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Feb 21, 2021

We’re finally getting a glimpse of what the COVID-safe skyscraper will look like

When coronavirus-induced lockdowns first began nearly a year ago, millions of Americans were forced to abandon their morning commutes, pack up their offices, and begin working from home. Not much has changed since. A December study from Pew Research Center found that 71% of workers who reported that their job responsibilities can mainly be done […]

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Jan 26, 2021

Inside NYC’s new high-tech, COVID-19-proof office towers

COVID-19 may have shocked the city’s commercial market but that hasn’t stopped developers from doing what they do best. In fact, a bevy of newly constructed and redeveloped towers are poised to hit the market in Manhattan. Industry experts told The Post that it will be those new buildings, designed with cutting-edge tech and with […]

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Jan 25, 2021

NYC office towers welcome workers back with new tech

Vaccinations are being distributed, the lifting of all COVID-19 lockdowns is in sight, and with that, confidence is returning to both employers and commercial building owners.

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Nov 24, 2020

Finding An Office With All the Trimmings

A food hall with a diversity of upscale vendors was a major selling point for Zero Irving, a 21-story, 240,000-square-foot project with 176,000 square feet of offices in Union Square. When RAL Development Services, the developers, signed a vendor to run it, it was a special day. But in the current COVID-dominated environment, with its […]

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Nov 02, 2020

Permanent Changes Thanks To COVID-19

When asked to place the pandemic-spurred changes in office design in a historic context, Guy Leibler, president of Simone Healthcare Development, immediately settled on 9/11. He was president and chief operating officer of architecture giant Skidmore Owings & Merrill back then. The enormous awfulness of that day 19 years ago is, of course, what he […]

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Oct 22, 2020

Zero Irving’s Glass Façade Rising Quickly At 124 East 14th Street In Union Square

Curtain wall installation is progressing quickly on Zero Irving, a 21-story mixed-use building at 124 East 14th Street in Union Square. Designed by Davis Brody Bond and developed by RAL Development, the structure will yield 240,000 square feet of affordable and market-rate office space for technology firms and amenities for occupants. Financial partners Junius Real Estate Partners and Suffolk Construction are also helping […]

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Sep 14, 2020

RAL tops out Union Square office building

RAL Development Services announced the official topping out of Zero Irving, a new 21-story Class-A office building that will house the Union Square Digital Skills Training Center. Zero Irving has been designed to grow the next generation of companies, industries and tech workers. In a ceremony held on September 3, in accordance with COVID-19 safety […]

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Sep 09, 2020

RAL Tops Out at Zero Irving in Union Square

RAL Development Services topped out recently at Zero Irving, a new 21-story Class-A office building that will house the Union Square Digital Skills Training Center. At a Sept. 3 ceremony held in accordance with COVID-19 safety measures, RAL was joined by representatives from the New York City Economic Development Corporation, local officials and members of […]

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Sep 08, 2020

Zero Irving tech hub building at tops out

Developers of the Zero Irving building that’s under construction at 124 E. 14th St. said the building has topped out. RAL Development Services said topping-out ceremonies for the 21-story, 240,000-square-foot office building, located at the site of the former PC Richard & Son store, were held last week. The building will house the Union Square […]

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Aug 11, 2020

Urbanspace Will Open Food Hall at Zero Irving MXU

Urbanspace has signed a 10,000-square-foot lease to operate a new food hall at RAL Development Services’ Zero Irving mixed-use development in Union Square. It will be Urbanspace’s fifth location in Manhattan. “It is very challenging for chef entrepreneurs to get started, now more than ever,” said Eldon Scott, president of Urbanspace. “Our platform lessens those […]

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Aug 11, 2020

ZERO IRVING Signs Urbanspace for 10,000 SF Food Hall

New Union Square Food Destination to Offer Modern Mix of Online and Offline Experience, Boosting Market-Leading Amenity Set for 21-story Trophy-Class Office Building RAL Development Services (RAL) announced that Urbanspace has signed a 10,000 square foot lease to operate a new food hall at Zero Irving, a trophy quality mixed-use development by RAL in New York’s Union Square neighborhood. […]

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Aug 10, 2020

RAL signs 10,000 s/f Union Square food hall deal

Food hall operator Urbanspace has signed a 10,000 s/f lease to operate a new food hall at RAL Development’s Zero Irving, mixed-use development in Union Square. Urbanspace currently operates four food halls in Manhattan, and the new Union Square location represents an expansion into a tech-focused new property development within an area that is a […]

