project that accommodates a large volume of program while fitting the surrounding context - a...

17 November 2020

Residential High-Rise Tops Out Over Downtown Brooklyn, New York City

Construction has topped out at 22 Chapel Street, a 20-story residential building in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by Delshah Capital and OTL...

30 October 2020

Electrical Fire at Half-Demolished New York City Skyscraper Forces Evacuation

An electrical fire in the basement prompted an evacuation Thursday morning, 29 October, 2020 at 270 Park Avenue, one of New York City's largest demolition...

27 October 2020

Plans Announced for Two-Tower Development at 250 Water Street in New York City

New renderings and details of 250 Water Street were revealed on 23 October 2020, depicting a mixed-use development significantly smaller in size and scope than...

19 October 2020

Restoration of Art Deco New York City Skyscraper Nears Completion

New York City’s skyline is forever adapting, thrusting ever higher upwards as a jostling amalgam of evolving styles and forms. Although surpassed in height by...

15 September 2020

Ribbon-Cutting Opens Skyscraper in New York City

Yesterday, 14 September 2020, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) and developers SL Green and Hines celebrated the opening of One Vanderbilt with a ribbon cutting...

02 September 2020

Skydeck Reopens in New York City With New Health Measures

Edge, among the highest outdoor sky decks in the Western Hemisphere, announced that it reopened to the public on 2 September 2020 at Noon.  The...

21 August 2020

New York City Penn Station Master Plan Enters Next Phase Of Development

Earlier this year, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the Empire Station Complex, a major redevelopment initiative for the area surrounding Pennsylvania Station. The project team is...

11 August 2020

Condominium Tower in Queens, New York City Reaches Completion

Construction is complete at Hero LIC, a 24-story condominium building at 24-16 Queens Plaza South in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Woods Bagot Architects...

04 August 2020

Concave Curtain Wall Nears Parapet For Queens Residential Building in New York City

Curtain wall installation is nearing the parapet of Queens Plaza Park, aka Sven, a 755-foot-tall (230.1-meter-tall) mixed-use skyscraper at 29-27 41st Avenue in Long Island...

30 July 2020

Plans For New York City's Madison Avenue Reveal New 55-Story Office Tower

Plans for 343 Madison Avenue in Midtown East unveil the substantial size and scope of the supertall to take the place of the former Metropolitan...

22 July 2020

Luxury Residential High-Rise Tops Out in Brooklyn, New York City

Construction has topped out on Morris Adjmi Architects’ Front & York, a 1.1-million-square-foot (102,193-square-meter) residential project at 85 Jay Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Developed by...

09 July 2020

Proposed Mixed-Use Complex Revealed In Queens, New York City

A consortium of developers including Kaufman Astoria Studios, Silverstein Properties, and BedRock Real Estate Partners has revealed extensive plans to redevelop and construct a five-block...

06 July 2020

Developer Is Updating Historic Seagram Building With New Playground

The owner of the Seagram Building, the stately office tower designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe on Manhattan’s Park Avenue, thinks it is time...

11 June 2020

Tall Building Being Demolished As New York City Begins to Reopen

Anthony Vargas is taking no chances with the novel coronavirus. To prove it, the 41-year-old New York City construction worker opens the front door of...

02 June 2020

Renderings Offer Look At New Proposed Hotel In The New York City Financial District

Preliminary renderings from Stonehill & Taylor Architects offer a first look at a new hotel property in Manhattan’s Financial District. The development is located at...

28 May 2020

A New York City Art Deco Staple is Getting A New Observation Deck

It’s the Chrysler Building’s time to shine. The Art Deco skyscraper, built in 1928, is getting a brand-new observation deck. The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)...

19 May 2020

New Renderings and Permits for 30-Story New York City Tower

A two-towered development set to rise atop the ruins of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol on Norfolk Street moves one step closer to reality. Last month, Dattner...

14 May 2020

Residential Tower in New York City's Financial District's Glass Curtain Wall Resumes Its Rise

Façade work is progressing on Seaport Residences, a 670-foot-tall (204-meter) residential skyscraper at 161 Maiden Lane in the Financial District. Formally addressed as One Seaport,...

04 May 2020

Renderings Revealed For New Development in New York City's South Bronx

Maddd Equities is responsible for one of the largest forthcoming developments in the South Bronx, a new 274,000-square-foot (25,455 square meters) building in the borough’s...

21 April 2020

Excavation Underway for New Hotel in Midtown New York City

Excavation has begun at 150 West 48th Street in Midtown, the site of 974-room hotel designed by Gene Kaufman Architect. The 34-story project is being...

15 April 2020

Office High-Rise Site Cleared and Ready In New York City’s Downtown Brooklyn

The site at 141 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn is planned to welcome a 23-story office building. Demolition has concluded and the land sits awaiting...

