Chelsea NYCHA redevelopment greenlit after court lifts pause

Madonna Connects Confessions II Era to Limited Fan Pop-Ups

The announcement detailed a Los Angeles stop that ran July 3 through July 5 at 8471 Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood. The temporary space featured exclu...

PwC’s Move to Century City Is Another Blow to Downtown L.A.

The Los Angeles office market has shown measurable signs of recovery in recent months, but Downtown L.A. just suffered another high-profile setback. In a further extension of the larger flight-to-quality trend, accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is set to relocate from Downtown L.A. to Century City when its current lease expires in 2028, according to the []

Manhattan Skyscraper Evacuated Over Collapse Fears

FDNYA Midtown Manhattan skyscraper has been evacuated after construction workers discovered structural problems that raised fears of a possible collapse. Crews cleared the 37-story building on East 42nd Street shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday after two support beams on the 21st and 22nd floors began buckling. Officials said floors 21 through 26 showed signs of stress and partial failure. The building, which previously housed pharmaceutical company Pfizer, was emptied as a precaution, with no injuries reported. Eight nearby buildings were also evacuated while emergency crews assessed the situation. The FDNY said it was responding to a “major technical rescue response,” while New York City Department of Buildings inspectors launched an investigation. A section of East 42nd Street between Second and Third Avenues has been closed to traffic and pedestrians as officials assess the building’s safety. The building is undergoing a luxury apartment conversion.Read more at The Daily Beast.

David Werner, Metro Loft’s Pfizer HQ at risk of collapse

Concerns of a collapse of the old Pfizer headquarters in Midtown Manhattan arose Tuesday morning after reports of falling bricks and buckling columns. The FDNY was called to the scene at 235 East 42nd Street before 8 a.m., according to Fire Department officials. Officials discovered several sagging floors on the upper levels, as well as two support columns that were buckling. The discoveries prompted the evacuation of construction workers at the office-to-residential conversion, led by David Werner and Nathan Berman’s Metro Loft Management. Gensler is the architect of the project, one of the largest conversions in the city. Officials also []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

Excavation begins on world’s tallest jail, NY Chinatown Jailscaper

Excavation has begun to make way for the Manhattan Detention Complex, a 16-story jail complex in Chinatown, Manhattan. According to photos obtained by New York YIMBY, large piles of dirt [] The post Excavation begins on world’s tallest jail, NY Chinatown Jailscaper appeared first on URL Media.