550 West 21st Street
Thomas Juul-Hansen · Chelsea · 2028
West elevation from the Hudson River.
Looking up at the northwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Superstructure has topped out at Legion Investment Group's latest condo tower at 550 West 21st Street in West Chelsea. Designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen, the 22-story tower sits near the corner of 11th Avenue and West 21st Street, between the High Line and the Hudson River waterfront, directly across from Chelsea Piers. In a nod to the industrial history of the neighborhood, the building is clad in hand-laid Italian brick and limestone, carried from base to crown. When completed, it will offer 83 residences, most with private outdoor space and views of the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline.
East elevation from West 21st Street.
Northwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Floor 12 - View to the northwest.
Floor 12 - View to the southwest.
Floor 13 - View to the southwest.
Floor 18 - View to the northwest.
Floor 18 - View to the southwest.
Floor 18 - View to the southwest.
Floor 18- View to the southwest.
Floor 12 - Southeast corner of the tower.
Floor 18 - View to the east.
Floor 19 - View to the southwest.
Floor 19 - View to the east.
Floor 20 - View to the southwest.
Floor 20 - View to the southwest.
Floor 20 - View to the northeast.
Floor 21 - View to the northeast.
Floor 21 - View to the north.
Floor 21 - View to the northwest.
Floor 21 - Panoramic view to the northeast.
8 Carlisle
Handel Architects · Financial District · 2027
Looking up at the northwest corner from Carlisle Street.
Rendering courtesy of Handel Architects.
Progress is ongoing at Grubb Properties 8 Carlisle residential tower in Lower Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects, the 64-story tower sits at the corner of Carlisle and Washington Streets, on a block near the World Trade Center development. When completed, the project will offer 462 rental units, residential amenities on floors four and five, and retail at the ground and second floors. Concrete superstructure continues to rise on the residential tower, which has now surpassed the 61st floor. Curtain wall panels have been installed up to the 36th floor, surpassing the halfway mark.
Looking up at the north facade from Carlisle Street.
Looking up at the north facade from Carlisle Street.
Rendering courtesy of Handel Architects.
Closeup of the northwest corner of the podium.
Looking up at the west facade from Washington Street.
Views
401 East 51st Street - Beekman
Selldorf Architects · Midtown East · 2027
Southwest corner from First Avenue.
Looking up at the west facade from First Avenue.
Facade installation is ongoing at SK Development and CB Developers residential condo tower the Beekman at 401 East 51st Street in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Selldorf Architects, the 29-story tower’s facade features bespoke unitized curtain wall panels with integrated ram-pressed terracotta elements manufactured by Palagio. Superstructure has topped out and panel installation, which is led by SLB Management, has reached the 12th floor at the tower. When completed, there will be 1,400 unitized panels and 9,000 terracotta units.
West facade from East 51st Street.
West facade from First Avenue.
Southwest corner from East 51st Street.
525 6th Avenue - The Village West
BKSK Architects · West Village · 2026
Northeast corner from 6th Avenue and West 14th Street.
Construction is nearing completion at Izaki Group Investments’s 14-story residential condo tower The Village West at 525 6th Avenue in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by BKSK, the multi-tiered tower features red brick and accents of green brick and terra cotta. The tower massing introduces numerous steps that provide opportunities for private terraces. Insets along the street elevations create additional corner units with curved bay windows.
North facade from West 14th Street.
When completed, the project will offer 68 residences ranging in size from 1- to 3-bedrooms.
Northwest corner from 6th Avenue.
East facade from 6th Avenue.
Southeast corner from 6th Avenue.
38 East 35th Street
INC Architecture and Design · Murray Hill · 2027
North facade from East 35th Street.
Facade installation is ongoing at the Continuum Company’s 18-story residential condo tower at 38 East 35th Street in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. Several historic buildings previously occupied the site, including the former home of the Metropolitan Synagogue and the Community Church of New York, who sold the site to the developer in 2024.
Looking up at the north facade.
Designed by INC Architecture and Design, the mid-block tower will be clad in Dextall’s DWALL 1500 prefabricated wall panel system with Porcelanosa porcelain cladding, aluminum windows, and custom extruded bullnoses.
Looking up at the north facade.
When completed, the tower will offer 137 residential condo units.
North facade detail.
North facade detail.
North facade detail.
Architect: INC Architecture and Design (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Facade Consultant: Socotec; Developer: The Continuum Company; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Murray Hill, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.