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Aug 10, 2020

Urbanspace signs lease for new Union Square food hall

Urbanspace has signed a 10,000-square-foot lease in Union Square for its fifth Manhattan food hall. The market will be at Zero Irving, a new mixed-use project by RAL Development Services at 124 E. 14th St. The new location will include online ordering with delivery and pickup options and a catering option for building tenants and […]

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Aug 07, 2020

UrbanSpace will open a new food hall at Union Square tech hub

Pioneering food hall operator Urbanspace is opening its latest outpost at Union Square reports the NY Post. They’ve leased 10,000 square feet at Zero Irving, the contested tech hub on 14th Street that will serve as office space, a technology training center and incubator, co-working spaces, and an event space when it opens in the first half of 2021. […]

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Aug 06, 2020

UrbanSpace to bring fresh business to NYC’s Union Square amid COVID-19

In a welcome step forward for the retail- and restaurant-ailing Union Square area, major food-hall operator Urban­Space has signed a long-in-coming lease for 10,000 square feet at Zero Irving, a 21-story mixed-use tower rising at 124 E. 14th St. The $200 million project by RAL Development Services stands on city-owned land leased to RAL for 99 years. The […]

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Jun 09, 2020

New York City Construction Sites, Now Open, Adjust to New Realities

With the June 8 reopening of all non-essential construction sites after nearly three months, New York City industry participants are treading carefully to regain lost time and build productivity amid new COVID-19 social distancing and other safety rules. The city is the last region in the state to open all construction sites officially, although work […]

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Apr 06, 2020

Developers of Zero Irving Manage a Construction Shutdown and Leasing

Although work has stalled because of coronavirus restrictions, the developers of the Union Square Tech Hub — now known as Zero Irving — are still on the hunt for office tenants and planning their next steps for construction.   RAL Development halted work on the 21-story office building earlier this week after Gov. Andrew Cuomo […]

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Mar 19, 2020

Mixed-Use Tech Lead Top Starts in New York

ENR New York’s Top Starts list includes the 60 largest regional projects to break ground in 2019, compiled mostly from Dodge Analytics data. For ease of comparison,  the total project cost of the 40 highest-ranking projects was $16.22 billion. That’s an 11.5% increase from the $14.5-billion total for the top 40 starts in 2018.

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Feb 24, 2020

Union Square Tech Training Center Begins Ascent At 124 East 14th Street In Union Square

Construction on Davis Brody Bond‘s 21-story tech hub at 124 East 14th Street is now two stories above street level in Union Square. The Union Square Tech Training Center will eventually yield 254,000 square feet and include a mix of affordable and market-rate office space for tech companies, retail, and dining facilities managed by Urbanspace. Private entities RAL Development and Suffolk Construction […]

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Oct 22, 2019

ZERO IRVING to Bring Class A Office Space to Union Square

21-story Trophy-Class Office Building, Fully Financed and Currently Under Construction, Offers Sky Lounge, Fitness Center, Terraces, and High-Tech Event & Conference Center to Lead Midtown South Amenity Race

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Oct 21, 2019

Zero Irving and the City’s Growing Number of Tech Hubs

A new 21-story tech hub called Zero Irving is springing up on the site of the old Union Square P.C. Richards — and it could signal a new game for tech in a city where it’s ready to break loose.

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Apr 10, 2019

Work Set to Get Underway on Union Square Tech Hub

RAL Development Services (RAL) announced two transactions that pave the way for construction of the Tech Hub project at 124 East 14th Street, approved last year through New York City’s ULURP process.

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Apr 09, 2019

Union Square Tech Hub JV Closes $120M Construction Loan

NEW YORK CITY—Demolition of the building that housed the PC Richard & Son store at 124 E. 14th St. will begin immediately followed by construction of a 21-story, mixed-use office building that will house the new Union Square tech hub. Suffolk Construction will be the project’s general contractor.

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Apr 08, 2019

‘NYC Tech Hub’ to Bring an End to Long-Running Land Use Saga

With a few strokes of a pen, a joint-venture development team and the city’s Economic Development Corp. brought a half-century-running land use saga to a productive end.

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Jun 27, 2018

Union Square Tech Hub gets City Planning Approval

The Union Square Tech Hub, now officially known as the Union Square Tech Training Center, has received the unanimous approval of the City Planning Commission. The latter voted Wednesday to advance the project to the City Council, where it is expected to receive a final vote of approval.

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