NEW YORK: The two hundred and eighty-third entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.
A work in progress, Transbay district has taken a step forward as the body overseeing the redevelopment of the parcels. The Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure has approved the schematic design and development agreement for Transbay Block 8.
As originally conceived, the proposal called for a 56-story tower, designed by Rem Koolhaas’s Office of Metropolitan Architecture, and two mid-rise podium buildings designed by local firm Fougeron Architecture. The project’s size hasn’t changed, but the unit count has dropped from 653 to 554, cutting 72 market-rate units and 27 affordable ones.