14 April 2020

New Skyscraper Underway in New York City’s Prospect Heights Neighborhood

The reinforced concrete superstructure of 18 Sixth Avenue, a 51-story residential skyscraper, has begun ascending in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed...

03 April 2020

Residential Tower Tops Off in New York City

The residential tower, One Boerum Place has topped out in Downtown Brooklyn. The slim reinforced concrete superstructure recently reached its 21-story parapet, and work is...

02 April 2020

Permits Filed for Mixed-Use Building in New York City

Permits have been filed for a 13-story mixed-use building at 2686 Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Located between West 102nd Street and West 103rd...

20 March 2020

Developers Hatch Plans for Towers On Former Proposed Headquarters Expansion Site in New York City

In the summer of 2019, four developers who own land on Long Island City's Anable Basin launched a public engagement initiative called Your LIC to...

18 March 2020

Façade Inspection Program in New York City Undergoes Overhaul

In December 2019, a piece of terra cotta fell from a Manhattan tower, killing a passerby and prompting the New York City Department of Buildings...

13 March 2020

Redevelopment Plan for New York City’s South Street Seaport Includes Skyscraper

As part of an integrated plan to redevelop several sites in the South Street Seaport, the Howard Hughes Corporation aims to build an up to...

09 March 2020

New York City’s Highest Outdoor Skydeck Set to Open

The opening of Edge, the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, offering 360-degree views of New York City’s iconic skyline will be celebrated...

27 February 2020

New York City Judge Rules Against Luxury Development Embraced by Mayor

A state judge barred a developer from building four high-rise towers at 260 South Street that had been set to offer hundreds of pricey apartments....

19 February 2020

Proposed Hospital Tower Redevelopment in New York Undergoes Design Change

Northwell Health is looking to scrap its controversial plan to build a 41-story apartment tower on the Upper East Side of New York City, which...

09 January 2020

Cantilevered Hotel Begins Ascent In New York City's Midtown

Construction is now above street level at 58 West 39th Street, aka H Hotel W39, in Midtown. Designed by Peter F. Poon Architect and developed...

19 December 2019

Development Proposals in Brooklyn Move Forward

A new waterfront park and two mixed-use towers may soon come to the Brooklyn waterfront, north of the Domino Sugar Factory redevelopment site in the...

25 November 2019

Excavation Begins for New Residential Skyscraper in New York City

Excavation and foundation work on Bjarke Ingels Group‘s (BIG) Strata Tower at 8 West 30th Street, has gotten deeper below the streets of New York...

10 October 2019

Architect Chosen for Rolex Headquarters in New York City

Following an international design competition, David Chipperfield Architects has been selected to build the Rolex USA Headquarters in New York. The new 25-story tower will...

18 September 2019

Two Supertalls Top Out in New York City

The Grand Central Terminal-adjacent supertall One Vanderbilt officially topped out this week, reaching its full 1,401-foot (427-meter) height. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the tower...

09 September 2019

New Permits Filed for Tower in New York City

Boston Properties has filed permits for a 888-foot-tall (270-meter-tall) tower at 3 Hudson Boulevard. There have been many changes to the development since the Moinian...

30 August 2019

New York City’s Grand Hyatt to be Demolished and Replaced With Office Building

A New York city building once owned and reclad by US President Donald Trump is headed for the wrecking ball. A new joint development by...

26 August 2019

Redesign Revealed for Hotel Tower on New York City’s Far West Side

A new rendering has been released for 450 Eleventh Avenue, a 487-foot (148.4-meter) hotel tower by Marx Development Groups near Hudson Yards. The redesign appears...

16 August 2019

Upper West Side Tower Tops Out in New York City Amid Legal Conflict

A controversial Upper West Side condo tower has topped out at 52 stories, despite an ongoing legal battle over whether the project violates the city’s...

12 August 2019

Federal Court Overturns Ruling to Seize Iran-Linked Skyscraper in New York City

A federal appeals court in the United States has overturned a previous ruling by a lower court that had ordered the seizure of an Iran-linked...

06 August 2019

New York City’s Sutton 58 Rises Past Cantilever

A yellow safety cocoon has been installed around the perimeter of the floor plates at Sutton 58 (also known as 3 Sutton Place and 426-432...

31 July 2019

New York City Building That Spurred Modern Zoning Gets Makeover

When completed in 1915, New York’s Equitable Building was the largest building in the world. Located at 120 Broadway in Manhattan’s financial district, it stands...

25 July 2019

Foundation Work Begins For 29th & 5th, New York City’s Latest Skyscraper

Excavation work has commenced for 29th & 5th, Bjarke Ingels Group‘s proposed skyscraper at 3 West 29th Street in NoMad, New York City. Excavators, piling...

