| Construction at 250 East 57th Street is movin' along—The World-Wide Group (picked by Educational Construction Fund) is developing the 1.5-acre site into a 1 MSF mixed-use facility, including two new schools: the new High School of Art and Design and P.S. 59. Above is a view of the entrance to the new Whole Foods Market, which will be located at the base of the development. It also includes 120k SF of retail and a 59-story residential tower with 320 rental and condo units. You'll be able to pick up your ABCs and organic pomegranates by fall '12. |
| Above, State Sen. Liz Krueger (fourth from right) and World-Wide EVP David Lowenfeld and prez Jim Stanton joined High School of Art and Design students and NYC artist Matthew Jensen to unveil Matthew's latest installation of his “Nowhere in Manhattan” art project at the construction site—not only will the photos showcase Matthew's work, but spiffy up the 57th Street corridor. (Plain scaffolding is so last season.) |
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