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A development team for 5 World Trade Center (5 WTC) has been selected by the Port Authority of NY and NJ. The board voted unanimously during their monthly public meeting to award the bid to Silverstein Properties, Brookfield Properties, Omni New York, and Dabar Development. The board also offered up a snapshot of the design, which comes from none other than Kohn Pedersen Fox. The image depicts a 900-ft skyscraper emerging from one of the World Trade Center’s last developable sites. — Urbanize NYC
The full press release from the Port Authority of NY and NJ... Award for 5 WTC, the Location of the Former Deutsche Bank Building, Cements Governor Cuomo’s Commitment to Complete the Rebuilding of the World Trade Center Campus New Mixed-Use Tower to Include First Residential... View full entry
An immersive installation that visualises the bleak effects of climate change by the US artist and environmental activist Maya Lin, which was slated to open in June last year, will open at Madison Square Park in New York this spring. — The Art Newspaper
Originally scheduled to open in 2020 but ultimately postponed due to the escalating pandemic, Maya Lin's site-responsive installation Ghost Forest will now be on view from May 10 through November 14, 2021. "Ghost Forest will take the form of a towering grove of spectral cedar trees, all... View full entry
The Hudson River Park Trust is looking for developers to build its new Gansevoort Peninsula, a 5.5-acre park to be built on what was once 13th Avenue. [...]
The Whitney Museum of American Art will also build one of the country’s largest public art projects on the southern edge of the peninsula featuring and installation called "Day’s End" by David Hammons.
— Real Estate Weekly
According to Hudson River Park Trust planning documents, Manhattan's new $70 million Gansevoort Peninsula Park will include a "sandy beach area with kayak access on the south side, a lawn and seating area north of the beach, a large sports field, a salt marsh with habitat enhancements on the north... View full entry
The annual AIANY Design Awards recognizes New York-based practices for their outstanding work and overall design excellence. Awards are distributed across the following categories: Architecture, Interiors, Urban Design, and Projects. Jury members Marlon Blackwell, Julie Eizenberg, Stephan... View full entry
ODA New York-designed condominiums, 98 Front Street, have opened in the heart of DUMBO. The 10-story luxury condominium comprises 165 studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom residences ranging in size from 400 to over 2,000 square feet. Asking prices for the homes range from... View full entry
Sitting across the street from New York's City Hall Park in the Financial District, the first residential building in NYC designed by Richard Rogers and Graham Stirk of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, No. 33 Park Row, is nearing completion. First renderings of the building appeared on Archinect... View full entry
The Vessel, the spiraling staircase at Hudson Yards on Manhattan’s Far West Side, was closed to visitors on Tuesday, a day after a 21-year-old man jumped to his death in the third suicide in less than a year.
It was unclear when the 150-foot structure, the vast development’s centerpiece, would reopen to the public.
— The New York Times
According to the NYT, the Vessel sculpture at Hudson Yards, which opened in March 2019, will remain closed "until further notice." View full entry
With the beginning of the new year, New York City also celebrated the opening of a major infrastructure project: the Moynihan Train Hall, situated between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and West 31st and 33rd Streets, expands the notoriously crowded Pennsylvania Station complex with a... View full entry
Previously covered by Archinect in November 2018, Winy Mass and the design team at MVRDV worked with developer Youngwoo & Associates to "design an innovative project that accommodates a large volume of program while fitting the surrounding context." Project render (2018). Image courtesy of... View full entry
Construction has commenced the 1.4 million-square-foot development, One Madison Avenue, that will transform the existing full-block structure into a 27-floor, state-of-the-art office complex. The design and development team includes Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), developer SL Green, and other... View full entry
We are in the final days of Archtober 2020, New York City's month-long celebration of architecture and design, and with a packed calendar of events, there is no sign of slowing down. For the tenth year in a row, Archinect & Bustler are proud to partner with Archtober and present you our weekly... View full entry
Erica Tishman died last year after rubble fell from 729 Seventh Ave. and struck her in the head. The building had several outstanding violations with the Department of Buildings some of which her family’s lawyers say still hadn’t been addressed when the family sued the city and building owner in August for wrongful death and negligence. — Daily News
According to Daily News, the city Law Department tried to dodge liability in a new Manhattan Supreme Court filing by saying the city streets are known to be dangerous, so people on sidewalks should be prepared for the worst. The city Law Department wrote: "Plaintiff(s) knew or should have... View full entry
We're already approaching the half-way mark of October, and there is still so much to discover during Archtober 2020, New York City's month-long celebration of architecture and design. For the tenth year in a row, Archinect & Bustler are proud to partner with Archtober and present you our weekly... View full entry
Archtober 2020, New York City's month-long celebration of architecture and design, commenced last week with a hybrid mix of virtual and in-person events in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. For the tenth year in a row, Archinect & Bustler are proud to... View full entry
October is here, and that means Archtober, New York City's month-long celebration of architecture and design, has kicked off. The 2020 edition presents all events, exhibitions, lectures, tours, talks, and workshops as a hybrid virtual and in-person festival, providing a safe and accessible... View full entry