Flatbush Avenue is getting faster (and safer). Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Friday announced work will begin this fall on center-running bus lanes along the busy Brooklyn corridor, from Livingston Street to Grand Army Plaza. The overhaul aims to speed up trips for 132,000 daily riders, where buses now average less than 4 [...] The post Flatbush Avenue redesign to begin this fall first appeared on 6sqft.| 6sqft
Though details remain unclear, federal officials have already begun preliminary talks on Trump taking control of the 9/11 Memorial.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Measuring nearly 15 feet tall, the glass mosaic, called The Time Telling, was inspired by a photograph of the clock that hung at the entrance of the old Penn Station.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The glass mosaics designed by renowned contemporary artists Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smith animate the new terminal, which when it opens later this month, will bring Long Island Rail Road service to Grand Central Terminal.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The "Abstract Futures" mosaic spans 600-square-feet at the 42nd Street/3rd Avenue entrance to the 7 train at Grand Central in Midtown.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Applications are now being accepted for 42 mixed-income apartments at a new luxury rental in Hell’s Kitchen. The 28-story building at 250 West 49th Street offers spacious residences, a wide range of amenities, and a prime location with convenient access to public transit. New Yorkers earning 70 and 130 percent of the area median income [...] The post Hell’s Kitchen rental opens lottery for 42 apartments, from $1,800/month first appeared on 6sqft.| 6sqft
A weeklong celebration of outdoor dining in NYC kicks off Friday, offering discounts and specials at participating restaurants while also renewing calls for reforms to New York City’s al fresco dining program. Running from September 5 to 12, Curbside Dining Restaurant Week features deals at more than 35 restaurants across the five boroughs. The event [...] The post NYC’s first curbside restaurant week celebrates outdoor dining first appeared on 6sqft.| 6sqft
A new condo in Midtown East wants to humanize Billionaires’ Row living. Designed by ODA, the Malabar Residences at 126 East 57th Street rises 28 stories in cascading cast-in-place concrete tiers, described by CityRealty as a “playfully pixelated totem of apartments.” The architects integrate the building with the streetscape with two entrances and public-facing retail, [...] The post ODA’s pixelating concrete condo near Billionaires’ Row prepares to launch sales, studios from $1.4M...| 6sqft
The 1901 townhouse at 448 6th Street, on a picture-perfect Park Slope block near Prospect Park, is filled with sunlight on four floors. Inside, 3,500 square feet of living space is almost entirely dressed in white for a dazzling overall effect. Asking $6,500,000, the home’s history is showcased in its brick and brownstone facade and [...] The post There are no dark corners in this $6.5M Park Slope townhouse with a rooftop view of the Statue of Liberty first appeared on 6sqft.| 6sqft
Through October 5, riders at 14 NYC subway stations will hear 24 announcements in six languages, offering a fleeting moment of connection amid hectic city life.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
A huge development that would have brought more than 3,000 units to Astoria has been scrapped. Silverstein Properties has withdrawn from Innovation QNS—a proposed 3,200-unit, $2 billion complex spanning five blocks— citing financing challenges tied to the expiration of the 421-a tax break and its replacement, the 485x program, as reported by Crain’s. While the [...] The post $2B Astoria project with 3,200 units scrapped, scaled-down tower planned first appeared on 6sqft.| 6sqft
The Long Island City rezoning would create 14,700 homes, at least 4,300 of them permanently affordable—the most homes created by a rezoning in 25 years.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
This jewel-box of a duplex at 347 West 22nd Street is the sort of Manhattan apartment in which you can imagine spending a cozy winter day in front of the fire. There is, indeed, a working fireplace in the two-bedroom pad, but there’s also a balcony for when the weather is better. Asking $2,150,000, the [...] The post This $2.15M Chelsea duplex has old-world charm, baby blue accents, and a balcony first appeared on 6sqft.| 6sqft
Penn Station's beloved Tracks Raw Bar & Grill reopened in Grand Central Madison on Tuesday on the concourse level of the LIRR’s east side terminal.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
What has really been accomplished–and is the city safer?| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Applications are now being accepted for 122 affordable apartments for seniors at a new development next to Google's Hudson Square headquarters. Located at 570 Washington Street, the 17-story building offers spacious units designed for residents ages 62 and older, with a slew of modern amenities to promote comfort, connection, and wellness. Applicants must have at| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
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The city announced an updated design to fast track the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, a flood protection system conceived in the wake of Hurricane Sandy for the East River Park.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The first phase of Bjarke Ingels' BIG U storm protection system for lower Manhattan is getting underway with planning at the East River Park.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The new plan, which basically calls for burying the park beneath 8-10 feet of landfill and starting over–has left community groups who participated in the original plan feeling like they've been hung out to dry.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The Lower Manhattan landmark has remained one of the world’s most iconic buildings, admired for its Deco ornamentation–and its representation of the ambitious era in which it rose.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