16 July 2019

Demolition Wraps for Two New Residential Skyscrapers in New York City

Demolition has been completed at the site of 601 West 29th Street in Hudson Yards for an upcoming 695-foot-tall (211-meter-tall), 58-story skyscraper designed by FXCollaborative...

11 June 2019

Helicopter Crash-Lands on Midtown Manhattan Building, Killing Pilot

A helicopter crash-landed atop a 51-story office tower in Midtown Manhattan, killing the pilot, clogging the skyscraper’s stairwells with thousands of evacuating workers and sending...

07 June 2019

Scalloped Condominium Tower Tops Out in Brooklyn, New York City

The Studio Gang-designed 11 Hoyt has topped out in Brooklyn to its full height of 626 feet (191 meters), offering 481 luxury residential condominiums, with...

03 June 2019

New Design Revealed for Massive Two-Towered Development in New York City

Possibly the final design for 520 West 41st Street, located in Midtown West between Eleventh Avenue and Galvin Avenue, has been revealed. Silverstein Properties, the...

22 May 2019

Consular Tower Tops Out in New York City

The Turkevi Center  has topped out at 821 First Avenue in the Midtown East neighborhood of Turtle Bay. Work on the curving, sloped crown of...

13 May 2019

A 45-Story Jail Tower May Rise in New York City

New York City’s 10-year plan to close Rikers Island, a 413.17-acre (167.204-hectare) island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx that is home...

06 May 2019

Latest Plan for a New York City Supertall Revealed

Amidst the ongoing evolution of the Manhattan skyline, one of the most notable recent changes has been the completion of the Midtown East rezoning, which...

29 April 2019

Modular High-Rise Hotel in New York City Assembled in Poland

Marriott International Inc. has begun constructing what it says will be the tallest modular hotel in the world, in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood. Its 168 guest...

19 April 2019

New Legislation Limits Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Buildings in New York City

New York City is about to embark on an ambitious plan to fight climate change that would force thousands of large buildings, like the Empire...

18 April 2019

Slender Skyscraper Designed to Soften New York City’s Skyline

MAD Architects have revealed a new vision for New York City skyscrapers with a sinuous slender tower near the Empire State Building. Dubbed “East 34th”,...

16 April 2019

New York City’s “Leaning Tower” Ensnarled in Legal Disputes and Plenty of Blame

Construction at One Seaport, aka 161 Maiden Lane, has been noticeably paused for the past several months. The 60-story reinforced concrete structure topped out back...

12 April 2019

Prize-Winning Architect has First Project in New York City

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Álvaro Siza has worked on numerous projects across the globe, many located in his native Portgual, but has yet to make his...

08 April 2019

Renderings Revealed for 99 Hudson Boulevard, New York City

Developer Tishman Speyer has released renderings for 99 Hudson Boulevard, a 44-story office building at Hudson Yards. The site sits along 11th Avenue between West...

29 March 2019

New York City May Close Zoning Loophole for Tall Buildings

Following a growing public uproar over developers exploiting loopholes to build tall buildings, the Department of City Planning on Friday March 28th proposed a zoning...

18 March 2019

New York City Skyscraper Hits Roadblock After Legal Challenge

One of the forthcoming towers on New York’s Upper West Side may be stopped short after a court ruled this week against an earlier decision...

15 March 2019

New York City’s Hudson Yards’ Shops, Restaurants, Officially Open to The Public

At noon on March 15, 2019, New York’s newest neighborhood ceremonially opened for business. Hudson Yards‘ first public-facing attractions, the Shops & Restaurants and Thomas...

12 March 2019

Two Residential Skyscrapers Proposed for New York City’s Hunters Point South

Permits have been filed for two major new towers in Hunters Point South. The two proposed, glass residential buildings are being designed by Handel Architects...

11 March 2019

A Pair of Zigzagging Waterfront Towers is Set to Rise in New York City

The Greenpoint Landing megaproject in Brooklyn has gained a duo of interlocking rental towers courtesy of OMA. The ten-tower mixed-use development will ultimately bring 5,500...

05 March 2019

New Residential Details Revealed for New York City’s 35 Hudson Yards

New details and renderings have been released for 35 Hudson Yards, set to be the tallest residential tower in the Hudson Yards neighborhood at over...

25 February 2019

Renderings Revealed for 260-270 West 126th Street in New York City

A new mixed-use residential skyscraper is scheduled to rise at 260-270 West 126th Street in Central Harlem. Renderings have recently been released for the upcoming...

19 February 2019

Wall of The Vandewater Starts Rising Above New York City’s Morningside Heights

Curtain wall installation has begun on the lower floors of The Vandewater in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of New York City. The Vandewater was designed...

15 February 2019

Tech Giant Cancels HQ2 Plans for New York City

Amazon has withdrawn its plans to bring half of its second North American headquarters to New York City. This comes after a report last week...

