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Posted: January 24, 2017
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1. LCOR breaks ground on 55 Bank Street, a $250 million, 760,000 s/f development; Phase 1 to include 16-story, 288-unit residential bldg. with 3,000 s/f retail
Ground breaking of 55 Bank Street - White Plains, NYCLICK HERE for full story
2. Boston Properties launches capital improvement at 399 Park Avenue; Gensler is design architect
399 Park Avenue - New York, NYCLICK HERE for full story
3. TRITEC Real Estate celebrates groundbreaking of The Shipyard: $44 million project: 112 apartments
Shown (from left) are: Bob Coughlan, TRITEC principal; Margot Garant, mayor of Port Jefferson Village; and Jim Coughlan,TRITEC principal.
Construction of The Shipyard at Port Jeff Harbor.
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4. Gateway Development completes 54-home VillaBXV in Westchester County
VillaBXV - Bronxville, NYCLICK HERE for full story
5. Douglaston Development tops off 2 North 6th Place, Brooklyn – New 40-story rental tower designed by Stephen B. Jacobs/Andi Pepper
Shown (from left) are: Michael Kaye, Jeffrey Levine, Steven Charno,Michael Kessler, Benjamin Levine, Jonathan Fair and Tom Epstein.
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6. RYBAK Development debuts The VUE: One of the first LEED certified green condominiums in S. Brooklyn
The VUE - S. Brooklyn, NYCLICK HERE for full story
7. Alma Realty’s 72-unit Sun Valley Towers set to open in the spring
Sun Valley Towers, Rockaway Avenue - Valley Stream, NYCLICK HERE for full story
8. MADGI completes construction of Trammo’s 19,000 s/f headquarters; J.T. Magen, MG Eng. part of team
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9. The Beechwood Org. lays foundation for the $85 million development of The Vanderbilt
The Vanderbilt - Westbury, NYCLICK HERE for full story
10. Related Companies unveils 456 Washington Street designed by BKSK Architects; 84 residences in TriBeCa
456 Washington Street - Manhattan, NYCLICK HERE for full story
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