Façade installation is closing in on completion on 1 Park Row, a 23-story mixed-use residential building in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architects and developed by Circle F Capital, the 305-foot-tall structure will span 103,000 square feet and yield 62 condominium units in studio- to three-bedroom layouts. The building will also contain 19,000 square feet of office and retail space on the lower levels. The property is located at the intersection of Park Row and Ann Street, directly across from the southern tip of City Hall Park. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 6/6/2025 7:31 AM
Construction is complete on the first phase of Lighthouse Point, a mixed-use development at 5 Bay Street in St. George, Staten Island. Designed by Cooper Carry Architects and developed by Triangle Equities, the project yields 115 residential units, 60,000 square feet of commercial space, and 274 parking spaces. The property sits on a historically significant site once home to the U.S. Lighthouse Service General Depot. Work is backed by $16.5 million from Empire State Development. ... Read full Story
Construction has begun on Phase II of the Rowan development project at 21-11 31st Street in Astoria, Queens. Designed by INOA Architecture and developed by FBL Development, the site is located on the corner of 21st Avenue and 31st Street.
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Permits have been filed to expand a two-story structure into a four-story residential building at 174 Jefferson Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Located between Central Avenue and Wilson Avenue, the lot is near the Central Avenue subway station, served by the M train. Joe Mashieh under MTEK LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. ... Read full Story
This 69 Orange St. residence stands in a prime pocket of Brooklyn Heights -- which, many years ago, had strong ties to the abolitionist movement. ... Read full Story
The grim milestone for office construction isn't all doom and gloom -- there's a silver lining for property owners and hopeful apartment dwellers. ... Read full Story
This Damascus Road house really rocks -- and that's because it's being sold by a rock 'n' roll photographer who has captured some of history's greatest names. ... Read full Story
Façade installation has reached the roof parapet of 520 Fifth Avenue, an 88-story mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Rabina, the 1,002-foot-tall structure will span 415,000 square feet and yield 100 condominium units. The project will also include 25 floors of boutique office space, ground-floor retail, and an extensive collection of amenities. The ground-up development is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 43rd Street, one block north of Bryant Park. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 6/5/2025 7:30 AM
A new early childhood education center focused on inclusivity is set to open within Public School 6 this fall at 43 Snyder Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Announced on Wednesday by Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Avilés-Ramos, the new center will serve students from 3-K through second grade in both general and special education, including children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Its opening marks the launch of Central Brooklyn’s first AIMS (Acquisition, Integrated Services, Meaningful Communication, and Social Skills) program, and is the first special education annex in School District 17. ... Read full Story
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 55 Broad Street, a 36-story office-to-residential conversion in Manhattan's Financial District. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by Silverstein Properties and Metro Loft, the structure yields 571 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 143 units for residents at 40 to 100 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $37,578 to $200,900. ... Read full Story
Permits have been filed for a three-story residential building at 459 Linwood Street in East New York, Brooklyn. Located between Pitkin Avenue and Glenmore Avenue, the lot is near the Shepherd Avenue subway station, served by the C train. Yitz Friedman under the 455 Linwood LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. ... Read full Story
The light-filled home is being sold in addition to a $2.5 million 27 W. 67th St. unit that the acclaimed artist-memoirist used for guests. ... Read full Story
An average of 11.8% of working adults still live with their parents, according to LendingTree -- but there are pockets in the US where independence is easier. ... Read full Story
Just in time for summer, the installation of a popular -- though pricey -- backyard amenity can have true benefits upon resale, according to Realtor.com. ... Read full Story
YIMBY captured more of the exterior LED strips undergoing testing on 270 Park Avenue, JPMorgan Chase’s 1,389-foot-tall Midtown East headquarters. Designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and developed by Tishman Speyer, the 60-story supertall skyscraper will yield 2.5 million square feet of office space with a capacity of 15,000 employees, and will become the tallest structure in New York completely powered by hydroelectric energy. Adamson Associates is the architect of record for the project, which occupies a full city block bounded by East 48th Street to the north, East 47th Street to the south, Park Avenue to the east, and Madison Avenue to the west.
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By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 6/4/2025 7:30 AM
New Jersey Community Capital has finalized an $8.5 million New Market Tax Credit loan to support the construction of The Hip Hop Museum at 585 Exterior Street in Mott Haven, The Bronx. The project will anchor Bronx Point, a 585,000-square-foot mixed-use complex along the Harlem River. The Hip Hop Museum, which is being developed in partnership with L+M Development Partners, is the first global institution dedicated to Hip Hop culture and history. The facility is planned to include a research center, archive, educational programs, and career development opportunities, and is scheduled to open in summer 2026. The property is located between East 149th and 150th Street. ... Read full Story
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 15, 2025 is:
progeny \PRAH-juh-nee\ noun
Progeny refers to the child or descendant of a particular parent or family. Progeny can also refer to the offspring of an animal or plant, or broadly to something that is the product of something else. The plural of progeny is progeny.
// Many Americans are the progeny of immigrants.
// The champion thoroughbred passed on his speed, endurance, and calm temperament to his progeny, many of whom became successful racehorses themselves.
// This landmark study is the progeny of many earlier efforts to explore the phenomenon.
“‘I am (We are) our ancestors’ wildest dreams.’ The phrase originated from New Orleans visual artist, activist, and filmmaker Brandan Odums, and was popularized by influential Black figures like Ava Duvernay, who used the phrase in tribute to the ancestors of First Lady Michelle Obama. Melvinia Shields, who was born a slave in 1844, would be survived by five generations of progeny, ultimately leading to her great-great-great granddaughter—Michelle Obama ...” — Christopher J. Schell, “Hope for the Wild in Afrofuturism,” 2024
Did you know?
Progeny is the progeny of the Latin verb prōgignere, meaning “to beget.” That Latin word is itself an offspring of the prefix prō-, meaning “forth,” and gignere, which can mean “to beget” or “to bring forth.” Gignere has produced a large family of English descendants, including benign, engine, genius, germ, indigenous, and genuine. Gignere even paired up with prō- again to produce a close relative of progeny: the noun progenitor can mean “an ancestor in the direct line,” “a biologically ancestral form,” or “a precursor or originator.”