Hana R. Alberts reports for Curbed. [Renderings via James Corner Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro, courtesy of the City of New York.] Friends of the High Line just unveiled one special design element for Phase 3, the part that curls west and then north into the Hudson Yards area. Where it curves to the west, at 10th Avenue
Jeremiah Budin reports for Curbed. Developer DDG and architect Peter Guthrie presented their design for an eight-story, ten-unit condo building at 100 Franklin Street to the Landmarks Commission today amid fervent public opposition. For the most part, the Commission came down on the side of the neighbors, remarking that the design, which features a façade of recovered brick layered over
Matthew Katz reports for DNAinfo New York. [DNAinfo/ Matthew Katz] A long-neglected Hell’s Kitchen landmark — which was covered in scaffolding for decades and had become home to squatters and vagrants in recent years — is getting an overhaul to become a boutique hotel, its owners announced. The Windermere, a landmarked Queen Anne-style building at West 57th Street and Ninth
Stela Rahman reports for The Architect’s Newspaper. [Courtesy SHoP] After decades of controversy, and bitter contention between community groups and politicians, the Bloomberg Administration has announced its plans for the future of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA). Located along Delancey and Essex Streets in the Lower East Side, the precinct remains the largest tract of undeveloped New York
