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Posh tower rising at Peachtree and 3rd streets will top out soon, but construction will continue into next year.
The city’s new action plan for the neighborhood takes a holistic approach to big changes
The Man of Steel was said to have lived in the Standish—though in the comics, it was in Metroplis, not New York—on the fifth floor.
This 1890 Queen Anne was converted to four homes but then used as a single, disjointed house anyway in years past.
As part of the overall project, the development team is also working on a 29,000-square-foot public park that will connect it to the India Street ferry stop on the NYC Ferry.
Designed by Danish practice COBE Architects, the former industrial silo now comprises 38 apartments and an entirely new facade.
Community Board 6 voted to approve a resolution in support of the zoning change put forward by a community group, the East River Fifties Alliance,
The full board’s vote follows the land use committee’s vote last week, which also unanimously voted against the redevelopment in its current state.
The house incorporates several volumes, heights, and openings to create a space that opens up to the surrounding natural landscape.
As part of its transformation to a mixed-use complex, the Watchtower building will lose its red sign.