Construction Tour: Central Park Tower
Southeast corner of the tower.
Facade installation is wrapping up at Extell’s Central Park Tower, a 1,550 foot residential tower on Billionaire’s Row in Midtown. The 131-story tower is designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill, architects of the world’s tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai. With the topping out, Central Park Tower now stands as the second tallest tower in the United States, topped only by One World Trade Center’s spire. The tower is clad in a glass curtain wall with stainless steel fins that will reflect the sunlight to give the facade a sense of depth.
Nordstrom’s occupies the 7-story podium, while 179 condo units are on offer in the tower above.
Central Park Tower on the Midtown skyline.
Central Park Tower on the Midtown skyline.
Close-up of the southeast corner of the tower crown.
Close-up of the southeast corner of the tower.
South facade.
Close-up of the cantilever’s northeast corner.
South facade from Broadway.
Close-up of the tower’s crown.
Close-up of the south facade.
Close-up of the northwest corner of the tower.
Close-up of the stainless steel fins on the north facade.
Close-up of the southeast corner of the tower’s crown.
Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architects (Design Architect), Adamson Associates Architects (Architect of Record); Interiors: Rottet Studio; Structural Engineers: WSP; Construction Management: Lendlease; Developer: Extell Development Company; Equity Partners: Shanghai Municipal Investment; Program: Residential Condo, Retail; Location: Midtown, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 8600 Wilshire Boulevard - Gardenhouse
Northeast corner from Wilshire Boulevard.
Construction is wrapping up at Gardenhouse, MAD Architects’ first US project in the Beverly Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. The project includes 18 residential units, ranging in type from three townhouses, five villas, two studios and eight condominiums, atop a commercial ground floor. A living wall of native, drought-tolerant succulents and vines wraps the north and east facade of the three story podium that contains the condo units. Clustered white villas sit atop the podium and house the townhouses and villas.
Northeast corner from Wilshire Boulevard.
Closeup of the east facade.
North facade from Wilshire Boulevard.
East facade from South Stanley Drive.
East facade from South Stanley Drive.
East facade from South Stanley Drive.
Closeup of the east facade.
Southeast corner from South Stanley Drive.
Southwest corner from Charleville Boulevard.
Architects: MAD Architects (Design Architect), Gruen Associates (Executive Architect); Interior Designer: Rottet Studio; Structural Engineer: John Labib & Associates; MEP Engineer: Breen Engineering Inc.; Landscape Architect: Gruen Associates; Developer: Palisades Capital Partners LLC; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Los Angeles, CA; Completion: 2020.
Tour: Conrad Washington DC
Southeast corner from I Street NW.
Hilton’s luxury hotel brand Conrad has opened a new location at CityCenterDC in Washington, DC. The 10 story, 360-key hotel is developed by Hines and Qatari Diar. Herzog & de Meuron are responsible for the design which features an organic massing with rounded corners and clad in a glass curtain wall.
Southwest corner from I Street NW.
The ground floor retail features storefronts clad in rounded glass panels. Earlier renderings seemed to show the entire building clad in these rounded panels, but traditional flat glass panels were employed everywhere but the corners above the ground floor in the built project.
Tiffany & Co. retail storefront.
Northwest corner from New York Avenue NW.
Hotel entry on New York Avenue NW.
After entering the main entrance on the ground floor, hotel guests head to the third floor and its central atrium. A chain mesh veil hangs around the perimeter of the organically shaped atrium void and natural light fills the space from numerous circular skylights at the roof above. At the third floor, a collection of hotel amenities radiate around the central atrium, including restaurant Estuary, a lobby bar, conference rooms, and reception desk.
Hotel main entrance.
Atrium.
Looking up at the atrium skylight.
Detail of the chain mesh veil at the atrium.
Estuary entry.
Estuary.
Third floor terrace.
Signage.
Hotel corridor at the 10th floor.
Atrium screen at the 10th floor.
Hotel room entry.