174 Mott Street
Morris Adjmi Architects · Little Italy · 2026
Southwest corner from Mott Street.
Construction scaffolding has come down at the renovated commercial building at 174 Mott Street in Little Italy. Morris Adjmi Architects led the renovation of the 1890 building, which has undergone restoration of its brick facade.
Southwest corner from Broome Street.
Looking up at the south facade from Broome Street.
South facade detail.
South facade detail.
Looking up at the southwest corner.
Southwest corner facade detail.
Southwest corner facade detail.
Southwest corner facade detail.
Looking up at the west facade from Mott Street.
West facade detail.
West storefront detail.
Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects; Typology: Commercial Office, Retail; Location: Little Italy, NY; Completion: 2026.
401 East 51st Street
Selldorf Architects · Midtown East · 2027
Southwest corner from First Avenue.
Facade installation is ongoing at SK Development and CB Developers residential condo tower in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Selldorf Architects, the 29-story tower’s facade features bespoke unitized curtain wall panels with integrated ram-pressed terracotta elements manufactured by Palagio. Panel installation, which is led by SLB Management, is nearing the top of the 6-story podium. When completed, there will be 1,400 unitized panels and 9,000 terracotta units.
Looking up at the west facade from First Avenue.
West facade from First Avenue.
West facade from East 51st Street.
Southwest corner from East 51st Street.
Southwest corner from First Avenue.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the podium facade.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the podium facade.
Close-up of the west facade of the podium.
Looking up at the south facade of the podium.
Facade panels awaiting installation.
Close-up of the integrated terracotta unit on a unitized curtain wall panel.
Interior view of curtain wall panels installed at the podium.
Architect: Selldorf Architects (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Developers: SK Development and CB Developers; Structural Engineer: Gace Consulting Engineers; MEP Engineer: GEA Consulting Engineers; Construction Manager: CMA (CM & Associates); Facade Consultant: Frank Seta Associates; Curtain Wall Installation: Solubon Ltd. SLB Management; Curtain Wall Manufacturer: Gruppo Simeon; Terracotta Manufacturer: Palagio; Program: Residential; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.
New Museum Expansion
OMA NY · Bowery · 2026
West facade of the flagship building (left) and the extension (right).
Construction has wrapped up at the extension to the New Museum of Contemporary Art on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Designed by Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas of OMA, the seven story structure sits adjacent to the 2007 SANAA flagship building and includes 60,000 square feet of additional program space. The building will include three floors of galleries, additional space for the Museum’s community and education programs, a permanent home for NEW INC, and increased public amenities and improved vertical circulation.
West facade from Prince Street.
West facade from the Bowery.
Close-up of the west facade.
Atrium stair at the ground floor.
Looking up at the atrium stair.
Atrium stair detail.
8 Carlisle
Handel Architects · Financial District · 2027
Looking up at the northwest corner from Carlisle Street.
Curtain wall installation is underway at Grubb Properties 8 Carlisle residential tower in Lower Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects, the 64-story tower sits at the corner of Carlisle and Washington Streets, on a block near the World Trade Center development. Concrete superstructure continues to rise on the residential tower, which will contain 462 rental units. The podium below features retail at the ground and second floors, with residential amenities located on floors four and five. Curtain wall panels are currently being installed at the podium and have reached to the 5th floor.
Looking up at the north facade from Carlisle Street.
Looking up at the north facade from Carlisle Street.
Closeup of the northwest corner of the podium.
Looking up at the west facade from Washington Street.
West facade of podium.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: Grubb Properties; Program: Residential Rental, Retail; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.
740 Eighth Avenue - The Torch
ODA · Midtown · 2028
Southwest corner from Eighth Avenue.
Superstructure is ongoing at Extell’s 52-story mixed-use supertall tower in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by ODA Architecture, the tower will feature ground floor retail and an 825-key hotel that wraps around three existing low-rise structures at the base and tapers skyward into a columnar structure that will be capped by a multi-tier public observation deck. The superstructure has surpassed the 20th floor in its rise towards 1,067 feet.
Looking up at the south facade from West 45th Street.
Looking up at the south facade from West 45th Street.
Looking up at the west facade from Eighth Avenue.
Northwest corner from Eighth Avenue.
Looking up at the north facade from West 46th Street.
Architect: ODA Architecture (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: Extell Development; Program: Retail, Hotel, Observation Decks; Location: Midtown, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.