With 2025 already halfway over, the MTA is on track to meet Hochul’s goal of installing platform barriers at more than 100 NYC subway stations by year’s end.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ambitious plan for the rezoning of Brooklyn's formerly industrial Gowanus neighborhood was finally approved by a key committee Wednesday.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The tank is an 8-million-gallon underground facility designed to capture sewage overflow and prevent it from spilling into the Gowanus Canal during storms.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
A lottery opened for 58 mixed-income apartments in Gowanus. Qualifying New Yorkers can apply for the units, starting at $848/month for studios.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
A lottery opened for 125 affordable apartments in a former JFK Airport hotel. New Yorkers can apply for the units, starting at $748/month for studios.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
A lottery opened for 40 mixed-income apartments in the East Village. New Yorkers can apply for the units, starting at $989/month for studios.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
A lottery opened for 41 middle-income apartments on the Astoria waterfront. New Yorkers can apply for the units, starting at $3,261/month for studios.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Paul Galvin realized his company, SG Blocks, which repurposes shipping containers for a variety of uses, could help governments fight the coronavirus.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The project, which will break ground this month, features a futuristic, environmentally-friendly design that will reduce carbon emissions and use clean energy for heating and cooling systems.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The property even has a cable bridge and waterfall!| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The longest multi-use state trail in the United States officially opened in New York last week.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Fresh renderings of the 510-foot Virgin Hotel at 1225 Broadway were recently released, showing off the hotel's resort-like rooftop pool and bar.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Kingston New York's second-quarter sales jumped 18 percent from the year prior.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Work began last week on the second, and final, phase of La Central, a five-building affordable housing development in the South Bronx.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Located at 220 East 9th Street, the six-story condo building replaces a former East Village parking garage that shut down in 2023 due to structural problems.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Located next to Google's Hudson Square HQ, the penthouse at 80 Clarkson Street is asking $80 million, equivalent to more than $11,235 per square foot.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The 46-story CetraRuddy-designed residential tower will bring 561 homes to Long Island City, an expansive amenities suite, and ground-floor retail.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
There's a new sponsor sale record for Williamsburg. A duplex penthouse at the new waterfront development One Domino Square is under contract for $7,450,000, developer Two Trees Management announced on Monday. The deal takes the priciest sponsor sale title from neighboring project One Williamsburg Wharf, which had a penthouse asking $7,200,000 enter contract in December.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
New York City opened Ballfields 1 and 2 in East River Park with new climate change upgrades, as well as the new, ADA-accessible Delancey Street Bridge.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Borough President Gale A. Brewer and Council Member Carlina Rivera announced Thursday the completed report by independent consulting firm Deltares on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (ESCR).| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The city unveiled last week an updated design for its plan to protect an area stretching from the Lower East Side to East 25th Street from flooding.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The new open spaces and amenities at East River Park are part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, which is protecting the area from future flooding.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
A lottery opened for 45 mixed-income apartments near the Gowanus Canal. New Yorkers can apply for the units, starting at $874/month for one bedrooms.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
A lottery opened for 72 middle-income apartments in Crown Heights. New Yorkers can apply for the units, starting at $1,869/month for studios.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The New York-based startup company Moliving revealed its first model unit, which measures roughly 400 square feet and includes two outdoor decks.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Located on the site of a former brick factory, Hutton Brickyards has been transformed from a manufacturing property into a laid-back but luxurious riverfront resort with cabins, a spa, restaurant, and events space.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Modern finishes meet historic character at this 1870s Gothic farmhouse in Dutchess County.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The former Hudson Valley home of American artist Jasper Johns is back on the market with a bigger price tag.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The surrounding property includes a private lake, waterfall and brook, an outdoor fireplace and a 60-foot pool served by a stone pool house pavilion, all just an hour from New York City.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
A stately English Tudor mansion in the historic Fieldston neighborhood of Riverdale, considered one of the city’s best preserved early 20th century suburbs, has just hit the market for $3.5 million, and it's oozing history filled ghosts, science fiction, New York master politicians, and urban planners. Former Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia moved to 5020 Goodridge Avenue after serving| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
This unorthodox shingle-style home in the Hamptons was one of starchitect Robert A.M. Stern's first projects. It's now on the market for $3 million.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
New York’s first civil rights museum will soon land in Harlem, as the city pushes forward with a new $260 million development near the Adam Clayton Powell office building on 125th Street.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
