Category: New York City

Queens, NY Combining infrastructure upgrades and other critical modernization strategies, the recently completed expansion of Public School 116Q, a PreK-8 facility serving the community of Jamaica, celebrated its reopening for the 2026-27 school year with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 9. 

Manhattan, NY Hoffmann Architects + Engineers, a design firm specializing in the rehabilitation of building exteriors, has selected Matthew Zhou of the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York as the 2026 Hoffmann Scholarship awardee.

Manhattan, NY DeSimone Consulting Engineering has acquired Mumbai-based ESS Detailing Services LLP, a respected provider of structural steel detailing and modeling services.

Manhattan, NY Across First Ave. from the United Nations Headquarters, three office towers support the daily work of global diplomacy. Together, One, Two, and Three UN Plaza provide more than one million s/f of offices, conference facilities, and shared amenities for United Nations agencies, permanent missions, and affiliated organizations representing countries from around the world.

Livingston Manor, NY Manor Falls Associates and Bensonwood are redefining what it means to live in harmony with nature in the Catskills and celebrated the Red Hill, the newest completed model at The Catskill Project, on October 15. 

Harlem, NY Architect, artist and developer Victor Body-Lawson, FAIA, a valuable source on affordable housing, enlivening urban mixed-use campuses, and empowering diverse residents and communities, recognizable for his design signature and color palette of warm, dark greys and black hues, is expanding his firm. 

Manhattan, NY Taconic Partners and National Real Estate Advisors (National) have signed a 3,500 s/f retail lease with PNC Bank at The Ellery, the 350,000 s/f mixed-use residential development at 312 W 43rd St. in Hell’s Kitchen.

Manhattan, NY Rudin has brokered a lease with AT&T for a five-year extension of its retail lease at 3 Times Square, Rudin’s 30-story, 925,000 s/f tower in Midtown.

Manhattan, NY Turner School, a leader in continuing education for commercial and industrial building operations and management, has signed an early renewal for 8,300 s/f with the Feil Organization at 145 W 30th St.

Manhattan, NY According to Two Trees Management Co., Twelve, a merchandise, packaging, and solutions partner, has doubled its footprint from 7,000 to 14,000 s/f at 45 Main St. in DUMBO.

Jersey City, NJ According to NJSJP Properties, in partnership with Claremont Development and Battery Global Advisors, The Lucy, a new luxury residential tower, has topped out. Located at 619 Grove St., the residential community includes 444 apartments and a full suite of amenities.

Manhattan, NY REAL New York, a NYC-focused marketing and brokerage firm, has been retained as the official leasing and marketing brokerage for the Upper East Side’s newest luxury rental new development, The Eastline, at 1655 First Ave./355 East 86th St.