The City Planning Commission held a review hearing today on a proposed certification of whether of nor a transit easement related to the proposed Second Avenue subway is needed for a new residential condominium tower planned by The Related Companies at 250 East 53rd Street on the southeast corner at Second Avenue.
The sales office for the 32-story tower is expected to open next month and occupancy is planned for fall 2007. The building will have a 7-story base and a setback tower.
The building will offer 137 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments and, following a recent trend among some luxury condominium conversions, it will have interiors design by a "celebrity" designer, Adam D. Tihany.
The project has been named "Veneto" and it will rise across the avenue from another new condo tower that has recently been topped out at 310 East 53rd Street.
The Related Companies has been one of the city's most active developers in recent years and its projects include the Time-Warner Center, the Montery, and Carnegie Hill Park.
The site has recently been cleared.
Davis Brody Bond is the architect.
The sales office for the 32-story tower is expected to open next month and occupancy is planned for fall 2007. The building will have a 7-story base and a setback tower.
The building will offer 137 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments and, following a recent trend among some luxury condominium conversions, it will have interiors design by a "celebrity" designer, Adam D. Tihany.
The project has been named "Veneto" and it will rise across the avenue from another new condo tower that has recently been topped out at 310 East 53rd Street.
The Related Companies has been one of the city's most active developers in recent years and its projects include the Time-Warner Center, the Montery, and Carnegie Hill Park.
The site has recently been cleared.
Davis Brody Bond is the architect.
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