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LPC-approved master site plan and project scope - Harlem River Houses

LPC Approves $130M Renovation of the Historic Harlem River Houses in Manhattan

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) unanimously approved a comprehensive renovation of the historic Harlem River Houses surrounding West 151st Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in Upper Manhattan. The scope of work includes major improvements to the existing landscape design and outdoor recreation areas, lighting and security improvements, new retail storefronts, refurbished apartments, and sustainability improvements.

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New Renderings Released for RAMSA’s Claremont Hall at 100 Claremont Avenue in Morningside Heights, Manhattan

YIMBY has an exclusive new set of exterior renderings for Claremont Hall, a topped-out 41-story residential and academic tower at 100 Claremont Avenue in Morningside Heights. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects with SLCE Architects as the architect of record and developed by L&M Development Partners, Daiwa House Texas, Inc., and Lendlease, the 354,000-square-foot structure will yield 165 condominiums as well as institutional offices, faculty housing, and classrooms for Union Theological SeminaryBeyer Blinder Belle is handling the renovations of Union Theological Seminary’s Hastings Hall, where students currently reside. Claremont Hall is situated by the corner of Claremont Avenue and West 122nd Street, directly across from Riverside Church, and the tower is being built by Lendlease Construction with the use of air rights from the seminary.

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Permits Filed for 22-Story Tower at 300 East 83rd Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Permits have been filed for a 22-story residential building at 300 East 83rd Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Located at the intersection of East 83rd Street and Second Avenue, the corner lot is three blocks south of the 86th Street subway station, serviced by the Q train. Erik Lalezarian of E83 Properties LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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125 West End Avenue. Courtesy of Taconic Partners

Curtain Wall Installation Progresses on 125 West End Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

Construction continues to advance at 125 West End Avenue, a conversion of an eight-story building into a 400,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art life sciences and research laboratory on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Perkins+Will and developed by Taconic Partners, Nuveen Real Estate, and LaSalle Investment Management, the project will be the largest life science development in NYC since the Alexandria Center at 430 East 29th Street, and will help meet the growing demand for occupancy-ready, pre-built lab space in the city. JB&B is leading engineering, JRM Construction is managing construction, and CBRE is handling leasing. The property is located on the west side of the avenue between West 65th and 66th Streets.

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