Building Tour: One Wall Street
Observation Room.
Construction is underway on the conversion of One Wall Street, the landmark fifty-story limestone Art Deco tower located on an entire block at the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street in the Financial District. Developer Macklowe Properties is converting the Ralph Walker designed office tower into residential condo and rental units with retail at the base. The tower was completed in 1931 and then expanded in 1963, bringing its total gross floor area to 1.1 million square feet.
At the top of the tower, the 49th floor Observation Room features amazing views of Lower Manhattan and a ceiling clad with shells from the Philippines. The space was originally used for formal meetings under the prior office program.
Observation Room ceiling.
Future penthouse.
Rooftop view looking northwest.
Rooftop view looking west.
Rooftop view looking southwest.
Rooftop view looking southeast.
Typical office floor awaits residential conversion.
The split between the original 1931 tower (right) and the 1963 addition (left).
Looking up at the tower from a lower outdoor terrace.
The building's double height entry lobby at Wall Street, long closed to the public, is known as the Red Room and features tile mosaic walls and ceilings by muralist Hildreth Meière.
Revolving entry doors in the Red Room.
Future ground floor retail space.
Existing escalators in the ground floor retail space.
Architect: SLCE Architects; Developer: Macklowe Properties; Program: Residential Condo and Rental, Retail; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
70 Vestry
West façade from Hudson River Park.
Construction is making significant progress at 70 Vestry, Related Companies's 14-story, 46-unit luxury residential condo tower on the Tribeca waterfront. As the superstructure reached the half-way mark, I was given an exclusive tour to document the milestone.
Southwest corner from Hudson River Park.
Design of the building is by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and employs the firm's signature blend of materials and details that evoke pre-war New York elegance and modern luxury. Massing of the 14-story building follows a c-shaped structure wrapping around a courtyard and porte-cochere, with setbacks starting on the seventh floor. Due to the numerous setbacks, many units will feature gracious private outdoor terraces.
The building's façade will be clad in Beaumaniere limestone from a quarry in the French countryside south of Paris. Decorative metalwork will tie the project into its Tribeca neighborhood context, where warehouse lofts are prevalent. Oversized casement windows will offer panoramic views of the Hudson, including views of Hudson River Park and the iconic Statue of Liberty.
Southeast corner from Vestry Street.
Northeast corner from Desbrosses Street.
Double-height lobby under construction.
View to the future courtyard from the lobby.
Looking down on the future courtyard.
Apartments in the building range in size from two- to seven-bedrooms and 1,700- to 7,000-square-feet. Two duplex penthouse apartments will be offered on the top two floors.
Corner from a southwest unit.
View of the Jersey City skyline from the west facing residential units.
Amenities for the building total 12,000-square-feet and include a lounge, dining suite, children's playroom, fitness center, swimming pool, and a water feature on the eastern wall of the courtyard.
Half Olympic-sized swimming pool under construction.
Architects: Robert A.M. Stern Architects (Design), Ismael Leyva Architects (Record); Interior Design: Daniel Romualdez Architects; Landscape Architect: Zion Breen & Richardson Associates; Developer: Related Companies; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Tribeca, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
30 Park Place
Construction nears completion at Silverstein Properties’ 82-story Tribeca hotel and residential condo tower, slated to be the tallest residential tower in the neighborhood at 926 feet. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the tower is meant to evoke the architecture of 1920’s and 1930’s New York.
Penthouse balconies.
The first 24 floors are devoted to a Four Seasons Hotel, with 185 rooms designed by Yabu Pushelberg and a restaurant from Wolfgang Puck. Above, 157 condo units are on offer with Four Seasons caliber services.
30 Park Place as seen from 7 World Trade Center.
Stern has designed the exterior of the building to evoke a classic New York façade with his precast concrete panels that looks convincingly like limestone. According to the panel installers, the tower is the tallest building to use precast concrete panels in the world. Façade details such as the geometric ornamental exterior panels and metal screens bring a contemporary update to the classical design. Bay windows are located throughout the tower, allowing for ample daylight and stunning views of the downtown skyline.
Close-up of the crown and penthouse portion of the tower.
At the top of the tower, the full floor penthouse features corner terraces with 360-degree skyline views of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and New Jersey. At a height of 870 feet, these terraces offer the tallest outdoor space in any condominium development in any building in Manhattan.
Northwest penthouse view.
Northeast penthouse view.
Southeast penthouse view.
Southwest penthouse view.
View of 1 World Trade Center and 7 World Trade Center from the penthouse.
View north towards Midtown Manhattan from the penthouse.
Governors Island and the evening rush hour traffic in the New York harbor.
The Lower Manhattan skyline with Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Downtown Brooklyn skyline in the background.
Looking up at the crown of the tower from the penthouse balcony.
Architects: Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Developer: Silverstein Properties; Program: Hotel, Residential; Location: Tribeca, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
220 Central Park South
Superstructure has surpassed the one-third mark and limestone panels are going up at Vornado and Robert A.M. Stern's 220 Central Park South skyscraper.
Superstructure is on the rise at Vornado Realty Trust's skyscraper at 220 Central Park South. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the 950-foot-tall, 66-story tower will bring 87 residential condo units to the Central Park South neighborhood. Currently, the tower's structure appears to have reached approximately the 24th floor, surpassing the one-third mark for height. Also underway is the installation of the windows and limestone cladding, a signature of Stern's luxury towers in New York. Completion is set for sometime in 2017 and the project is already over 50 percent sold.
Southeast corner from West 58th Street.
Close-up of the facade at the southeast corner.
Looking up at the southeast corner of the tower.
Looking up at the south elevation of the tower.
Looking up at the south elevation of the tower.
Looking up at the southwest corner of the tower.
Close-up of the west facade.
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Structural Engineer: Desimone Consulting Engineers; Facade Consultant: Heintges; General Contractor: Lendlease; Developer: Vornado Realty Trust; Program: Residential; Location: Midtown, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
30 Park Place
Construction has reached the one third mark at Stern's 82-story downtown hotel and residential condo tower, slated to be the tallest residential tower in the neighborhood at 926 feet. That title will be short lived though, as the new Vinoly designed 22 Thames Street was recently revealed to be 960 feet tall .
The first 38 floors will be devoted to the 185-room Four Seasons Hotel, with 157 condo units occurring above. The exterior facade of precast limestone panels has reached the 14th floor. As Stern has attempted in the past, the facade treatment appears to be an attempt at updating a classic limestone facade with contemporary detailing, especially at the base of the building.
The northwest corner at Park Place and Church Street.
The northeast corner along Park Place.
The southwest corner at Church Street and Barclay Street.
The north facade along Park Place.
The limestone panels at the podium.
Detail of the limestone panels at the podium.
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Architects: Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Program: Residential; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
30 Park Place
Construction Update:
Limestone panels are going up at Robert A.M. Stern's 30 Park Place tower next to the Woolworth Building and the World Trade Center site.
Architects: Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Program: Hotel and Residential; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.