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EDC issues RFEI for redevelopment of bakery complex

City is in process of reclaiming property after Citarella failed to fully develop site. The City’s Economic Development Corporation issued a request for expressions of interest for the purchase, redevelopment, and rehabilitation of the former Taystee Bakery complex on West 125th and West 126th Street between Amsterdam and Morningside Avenues in West Harlem.

The 134,000 sq.ft. complex includes an occupied through-block building at 461 West 125th Street and five vacant buildings at 426 through 458 … <Read More>

EDC seeks developer for Bush Terminal Complex site

Waterfront site is occupied by three buildings that EDC will demolish prior to execution of ground lease. On November 1, 2010, the City’s Economic Development Corporation issued a request for proposals seeking developers to lease and redevelop a 130,000 sq.ft. portion of the Bush Terminal Complex along the Gowanus Bay in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The redevelopment site is generally bounded by 44th and 47th Streets to the north and south and is adjacent to … <Read More>

Ladies’ Mile addition approved on fourth try

Landmarks approved two-story addition for store-and-loft building after rejecting three previous designs. On November 16, 2010, Landmarks unanimously approved a revised design for a two-story addition to a six-story store-and-loft building at 33 West 19th Street in the Ladies’ Mile historic district.

The Morris Adjmi- designed project went through several iterations which Landmarks deemed too large and too visible. The owner’s initial five-story proposal featured a translucent metal mesh that covered a setback facade. A … <Read More>

Two 19th century rowhouses on Grand Street designated

Adjoining rowhouses retain much of their Federal-era details. On November 16, 2010, Landmarks designated as individual City landmarks two adjoining Federal-era rowhouses at 190 and 192 Grand Street in Manhattan. The buildings were constructed circa 1833 as part of a row of five single-family dwellings. According to Landmarks, they were built as investment properties for Stephen Van Rensselaer, former New York lieutenant governor and founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Revised proposal for vacant Tribeca lot approved

Proposed seven-story building at the corner of Franklin and Varick Streets in Manhattan’s Tribeca West Historic District. Image: Courtesy studioMDA.

Developer modified seven-story project’s facade details in response to concerns expressed at prior hearing. On November 16, 2010, Landmarks approved Real Estate Equities Corporation’s revised proposal to construct a seven-story residential building at the corner of Franklin and Varick Streets in the Tribeca West Historic District. At the proposal’s prior hearing the Commissioners asked … <Read More>

Iconic Beekman Place building designated

Paul Rudolph House

Five-story apartment building served as a podium for four-story cantilevered addition designed by owner and architect Paul Rudolph. On November 16, 2010, Landmarks designated as an individual City landmark the Paul Rudolph Penthouse and Apartments at 23 Beekman Place in the Turtle Bay section of Manhattan. The original five-story building was built in 1860, but the property became noteworthy after the Modernist architect Paul Rudolph purchased the building and designed and … <Read More>