12 February 2019

Two World Trade Center in New York City May Rise Without an Anchor Tenant

One of the final pieces of the World Trade Center puzzle may be put into place—albeit in a somewhat risky fashion. Bloomberg reports that Larry...

11 February 2019

Site of Grand Hyatt in Midtown East, New York City to be Redeveloped

The Grand Hyatt New York next to Grand Central Terminal may soon be replaced. Developers TF Cornerstone and MSD Partners, L.P. recently announced their plans...

05 February 2019

One Vanderbilt Reaches Supertall Territory Above Midtown East, New York City

One Vanderbilt is officially the latest skyscraper in New York City to achieve a height equivalent to “supertall” (300 meters and higher) status. Located at...

29 January 2019

Demolition Permits Filed for Modernist Union Carbide Building in New York City

The modernist Union Carbide building at 270 Park Avenue, due to be replaced by a new 70-story skyscraper, is now one step closer to coming...

28 January 2019

New York City Penthouse Sets Record for Highest-Priced Home Ever Sold in US

The sale of a New York penthouse for around $238 million has broken the record for the most expensive home ever sold in the U.S....

21 January 2019

“Tower Fifth” Could Become New York City’s Second-Tallest

For decades, the New York City skyline was dominated by one building, the 1,250-foot-tall (381-meter) Empire State Building. But 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as...

03 January 2019

Morningside Heights Seminary Plans 42-Story Condo Tower in New York City

The Union Theological Seminary Campus in Morningside Heights is planning to construct a 42-story tower as part of a $125 million rehab of its campus....

02 January 2019

Final Segment of 53 West 53rd Street’s Apex Installed in New York City

The final piece of the third and highest apex of Jean Nouvel’s first residential skyscraper was anchored and installed over Midtown in late December 2018....

13 December 2018

Snøhetta Updates Proposal for Philip Johnson's AT&T Building

Snøhetta has revealed an updated proposal for the overhaul of Philip Johnson's AT&T Building, after a major backlash against its initial scheme resulted in the...

05 December 2018

Queens Plaza Park Begins Rising At 27-29 Queens Plaza North

Located in Long Island City at 27-29 Queens Plaza North, Queens Plaza Park will soon be one of the tallest skyscrapers in both Queens and...

14 November 2018

New York City’s Plans for Amazon HQ2 Swing Into Action

Amazon has officially revealed its plan to develop a headquarters location along the East River banks of Long Island City, in New York City’s Queens...

13 November 2018

270 Park Avenue’s Replacement Will Rise 1,400 Feet in Midtown East, Manhattan

The second supertall to result from the Midtown East rezoning is moving forward, with JPMorgan Chase filing a text amendment with City Planning for a...

09 April 2018

Fire at New York City’s Trump Tower Kills One

A fire broke out at Trump Tower on April 7, leaving one man dead and six firefighters injured, the New York City Fire Department said....

06 April 2018

New Rendering Revealed for Queens Residential Tower in New York City

A new rendering has surfaced for the massive residential tower taking shape at 29-55 Northern Boulevard, adjacent to Long Island City’s historic Clock Tower, revealing...

05 April 2018

Loggia-Wrapped New York City Condo Tower Starts to Rise

The Adjaye Associates-designed 130 William, the firm’s first skyscraper in New York, is on the rise. AN has spotted crews working above grade, and a...

03 April 2018

Official Renderings Revealed for New Office Tower at 3 West 29th Street in New York City

When the old Bancroft Bank Building met the wrecking ball a few years ago, the site, at 3 West 29th Street, was tentatively planned to...

02 April 2018

New York City’s 1710 Broadway Site Up for Sale

Gary Barnett’s Extell Development Company is selling off a parcel on West 54th Street, that is zoned for residential condominiums, Yoron Cohen of Colliers International,...

30 March 2018

Renderings Revealed for ALTA LIC Tower in New York City

New renderings have been released for 29-22 Northern Boulevard, officially dubbed ALTA LIC, in Long Island City, Queens. The 43-story building stands across the street...

28 March 2018

Façade Installation Begins for 1050 Sixth Avenue in New York

The Gene Kaufman-designed-1050 Sixth Avenue, dubbed ML House, is making significant progress in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. In a break from the architect’s norm,...

19 March 2018

Demolition Begins for 50 West 66th Street in New York City

Demolition has begun on the final building left at 50 West 66th Street, where Extell will soon be adding yet another punctuation mark to the...

02 January 2018

Architecture Firm Signs Lease in Upcoming Downtown Brooklyn Tower

JEMB Realty Corporation (JEMB), a real estate development, investment, and management organization headquartered in New York City, has announced that world renowned architecture firm, FXFOWLE,...