The undeveloped industrial part of northern Greenpoint may soon be the city’s next premier neighborhood – complete with its own Santiago Calatrava bridge! Handel Architects has designed ten luxury towers that would completely transform and enliven twenty-two
The Cassowary Room is a renovation of a home office in a NYC loft by Dash Marshall LLC. The space was originally a caviar warehouse built in the 1890s. It was renovated in 2005, but Dash decided to roll back time and reconstruct the old caviar boss’s office
After six grueling years of consideration, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has finally decided to approve the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District. This means that over 300 historic buildings throughout lower Manhattan, some that have remained
The Riverside Clay Tennis Club has been making do (or doodoo, depending on how you want to look at it) with a set of unsavory port-o-potties, but is now looking to upgrade. Cook + Fox Architects has designed the club a new eco-friendly, off-the-grid restroom
Glenwood Management announced last week that Manhattan’s Barclay Tower will become the first battery-based, intelligent energy storage high rise in NYC. The tower will feature the Joule.System™, developed by Demand Energy Networks, Inc., which is capable
Nearly half a century ago, somewhere around 7,000 residents were displaced from their homes on the Lower East Side to make way for an urban renewal project. That area still sits empty today, home to no one except some parked cars and trucks. Years of contentious
Still Spotting NYC is an off-site exhibition series produced by the Guggenheim’s Architecture and Urban Studies program to explore how different people living in all five New York City boroughs find respite from their own urban chaos. This series has been
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This morning, Foster + Partners sent us word that they recently won the competition to design a new tower for 425 Park Avenue. The tower, which will serve as office space, features sustainable considerations such
This weekend, New Yorkers will have a rare opportunity to visit Tighthouse, the first certified Passive House in NYC. The building was built in 1899 and was renovated in 2012 to operate with 90% less heating energy and 75% less energy overall thanks to its
Lehman College students can look forward to a wonderful addition to their campus this year – a new LEED Platinum science building designed by Perkins + Will. The new facility will be a lively ‘campus within a campus’ and will support the school’s
Next time you visit the High Line, get the inside scoop without having to carry around a heavy guidebook with On The High Line, a new app for the iPhone. Released by illustrated book publisher Thames & Hudson, the dynamic insider’s guide to the High
Whether you’re an architecture geek or simply a voyeur, don’t miss your chance to get a glimpse into some of the city’s most amazing private spaces during Open House New York Weekend on October 6th and 7th. During those two days, some of the NY’s most fascinating
Calling all design junkies and architecture lovers! Archtober is back, and it’s bigger and better than ever. This year the AIA NY and The Center for Architecture have teamed up with nearly 50 organizations across Manhattan and Brooklyn to bring 31 days packed
Earlier this month, North Hempstead unveiled the first LEED Platinum community center in Long Island. The Yes We Can center boasts green features like a solar carport, geothermal heating and cooling, solar panels, and rooftop rainwater collecting bins for
Ever wondered what the inside of a sleek modern Manhattan apartment looks like? Or maybe a Brooklyn townhouse in the heart of the borough? Well CITY MODERN is giving you the chance to satiate that curiosity with a series of tours this month in honor of
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