Tour: 543 West 122nd Street - The Vandewater
Southwest corner from Broadway.
Construction is nearing completion at Savanna’s 33-story residential condo tower The Vandewater adjacent to the Jewish Theological Seminary’s Morningside Heights campus. Designed by INC Architecture and Design, the tower takes cues from the classical neo-gothic architecture in the surrounding Morningside Heights neighborhood with it’s concrete and glass facade. The tower is clad in concrete panels with a weathered limestone patina that references the nearby Riverside Church and nearby residential buildings. Oversized in-swing casement windows are integrated into the facade panels.
Southwest corner from West 122nd Street.
Northwest corner of The Vandewater and the new addition to the Jewish Theological Seminary campus.
Looking up at the north facade from West 123rd Street.
Close-up of the north facade.
North facade of the Jewish Theological Seminary’s campus addition.
Penthouse Views
View south towards the Columbia University campus and Midtown from the rooftop terrace
View south towards Midtown from the rooftop terrace.
View southwest towards Morningside Heights and the New Jersey waterfront.
View west towards Morningside Heights and the New Jersey waterfront.
View northwest towards Columbia’s Manhattanville campus and the New Jersey waterfront.
Inside, the tower offers 183 units ranging in size from one-to-four bedrooms. Kitchens will feature custom oak cabinetry with pewter hardware, polished Perla Venata Quartzite countertop and backsplash, honed brown antiqued granite island countertops, and Miele appliances. Master bathrooms will feature honed Windsor Cream marble walls and floor tile, custom stained white oak double vanity with honed black travertine countertop and under-mount porcelain sinks, custom mirrored medicine cabinet, custom pewter lavatory faucet and accessories, and under-mount soaking tub with honed Windsor Cream marble surround.
Residential amenities will include: a salon; a great room with full catering kitchen, dining room, and living room; a club room with large format TV screen and wet bar; practice room; teen room; study rooms; Little Forest children’s playroom; fitness center by The Wright Fit; and aquatics center with 70 foot long heated swimming pool. Michael Van Valkenburgh is leading the design of the outdoor spaces including the private gardens and outdoor dining terrace.
Model Residence
Model Residence
Architect: INC Architecture and Design; Landscape Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates; Developer: Savanna; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Morningside Heights; Completion: 2021.
Building Tour: 285 West 110th Street - Circa Central Park
Southeast corner from West 110th Street.
At the northwest corner of Central Park, construction is complete at the final site surrounding Frederick Douglass Circle, Circa Central Park. Designed by FXCollaborative, the 11-story, 38-unit residential condo building at 285 West 110th Street replaces a former gas station. Developer Artimus Construction has helmed numerous projects in Morningside Heights and the larger Harlem neighborhood, including 5th on the Park and the renovation of the Corn Exchange Building.
South facade from Frederick Douglass Circle Plaza.
FXCollaborative's design features a massing that follows the concave curve of the site's southern perimeter and steps down from west to east with cascading private terraces. A faceted glass curtain wall on the southern facade affords ample light and Central Park views while the vertical and horizontal fins mitigate solar heat gain in the units. When viewed from the west, the vertical fins appear orange, while a view from Central Park reveals a green tone on the opposite side. Floor slabs are expressed on the facade with white metal spandrel panels that include thickened c-channel profiles.
South facade.
Looking up at the south facade.
Southwest corner.
On the northern half of the site, the facade shifts to a punch window and brick wall assembly that references the neighboring masonry structures. Two gray tones of brick clad the two main volumes of the northern massing, with a darker blend at the lower volume and a lighter blend at the upper volume on the northwest corner.
West facade from Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
Residential entry.
Residential lobby.
Skylight in the residential lobby.
Model Residence
Residences feature custom Italian kitchen cabinetry, Kohler fixtures, Bosch appliances, and brushed oak flooring. Master baths feature polished white marble tile on floors and walls, Duravit bathtubs and vanities, and Grohe fixtures.
Kitchen.
Dining.
Living room.
Looking south towards Central Park from the private balcony.
Looking southwest towards Frederick Douglass Circle Plaza from the private balcony.
South facade.
Master bedroom.
View of the courtyard from the master bedroom's private balcony.
Master bath.
Secondary bedroom.
Secondary bath.
Amenities
Residents will have access to a full slate of amenities including: resident's lounge, gym, children's playroom, study room, landscaped courtyard, common roof deck terrace, residential and bike storage, a bike share program, on-site parking, electric car charging stations, and dog washing and grooming stations.
View to the south from the rooftop terrace.
View to the northwest from the rooftop terrace.
Resident's lounge.
Resident's lounge.
Resident's lounge.
Courtyard.
Looking up from the courtyard.
Children's playroom.
Architect: FXCollaborative (formerly FXFOWLE); Developer: Artimus Construction; Program: Residential; Location: Morningside Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
400 West 113th Street - Enclave at the Cathedral
Structure has topped out at the residential towers adjacent to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Developed by the Brodsky Organization and designed by Handel Architects, the towers feature an exposed concrete structure with shaped concrete piers at the primary façade along West 113th Street. These piers reference the buttresses of the cathedral directly behind and animate the façade with their pattern of sloping from floor to floor. Installation of the black framed windows that occupy the space between the concrete piers has also made significant progress, with only a handful of floors left to be enclosed on each tower. When completed, the two towers will bring 428 residential rental units to the Morningside Heights neighborhood and a revenue stream to the church from the lease of the land.
A southeast view of the east tower (right) and the cathedral (left) from Morningside Park.
A view of the east tower from Morningside Park.
A view of the east tower from Morningside Drive.
The northeast corner of the towers from Morningside Drive.
Northwest corner of the east tower from West 113th Street.
A view of the cathedral between the two towers.
Northeast corner of the west tower from West 113th Street.
Facade detail.
North facade of the west tower from West 113th Street.
A view of the cathedral between the two towers.
A view of the cathedral between the two towers.
Southwest corner of the west tower from Amsterdam Avenue.
New site signage for the building identity.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: The Brodsky Organization; Program: Residential; Location: Morningside Heights, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
