Landsea Homes And Leyton Properties Break Ground At 212 W. 93RD Street

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Nov 12, 2018, 09:00 ET

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of securing a $40 million senior construction loan, Landsea Homes – an international homebuilding and development company with operations in the United States, Europe and Asia – and Leyton Properties, a development company specializing in commercial real estate, have broken ground on their highly-anticipated condominium development at 212 West 93^rd Street.

Landsea Homes and Leyton Properties recently gathered at the site along with Congregation Shaare Zedek to celebrate this important milestone. The developers purchased the site,on West 93^rd Street between Broadway and Amsterdam avenues, from the congregation to develop a boutique residential building atop a new 9,350-square-foot synagogue. Once completed, the congregation will operate in the lower level and ground and second floors of the new building.

"Today marks an important milestone as we bring to fruition this once-in-a-lifetime development at 212 West 93^rd Street," said Thomas Graham, President of the New York Metro Division at Landsea Homes. "We look forward to creating a new home for Congregation Shaare Zedek and introducing 20 thoughtfully designed residences to this vibrant neighborhood."

"We are thrilled to break ground at 212 West 93^rd Street with our partner Landsea Homes, a company that shares our values and commitment to excellence in development and design," said Scott Leyton, Principal at Leyton Properties. "It is incredibly exciting to be building a best-in-class residential property that will also help the Shaare Zedek congregation stay in the neighborhood where they have had roots for nearly 100 years."

Landsea Homes and Leyton Properties are building a modern 14-story condominium designed by Eran Chen of ODA New York. Drawing inspiration from the neighborhood's historic pre-war architecture and with interiors by Grade, that celebrate refined, inviting and modern appointments throughout.

"As the third oldest Jewish congregation in the city, we are very excited to be in partnership with Landsea Homes and Leyton Properties," said Michael Firestone, President of Congregation Shaare Zedek. "We have built an excellent relationship with these two organizations, and our community looks forward to moving into the beautiful new building that they will construct. "

212 West 93^rd Street is Landsea Homes' first ground-up development in Manhattan as the company continues its expansion into key gateway cities across the country. Landsea Homes also recently announced the acquisition of a prime development site at 540 6^th Avenue, located at the nexus of three thriving downtown submarkets, Flatiron, Chelsea and Greenwich Village, which they are developing along with DNA Development. Landsea Homes' other notable projects include the award-winning Avora at Port Imperial, a 183-waterfront condominium building on the Weehawken, New Jersey waterfront that was named "National Community of the Year" in 2018 by the National Association of Homebuilders. The firm also recently completed the Pierce Boston, a 30-story tower in Boston's storied Fenway neighborhood, and several communities in Arizona, Northern and Southern California.

For more information about Landsea Homes, please visit www.landseahomes.com.

ABOUT LANDSEA HOMES
Landsea Homes designs and builds best-in-class, high-performance homes and sustainable master-planned communities in some of the most desirable markets in the United States. The company has developed homes and communities in New York, Boston, New Jersey, Arizona and throughout California in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles and Orange County.

Creating inspired places that reflect modern living, Landsea Homes builds suburban, single-family detached and attached homes, mid- and high-rise properties, and master-planned communities to meet the diverse and ever-changing expectations and lifestyles of our homebuyers today and tomorrow.

Led by a veteran team of industry professionals who boast years of worldwide experience and deep local expertise, Landsea Homes is committed to positively enhancing the lives of our homebuyers, employees and stakeholders by creating an unparalleled lifestyle experience that is unmatched everywhere we build.

Landsea Homes is a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Landsea Green Group, an international homebuilder that thinks globally but operates locally. Operating on three continents including Europe, Asia and North America, Landsea's deep knowledge and experience of building and living in different environments all over the world deliver homes that embrace the local lifestyle in which they are built.

ABOUT LEYTON PROPERTIES
Scott Leyton has been developing homes in the New York metro area since 1991 and has built in excess of 1,000 homes and townhomes in 20 communities throughout the metro area. Scott's keen interest in bringing a high level of design sense to all aspects of his projects has been a key to his success.

Scott is developing several senior townhome projects in Long Island utilizing "The Vineyards" brand as its identity.

Look for more quality developments from Leyton Properties.

SOURCE Landsea Homes