Articles on Renovation

The Newly Developed, The Newly Renovated

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Here are some of the three most excited buildings—from newly renovated to new construction to hit the New York City market.

Upper West Side, Ultra-Luxe, Pre-War Buildings

View of the Upper West Side from The Orleans condominium.

Manhattan’s Upper West Side is one of New York City’s most luxurious neighborhoods, and it grants easy access to some of the city’s best cultural attractions and finest establishments. With the Lincoln Center, Central Park, Museum of Natural History, and Riverside Park to surround this pre-war architectural neighborhood, it’s no wonder why it’s one of the most desired.

Changes to Penn Station Area

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Completed in 1910, the original Penn Station was intended to symbolize New York’s status as the most vital city in a nation that was becoming a political and economic superpower. Traveling via the station did not make you feel comfortable, it made you feel important. Yale architectural historian Vincent Scully once wrote, “One entered the city like a god; one scuttles in now like a rat,” referring to the new Penn Station. However, the neighborhood surrounding has some big changes down the road.

The Top 5 Most Anticipated Residential Buildings in Lower Manhattan

The Cast Iron House, reimagined by Shigeru Ban, places two, white metal penthouses atop a cast iron building that’s exemplary of its Tribeca neighborhood.  Though the nuances between the two forms are distinct, the merging makes for a cohesive unit, with a proper synchronicity of rhythm in design.  Each of the penthouses makes use of a Vierendeel truss, which enables the glass walls on their bottom levels to free it to the open air, playing with the idea of living space, and smudging the demarcation between the interior with the terrace outside.